August 07 :: Historical Deaths

Famous Deaths

• 461 - Majorian, Roman Emperor (assassinated) (b. 420)


• 479 - Emperor Yūryaku of Japan


• 1106 - Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1050)


• 1485 - Alexander Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, Scottish prince


• 1613 - Thomas Fleming, English judge (b. 1544)


• 1616 - Vincenzo Scamozzi, Italian architect (b. 1548)


• 1635 - Friedrich von Spee, German writer (b. 1591)


• 1639 - Martin van den Hove, Dutch scientist (b. 1605)


• 1661 - Jin Shengtan, Chinese editor, writer and critic (b. 1608)


• 1817 - Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours, French industrialist (b. 1739)


• 1834 - Joseph Marie Jacquard, French weaver and inventor (b. 1752)


• 1848 - Jöns Jakob Berzelius, Swedish chemist (b. 1779)


• 1855 - Mariano Arista, President of Mexico (b. 1802)


• 1912 - François-Alphonse Forel, Swiss hydrologist (b. 1841)


• 1917 - Squadron Commander E.H. Dunning, first pilot to land his aircraft on a moving ship. (b. 1891)


• 1938 - Constantin Stanislavski, Russian/Soviet theatre practitioner (b. 1863)


• 1941 - Rabindranath Tagore, Indian author, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1861)


• 1957 - Oliver Hardy, American comedian and actor (b. 1892)


• 1969 - Joseph Kosma, French composer (Autumn Leaves) (b. 1905)


• 1970 - Jonathan Jackson, Brother of George Jackson, Black Panther (b. 1953)


• 1972 - Joi Lansing, American model and actress (b. 1929)


• 1973 - Jack Gregory, Former Australian cricketer (b. 1895)


• 1974 - Rosario Castellanos, Mexican poet (b. 1925)


• 1974 - Sylvio Mantha, professional ice hockey player (b. 1902)


• 1984 - Esther Phillips, American singer (b. 1935)


• 1985 - Grayson Hall, American actress (b. 1923)


• 1987 - Camille Chamoun, Lebanese President (b. 1900)


• 1989 - Mickey Leland, American politician, United States Congressman from Texas (b. 1944)


• 1992 - John Anderson, American actor (b. 1922)


• 1994 - Larry Martyn, comedy actor (b. 1934)


• 1995 - Brigid Brophy, British author (b. 1929)


• 1999 - Brion James, American actor (b. 1945)


• 2003 - Mickey McDermott, baseball player (b. 1929)


• 2004 - Red Adair, American oil field firefighter (b. 1915)


• 2004 - Colin Bibby, English ornithologist (b. 1948)


• 2005 - Peter Jennings, Canadian-born news anchor (b. 1938)


• 2006 - Mary Anderson Bain, American New Deal politician (b. 1911)


• 2007 - Hal Fishman, Los Angeles based local news anchor. (b. 1931)


• 2007 - Ernesto Alonso, Mexican actor, director and producer. (b. 1917)


• 2007 - Angus Tait, New Zealand electronics innovator and businessman (b. 1919)


• 2008 - Andrea Pininfarina, CEO of Pininfarina S.p.A.