Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 07

1924  Camille Zeckwer, composer, dies at 49 on August - 07.   

1928  Alphonse MAJ Ariëns, Dutch RC pastor/social worker, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1931  Leon Bismarck "Bix" Beiderbecke, jazz cornetist (In Mist), dies at 29 on this day in history.   

1938  On August - 07 konstantin S Stanislavski, Russian director (S Method), dies at 75   

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

1960  Vaino Hannikainen, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

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

1967  On this day in history max Branch, music/radio commentator, dies at 75   

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

1970  Death of ... Haley, US judge, shot dead on this day in history.   

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

1973  Jack Gregory, cricketer (scorer of fastest ton Australia 1921), dies on this day in history.   

1974  On August - 07 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 August - 07.   

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

1985  On this day in history grayson Hall, actor (Dark Shadows), dies of cancer at 58   

1987  On August - 07 camille Chamoun, president of Lebanon, dies at 87   

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

1990  On this day in history eva Sully Block, actress (Kid Millions), dies of heart failure at 88   

1991  Billy James, comedian/singer (Women at Play, Lusty Business), dies on August - 07.   

1992  On this day in history john Anderson, actor, dies of heart attack at 69   

1993  Kelly Ahrendt, 1st NYer to die of rabies in 40 years, dies at 14 on August - 07.   

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

1995  Brigid Brophy, novelist/campaigner, dies at 66 on August - 07.   

1996  On August - 07 anne Kristen, actress (Truth or Dare, Rachel-Dr Finlay), dies at 59   

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

1999  On August - 07 death of brion James, American actor (b. 1945)   

2003  Death of Mickey McDermott, baseball player (b. 1929) on August - 07.   

2004  Death of Red Adair, American oil field firefighter (b. 1915) on this day in history.   

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1282  Princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan (d. 1316) was born on this day in history.   

1533  Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga, Basque soldier and poet (d. 1595) was born on this day in history.   

1560  On August - 07 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 August - 07.   

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

1742  On this day in history birth of nathanael Greene, American Revoluntionary War General   

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