Famous Deaths on August 7

Henry IV (1050-1106)

Holy Roman Emperor (1084–1105), dies at 54

1385 Joan Plantagenet 'the fair maid of Kent', famous English beauty, wife of Edward the Black Prince, mother of Richard II, buried next to her first husband Thomas Holland at about 58
1485 Alexander Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, Scottish prince
1547 Cajetanus van Thiene, Italian saint, dies
1609 Eustache du Caurroy, French renaissance composer, dies at 60
1613 Thomas Fleming, English judge (b. 1544)
1616 Vincenzo Scamozzi, Italian architect (Procurazie Nuove, Venice), dies
1635 Friedrich von Spee, German writer (b. 1591)
1639 Martin van den Hove, Dutch scientist (b. 1605)
1657 Robert Blake, English admiral (Dover, Dungeness), dies at about 57
1661 Jin Shengtan, Chinese editor, writer and critic (b. 1608)
1712 Friederich Wilhelm Zachow, German musician composer (Georg Frideric Handel's master), dies at 48
1786 Friedrich Schwindl, Dutch composer, dies at 49
1798 Johann Gottlieb Sollner, composer, dies at 65
1799 John Bacon, English sculptor - most successful public sculptor of his time, dies at 58
1816 Dionysius Godefridus van der Keessel, Dutch jurist (Theses Selectae, Select Theses on the Laws of Holland and Zeeland), dies at 77
1817 Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours, French industrialist (b. 1739)
1820 Élisa Bonaparte, Corsican sister of Napoleon who appointed her Princess of Lucca and Piombino and Grand Duchess of Tuscany, dies at 43
1821 Caroline of Brunswick, Queen Consort of King George IV (1820-21), dies at 53
1834 Joseph Marie Jacquard, French weaver and merchant who invented the programmable loom (Jacquard loom), forerunner to today's computers, dies at 82
1846 Johann Christian Heinrich Rinck, German composer, dies at 76
1848 Jöns Jakob Berzelius, Swedish chemist, dies at 68
1855 Mariano Arista, President of Mexico (1851-53), dies at 53
1864 Li Xiucheng, late Taiping's Field Marshal and soul person.(b. 1823)
1885 Anthony Modderman, Dutch politician (Minister of Justice, 1879-83), dies at 46
1893 Alfredo Catalani, Italian operatic composer, dies at 39
1902 Rudolf von Bennigsen, German lawyer and politician, dies at 78
1912 François-Alphonse Forel, Swiss hydrologist (b. 1841)
1913 David Popper, Bohemian composer and cellist, dies at 70
1914 Boleslaw Dembinski, Polish composer, dies at 81
1914 Bransby Cooper, Australian cricketer, dies at 70
1916 Charles E. Manning, Australian judge and major, dies in battle at 36
1917 Squadron Commander E.H. Dunning, first pilot to land his aircraft on a moving ship. (b. 1891)
1921 Alexander Block, Russian poet (Dvenatsat), dies at 40
1923 Hendrik Pierson, Dutch theologist (H Pierson Foundation), dies at 89
1924 Camille Zeckwer, American composer, dies at 49
1938 Konstantin Stanislavski, Russian director and actor (Stanislavski Method for acting), dies at 75

Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941)

Indian philosopher, poet, writer (Nobel Prize for Literature 1913), dies at 80

1942 Janusz Korczak [Henryk Goldszmit], Polish-Jewish educator and pedagogue (ran an orphanage in the Warsaw Ghetto), is gassed at Treblinka extermination camp along with the residents of his orphanage at 64
1942 Richard Gott, British general (commandant of 8th Army), dies in battle at 43
1943 Gustav Schmidt, German army general, commits suicide to avoid capture by the Russian army at 49
1944 Agustín Barrios Mangoré, Paraguayan classical guitarist and composer (La Catedral), dies at 59
1953 Abner Powell, American baseball utility, team owner and executive (first to use infield tarpaulin after rain), dies at 92

Oliver Hardy (1892-1957)

