Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 07

1924  On this day in history camille Zeckwer, composer, dies at 49   

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

1931  Leon Bismarck "Bix" Beiderbecke, jazz cornetist (In Mist), dies at 29 on August - 07.   

1938  Konstantin S Stanislavski, Russian director (S Method), dies at 75 on August - 07.   

1941  Radindranath Tagore, Indian philosopher/poet/writer, dies at 80 on August - 07.   

1942  Richard Gott, Brit gen/commandant of 8th Army, dies in battle at 43 on this day in history.   

1943  Gustav Schmidt, German lt-general, dies in battle on August - 07.   

1957  Oliver Hardy, comedian of Laurel & Hardy, dies at 65 on August - 07.   

1959  On August - 07 armas Emmanuel Launis, composer, dies at 75   

1960  On August - 07 vaino Hannikainen, composer, dies at 60   

1962  On this day in history morris Louis, US painter (post painterly abstraction), dies at 49   

1967  Max Branch, music/radio commentator, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1969  Joseph Kosma, composer, dies at 63 on August - 07.   

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

1972  On August - 07 joi Lansing, actress (Bob Cummings Show), dies at 44 of cancer   

1973  On this day in history jack Gregory, cricketer (scorer of fastest ton Australia 1921), dies   

1974  On this day in history death of rosario Castellanos, Mexican poet (b. 1925)   

1976  On August - 07 cecil Weston, actor (Dude Ranch, Huckleberry Finn), dies at 86   

1978  Franz Alphons Wolpert, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history esther Phillips, US singer (What a Difference a Day Makes), dies at 48   

1985  On August - 07 grayson Hall, actor (Dark Shadows), dies of cancer at 58   

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

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

1990  Eva Sully Block, actress (Kid Millions), dies of heart failure at 88 on this day in history.   

1991  On August - 07 billy James, comedian/singer (Women at Play, Lusty Business), dies   

1992  John Anderson, actor, dies of heart attack at 69 on August - 07.   

1993  On August - 07 kelly Ahrendt, 1st NYer to die of rabies in 40 years, dies at 14   

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

1995  On August - 07 brigid Brophy, novelist/campaigner, dies at 66   

1996  Anne Kristen, actress (Truth or Dare, Rachel-Dr Finlay), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1997  On August - 07 douglas Gray, archivist, dies at 74   

1999  Death of Brion James, American actor (b. 1945) on August - 07.   

2003  Death of Mickey McDermott, baseball player (b. 1929) on this day in history.   

2004  On August - 07 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  On this day in history birth of alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga, Basque soldier and poet (d. 1595)   

1560  On this day in history birth of elizabeth Báthory, Hungarian countess and serial killer (d. 1614)   

1574  Robert Dudley, styled Earl of Warwick, English writer (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.   

1598  Georg Stiernhielm, "father of Swedish poetry" (Hercules) was born on this day in history.   

1726  On August - 07 birth of james Bowdoin, American Revolutionary leader and politician (d. 1790)   

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

1746  Daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classical/historian was born on August - 07.