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 August - 07.   

1938  On this day in history konstantin S Stanislavski, Russian director (S Method), dies at 75   

1941  On this day in history radindranath Tagore, Indian philosopher/poet/writer, dies at 80   

1942  Richard Gott, Brit gen/commandant of 8th Army, dies in battle at 43 on August - 07.   

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 this day in history armas Emmanuel Launis, composer, dies at 75   

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

1962  Morris Louis, US painter (post painterly abstraction), dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1967  Max Branch, music/radio commentator, dies at 75 on August - 07.   

1969  On this day in history 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  Jack Gregory, cricketer (scorer of fastest ton Australia 1921), dies on August - 07.   

1974  Death of Rosario Castellanos, Mexican poet (b. 1925) on August - 07.   

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

1991  On this day in history billy James, comedian/singer (Women at Play, Lusty Business), dies   

1992  On August - 07 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 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  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  Death of Brion James, American actor (b. 1945) on August - 07.   

2003  On August - 07 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  Princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan (d. 1316) was born on August - 07.   

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

1560  Elizabeth Báthory, Hungarian countess and serial killer (d. 1614) was born on this day in history.   

1574  Robert Dudley, styled Earl of Warwick, English writer (d. 1649) was born on August - 07.   

1598  On August - 07 birth of georg Stiernhielm, "father of Swedish poetry" (Hercules)   

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 this day in history.