American comedian (Laurel & Hardy films), dies at 65

1959 Armas Launis, Finnish composer, dies at 75
1960 Salvatore Ferragamo, Italian luxury shoe designer (Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A.), dies at 62
1960 Väinö Hannikainen, Finnish composer and harpist, dies at 60
1961 Frank Buchman, American theologist (Moral Re-Armament), dies at 83
1967 Max [Marcus] Tak, Dutch violinist and radio commentator, dies at 75
1969 Joseph Kosma [József Kozma], Hungarian-French film composer (Les Enfants du Paradis; The Grand Illusion), dies at 63
1969 Russ Morgan, American orchestra leader (Welcome Aboard), dies at 65
1970 Harold Haley, American judge, shot dead in courthouse shootout in San Rafael at 67
1970 James McClain, US African American activist, shot dead
1970 Jonathan Jackson, US African American activist, shot dead in a shootout at 17
1970 Syd Buller, English cricket umpire (33 Tests 1956-69), dies at 60
1970 William Christmas, US African American activist, shot dead
1972 Joi Lansing [Joyce Brown], American model, film and television actress, and nightclub singer (Touch of Evil, Bob Cummings Show), dies of cancer at 43
1973 Jack Gregory, Australian cricket all-rounder (24 Tests, 2 x 100, 7 x 50, 85 wickets, BB 7/69; NSW CA), dies at 77
1974 Rosario Castellanos, Mexican poet (Balún Canán), dies in an electrical accident at 49
1974 Sylvio Mantha, Canadian ice hockey player, dies at 72
1976 Cecil Weston, South African-born actress (Dude Ranch, Huckleberry Finn), dies at 86
1978 (Albert) Eddie Calvert, British trumpeter ("Oh, Mein Papa"; "Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)"), dies of a heart attack at 56
1978 Franz Alphons Wolpert, German composer, dies at 60
1984 Esther Phillips, American singer (What a Difference a Day Makes), dies at 48
1985 Grayson Hall [Shirley Grossman], American actress (The Night of the Iguana, Dark Shadows), dies of cancer at 62
1987 Camille Chamoun, President of Lebanon (1952-58), dies at 87
1987 Nobusuke Kishi, Prime Minister of Japan (1957-60), dies at 90
1989 Mickey Leland, American politician (Rep-D-Texas 1979-89), dies with 15 others in plane crash in Ethiopia at 44
1990 Eva Sully Block, American vaudeville actress (Kid Millions), dies of heart failure at 88
1991 Billy T. James, New Zealand comedian and singer (Billy T. James Show), dies of heart failure at 42
1991 Schottzie Schott, Cincinnati Red dog mascot, dies at 9
1991 Shapur Bahktiar, Iranian politician, Prime Minister of Iran (1979), assassinated at 77
1992 John Anderson, American actor (Psycho, Ride the High Country, Legend of Wyatt Earp), dies of a heart attack at 69
1992 Titti Sotto, Cuban singer and composer (La Esquina Habanera), dies of respiratory and liver failure at 48
1993 Kelly Ahrendt, 1st NYer to die of rabies in 40 years, dies at 14
1993 Roy Budd, English jazz pianist/composer (Paper Tiger), dies at 46
1994 Larry Martyn, British comedy actor (Are You Being Served), dies at 60
1994 Robert Hutton [Winne], American actor (Torture Garden, Rocket), dies at 74
1995 Brigid Brophy, British novelist (Hackenfeller's Ape) and campaigner, dies at 66
1995 Tom Scott, Scottish poet (Sea Dirge: A Mither's Keenin), dies at 77
1996 Anne Kristen, Scottish actress (Truth or Dare, Rachel-Dr Finlay), dies at 59
1997 Douglas Gray, Scottish record and film producer, dies at 74
1997 Vincent Gulliver, Britain's oldest man, dies at 109
1999 Brian Connell, British writer and broadcaster, dies at 83
1999 Brion James, American actor (b. 1945)
2003 Mickey McDermott, American MLB player, dies at 74
2004 Colin Bibby, English ornithologist (b. 1948)
2004 Red Adair, American oil field firefighter, dies at 89

Peter Jennings (1938-2005)

