Famous Deaths In December - 07

1912  On December - 07 george Darwin, theorized Moon was pulled out of Pacific Ocean, dies   

1913  On December - 07 death of luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano, Italian Catholic churchman and last surviving cardinal of Pius IX (b. 1828)   

1917  On this day in history leon Minkus, composer, dies at 91   

1938  On this day in history harry Moses, cricketer (6 Tests for Australia 1887-95), dies   

1941  Cecil Forsyth, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1943  On December - 07 john Bouber, [Blom], actor/author (Bluejackets), dies at 22   

1946  Death of Sada Yacco, Japanese stage actress (b. 1871) on December - 07.   

1947  Death of Nicholas M. Butler, American university president, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1862) on this day in history.   

1948  On December - 07 godfrey Turner, composer, dies at 35   

1956  On this day in history death of huntley Gordon, Canadian actor (b. 1887)   

1960  Death of Clara Haskil, Swiss pianist (b. 1895) on this day in history.   

1962  On December - 07 kirsten Flagstead, Norwegian soprano (Wagner), dies at 67   

1967  On this day in history house Peters, silent film actor (Kansas Territory), dies at 87   

1969  Eric Portman, actor (Naked Edge), dies from heart ailment at 66 on December - 07.   

1970  On this day in history rube Goldberg, US cartoonist (Mike & Ike, Pulitzer 1948), dies at 87   

1971  Milton Rosmer, director (Murder in the Red Barn), dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history adrian J Zoetmulder, author (God's Hour), dies at 91   

1975  On December - 07 hardie Albright, actress (Silver Streak, Scarlet Letter), dies at 71   

1977  On December - 07 paul Gibb, cricketer (England batsman, 8 Tests), dies   

1978  On December - 07 death of alexander Wetmore, American ornithologist (b. 1886)   

1979  On December - 07 cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, 1st woman full prof at Harvard U, dies   

1980  On this day in history darby Crash, rocker, dies at 22   

1982  On this day in history death of charlie Brooks Jr, convicted murderer became 1st US prisoner to be executed by lethal injection, at a prison in Huntsville, Texas   

1983  On this day in history death of edgar Graham, member of N Ireland Assembly, shot dead by IRA   

1984  On December - 07 jeanne Cagney, actress (Quicksand, Kentucky Rifle), dies at 65   

1985  Potter Stewart, 94th Supreme Court Justice (1958-81), dies in NH at 70 on December - 07.   

1988  Andrei P Ershov, Russian computer pioneer, dies on December - 07.   

1989  On this day in history death of william Calhoun, professional wrestler (b. 1934)   

1990  On December - 07 delecta "Dee" Clark, US singer (Raindrops), dies at 52   

1991  On December - 07 death of michael Taylor, Male Model (b. 1913)   

1992  On this day in history maurice Coutinho, writer/translator (Silent Struggle), dies at 79   

1993  Félix Houphouet-Boigny, pres of Ivory Coast (1960-93), dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1994  Elga Andersen, German/French model/actress (Global Affair), dies at 58 on December - 07.   

1995  On this day in history larry Bartlett, photographer, dies at 42   

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0521  Saint Columba, Irish Christian missionary to Scotland (d. 597) was born on this day in history.   

0903  On this day in history birth of abd Al-Rahman Al Sufi, Persian astronomer (d. 986)   

1302  Azzone Visconti lord of Milan (d. 1339) was born on this day in history.   

1542  On December - 07 birth of mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland (1560-1587)   

1545  Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, consort of Mary I of Scotland (d. 1567) was born on this day in history.   

1557  On this day in history birth of girolamo Trombeti, composer   

1561  Kikkawa Hiroie, Japanese politician (d. 1625) was born on December - 07.   

1598  Giovanni Bernini, Italy, baroque sculptor (St Teresa in Ecstasy) was born on December - 07.