Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 07

1924  Camille Zeckwer, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1928  On this day in history alphonse MAJ Ariëns, Dutch RC pastor/social worker, dies at 68   

1931  On this day in history leon Bismarck "Bix" Beiderbecke, jazz cornetist (In Mist), dies at 29   

1938  Konstantin S Stanislavski, Russian director (S Method), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1941  Radindranath Tagore, Indian philosopher/poet/writer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1942  On August - 07 richard Gott, Brit gen/commandant of 8th Army, dies in battle at 43   

1943  Gustav Schmidt, German lt-general, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history oliver Hardy, comedian of Laurel & Hardy, dies at 65   

1959  Armas Emmanuel Launis, composer, dies at 75 on August - 07.   

1960  Vaino Hannikainen, composer, dies at 60 on August - 07.   

1962  On August - 07 morris Louis, US painter (post painterly abstraction), dies at 49   

1967  On August - 07 max Branch, music/radio commentator, dies at 75   

1969  On August - 07 joseph Kosma, composer, dies at 63   

1970  On August - 07 death of ... Haley, US judge, shot dead   

1972  Joi Lansing, actress (Bob Cummings Show), dies at 44 of cancer on this day in history.   

1973  On August - 07 jack Gregory, cricketer (scorer of fastest ton Australia 1921), dies   

1974  Death of Rosario Castellanos, Mexican poet (b. 1925) on this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history cecil Weston, actor (Dude Ranch, Huckleberry Finn), dies at 86   

1978  On this day in history franz Alphons Wolpert, composer, dies at 60   

1984  Esther Phillips, US singer (What a Difference a Day Makes), dies at 48 on August - 07.   

1985  Grayson Hall, actor (Dark Shadows), dies of cancer at 58 on August - 07.   

1987  Camille Chamoun, president of Lebanon, dies at 87 on August - 07.   

1989  On this day in history mickey Leland, (Rep-D-Tx), & 15 others dies in plane crash in Ethiopia   

1990  On August - 07 eva Sully Block, actress (Kid Millions), dies of heart failure at 88   

1991  Billy James, comedian/singer (Women at Play, Lusty Business), dies on this day in history.   

1992  John Anderson, actor, dies of heart attack at 69 on this day in history.   

1993  Kelly Ahrendt, 1st NYer to die of rabies in 40 years, dies at 14 on this day in history.   

1994  On August - 07 robert Hutton, [Winne], US actor (Rocket), dies at 74   

1995  Brigid Brophy, novelist/campaigner, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1996  Anne Kristen, actress (Truth or Dare, Rachel-Dr Finlay), dies at 59 on August - 07.   

1997  Douglas Gray, archivist, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1999  On this day in history death of brion James, American actor (b. 1945)   

2003  On this day in history death of mickey McDermott, baseball player (b. 1929)   

2004  On this day in history death of red Adair, American oil field firefighter (b. 1915)   

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1282  On this day in history birth of princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan (d. 1316)   

1533  Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga, Basque soldier and poet (d. 1595) was born on August - 07.   

1560  Elizabeth Báthory, Hungarian countess and serial killer (d. 1614) was born on August - 07.   

1574  On this day in history birth of robert Dudley, styled Earl of Warwick, English writer (d. 1649)   

1598  Georg Stiernhielm, "father of Swedish poetry" (Hercules) was born on August - 07.   

1726  James Bowdoin, American Revolutionary leader and politician (d. 1790) was born on August - 07.   

1742  On August - 07 birth of nathanael Greene, American Revoluntionary War General   

1746  Daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classical/historian was born on this day in history.