Canadian-American news anchor (ABC Evening News), dies of lung cancer at 67

2006 Mary Anderson Bain, American New Deal politician (b. 1911)
2007 Angus Tait, New Zealand electronics innovator and businessman (b. 1919)
2007 Ernesto Alonso, Mexican actor, director and producer. (b. 1917)
2007 Hal Fishman, American Los Angeles based local news anchor. (b. 1931)
2008 Andrea Pininfarina, Italian engineer (CEO of Pininfarina S.p.A.), dies in a road accident at 51
2008 Bernie Brillstein, American talent agent, manager and producer (The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd), dies of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at 77
2009 Gerard van den Berg, Dutch TV host (Like Father, Like Son), dies at 76
2009 Louis E. Saavedra, American Mayor of Albuquerque, New Mexico (b. 1933)
2009 Mike Seeger, American folk musician (b. 1933)
2010 Manon Alving, Dutch actress (The Assault, Short American), dies at 87
2011 Hugh Carey, American politician and attorney (Gov-D-NY), dies at 92
2011 Marshall Grant, American bassist (Johnny Cash's Tennessee Two), dies at 83
2011 Nancy Wake, New Zealand-born World War II secret agent (Special Operations Executive), dies at 98
2012 Judith Crist, American film critic (TV Guide, Today), dies at 90
2013 Kelly Garrett, American actress and singer (The Night That Made America Famous), dies of cancer at 69
2015 Frances Oldham Kelsey, Canadian-American FDA Director (stopped thalidomide use in the US), dies at 101
2017 David Maslanka, American composer (Angel Of Mercy; Sea Dreams), and educator, dies of colon cancer at 73
2017 Janet Seidel, Australian jazz pianist, vocalist, arranger, and educator, dies of ovarian cancer at 62

Stan Mikita (1940-2018)

Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame center (Stanley Cup 1961; Hart Memorial Trophy [MVP] 1967, 68; 6 x NHL First All-Star Team), dies of Lewy body dementia at 78

2020 Constance Weldon, American symphonic tuba player (Boston Pops; Concertgebouw) and educator, dies at 88
2020 Gennadi Touretski, Russian swimming coach (Soviet Union, Australia national teams; Alexander Popov, Michael Klim, Ian Thorpe), dies at 71
2020 Lê Khả Phiêu, Vietnamese leader, General Secretary (1997-2001), dies at 88 [1]
2020 Mark Wirtz, French pop music record producer, and composer ("Excerpt From A Teenage Opera"), dies from Pick's disease at 76
2020 Tony Charmoli, American dancer, choreographer, and director (Dinah Shore, Danny Kaye), dies at 99
2021 Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas, American funk saxophonist (Kool & The Gang - "Who's Gonna Take The Weight"), dies at 70 [1]
2021 Douglas Applegate, American politician (US Representative from Ohio, 1977-95), dies at 93
2021 Jane Withers, American film child star (Bright Eyes; Ginger), character actress (Giant), and commercial spokesperson (Josephine the Plumber), dies at 95
2021 Markie Post, American actress (Night Court, 1984-92 - "Christine"; There’s Something About Mary), dies of cancer at 70
2021 Mike De Palmer, American tennis player and coach (Boris Becker), dies at 59
2022 David McCullough, American author (Truman; John Adams), popular historian, TV documentary host and narrator (Seabiscuit; The Civil War), dies at 89 [1]
2022 Roger E. Mosley, American actor (Magnum, P.I. -"TC"; Leadbelly), dies due to injuries sustained in a car accident at 83
2023 DJ Casper [William Perry Jr.], American club DJ and songwriter ("Cha Cha Slide"), dies of cancer at 58
2023 Jim Price, American baseball catcher (World Series 1968 Detroit Tigers) and broadcaster (ESPN, Detroit Tigers Radio Network 1998-2023), dies at 81
2023 Mirko Giansanti, Italian motorcycle road racer (140 x Grand Prix starts, 12 x podiuns) and executive (GYTR GRT Yamaha sporting director), dies at 46
2023 William Friedkin, American film director, producer, writer (The Exorcist; The French Connection), dies of heart failure at 87 [1]