Deaths in 2007
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The following is a list of notable deaths in 2007. Links to other years follow.
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- Antonio Pierro, 110, oldest man in the United States and oldest living WWI veteran[1]
- Hill Carson, 26, Comedian, Motorcycle Accident [www.freewebs.com/hillcarson]
- Alan MacDiarmid, 79, New Zealand Nobel laureate in Chemistry for 2000, injuries sustained from a fall. [2]
- David McGrath, 24, British illustrator, head injuries sustained from fall. [citation needed]
- Erika Ortiz Rocasolano, 31, Spanish youngest sister of Letizia, Princess of Asturias, possibly suicide [3] [4]
- Brian Williams, 44, Welsh international and Neath RFC rugby player, heart attack.[5]
- Lew Burdette, 81, American baseball player, MVP of the 1957 World Series, stomach cancer. [6] [7]
- Lee Hoffman, 74, American Science Fiction and Western Writer, heart attack. [8]
- Len Hopkins, 76, Canadian politician, Liberal MP from Ontario (1965-1997), pneumonia. [9]
- Frankie Laine, 93, American singer ("Mule Train"), complications of hip replacement surgery. [10] [11]
- Reiner Merkel, 55, CEO of German Press Agency Picture Alliance. [12] (German)
- Flavio Ortega, 62, Honduras national football team coach, complications of a brain aneurysm. [13]
- Sir Gareth Roberts, 66, UK physicist, academic and chairman of the Science Council and the Engineering and Technology Board [14]
- Kazuhiro Watanabe, 56, Japanese cartoonist and editor of Garo, liver cancer. [15]
- Willye White, 68, African American first 5-time U.S. track and field Olympian, pancreatic cancer. [16]
- Fred Ball, 91, American director of Desilu Productions and brother of Lucille Ball. [17]
- David W. Denton, 57, American federal prosecutor for the Southern District of New York (1987–1992), brain cancer. [18]
- Leo T. McCarthy, 76, New Zealand-born American politician and Lt.-Gov. of California (1983–95), kidney failure. [19]
- Marion Lamar Muse, 86, American first president of Southwest Airlines, cancer [20]
- Alfred Worm, 61, Austrian investigative journalist, heart attack.[21], also[22](German)
- Steve Barber, 67, American Major League Baseball pitcher, pneumonia. [23], [24]
- José Carlos Bauer, 81, Brazilian World Cup footballer. [25]
- Ilya Kormiltsev, 47, Russian poet and translator, spinal cancer. [26].
- Roy Kuhlman, 83, American graphic designer, pneumonia. [27]
- Barbara McNair, 72, American singer and actress, throat cancer. [28] [29]
- Jules Olitski, 84, Ukrainian-born American abstract painter and sculptor, cancer. [30]
- Kurt Schubert, 83, Austrian Hebraist and founder of the Austrian Jewish Museum. [31]
- Carlos Silva, 72, Portuguese VP of the FPF, Belenenses player and trainer, long illness. [32]
- George Becker, 78, American president of United Steelworkers (1993–2001), prostate cancer. [33]
- Ralph de Toledano, 90, Moroccan-born American political columnist and author. [34]
- Ben Kaye, 68, Canadian songwriter and adviser to Celine Dion, cancer. [35] (French)
- Pedro Knight, 85, Cuban–American musician and husband of Celia Cruz. [36], [37]
- John Markovic, Serbian-born British darts manager of Bob Anderson and a founder of PDC, long illness. [38]
- Charles Scripps, 87, American media executive and chairman of E.W. Scripps Company (1953-1994), natural causes. [39]
- Dr. Leon Thal, 62, American neurologist and Alzheimer's researcher, plane crash. [40]
- Vijay Arora, 62, Indian film and television actor, intestinal condition. [41]
- Irving Brecher, 84, Canadian Professor of Economics and founder of Rights and Democracy, heart disease. [42]
- Mikola Gnisyuk, 62, Russian photographer, long illness. [43] [44]. (Russian)
- Billy Henderson, 67, American singer with The Spinners, diabetes. [45]
- Joe Hunter, 79, American pianist and bandleader of The Funk Brothers. [46] [47]
- Gisèle Pascal, 83, French actress and one-time lover of Prince Rainier. [48]
- Filippo Raciti, 40, Italian police officer, fatal injury by football hooligan. [49] [50]
- Michel Roux, 77, French comedian and dubbing artist, heart disease. [51]
- Eric von Schmidt, 75, American folk/blues singer-songwriter, stroke. [52] [53]
- Masao Takemoto, 87, Japanese gymnast, gold medallist at 1960 Olympic Games, bile duct cancer. [54]
- Whitney Balliett, 80, American jazz critic, cancer. [55]
- Ray Berres, 99, American baseball player who was second-oldest living major league player, pneumonia. [56]
- Dmitry Konovalenko, 36, Russian journalist and What? Where? When? contestant, cardiac arrest. [57] (Russian)
- Ahmad Abu Laban, 60, Egyptian-born Danish Muslim leader, central figure in the Muhammad cartoons controversy, cancer. [58], [59]
- Edward LaChappelle, 80, American avalanche researcher, heart attack. [60]
- Gian Carlo Menotti, 95, Italian-born opera composer (Amahl and the Night Visitors). [61] [62]
- Antonio María Javierre Ortas, 85, Spanish cardinal and prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship (1992–96), cardiac arrest. [63]
- Adelina Tattilo, 78, Italian founder of Playmen magazine. [64] (Italian)
- Seri Wangnaitham, 70, Thai dancer, choreographer and national artist, heart failure. [65]
External links
- Obituaries on the Web
For earlier deaths, see Deaths in 2006, Deaths in 2005, Deaths in 2004, Deaths in 2003, Deaths in 2002, Deaths in 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988, ...