People who died on April 7 121
George the Standard-Bearer
d. 821
George the Standard-Bearer, archbishop of Mytilene (b. c. 776)
Berengar I of Italy
d. 924 (b. 845)
Berengar I of Italy (b. 845)
Frederick I, Duke of Lorraine
d. 1206
Frederick I, Duke of Lorraine
Bolesław Jerzy II of Mazovia
d. 1340 (b. 1308)
Bolesław Jerzy II of Mazovia (b. 1308)
Charles VIII of France
d. 1498 (b. 1470)
Charles VIII of France (d. 1498)
Galeotto I Pico
d. 1499 (b. 1442)
Galeotto I Pico, Duke of Mirandola (b. 1442)
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Minkhaung II
d. 1501 (b. 1446)
Minkhaung II, king of Ava (b. 1446)
Edward Oldcorne
d. 1606 (b. 1561)
Edward Oldcorne, English martyr (b. 1561)
El Greco
d. 1614 (b. 1541)
El Greco, Greek-Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1541)
Shimazu Tadatsune
d. 1638 (b. 1576)
Shimazu Tadatsune, Japanese daimyo (b. 1576)
Lennart Torstensson
d. 1651 (b. 1603)
Lennart Torstensson, Swedish Field Marshal, Privy Councillour and Governor-General (d. 1651)
Juan Eusebio Nieremberg
d. 1658 (b. 1595)
Juan Eusebio Nieremberg, Spanish mystic and philosopher (b. 1595)
Sir William Brereton, 1st Baronet
d. 1661 (b. 1604)
Sir William Brereton, 1st Baronet, English commander and politician (d. 1661)
Francis Cooke
d. 1663 (b. 1583)
Francis Cooke, English-American settler (b. 1583)
William Davenant
d. 1668 (b. 1606)
William Davenant, English poet and playwright (b. 1606)
Jean-Baptiste de La Salle
d. 1719 (b. 1651)
Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, French priest and saint (d. 1719)
Dick Turpin
d. 1739 (b. 1705)
Dick Turpin, English criminal (b. 1705)
Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
d. 1747 (b. 1676)
Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (b. 1676)
Thomas Bayes
d. 1761 (b. 1701)
Thomas Bayes, English minister and mathematician (b. 1701)
Tiberius Hemsterhuis
d. 1766 (b. 1685)
Tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch philologist and critic (b. 1685)
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Franz Sparry
d. 1767 (b. 1715)
Franz Sparry, Austrian composer and educator (d. 1767)
Taksin
d. 1782 (b. 1734)
Taksin, Thai king (b. 1734)
Abdul Hamid I
d. 1789 (b. 1725)
Abdul Hamid I, Ottoman sultan (b. 1725)
Petrus Camper
d. 1789 (b. 1722)
Petrus Camper, Dutch physician, anatomist, and physiologist (d. 1789)
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Noël François de Wailly
d. 1801 (b. 1724)
Noël François de Wailly, French lexicographer and author (d. 1801)
Toussaint Louverture
d. 1804 (b. 1743)
Toussaint Louverture, Haitian revolutionary, Lieutenant Governor of Saint-Domingue (d. 1803)
Garsevan Chavchavadze
d. 1811 (b. 1757)
Garsevan Chavchavadze, Georgian politician and diplomat (d. 1811)
Jacques Charles
d. 1823 (b. 1746)
Jacques Charles, French physicist and mathematician (b. 1746)
Antoni Radziwiłł
d. 1833 (b. 1775)
Antoni Radziwiłł, Polish-Lithuanian composer and politician (d. 1833)
William Godwin
d. 1836 (b. 1756)
William Godwin, English journalist and author (b. 1756)
Pedro Ignacio de Castro Barros
d. 1849 (b. 1777)
Pedro Ignacio de Castro Barros, Argentinian priest and politician (d. 1849)
William Lisle Bowles
d. 1850 (b. 1762)
William Lisle Bowles, English poet and critic (b. 1762)
Anton Diabelli
d. 1858 (b. 1781)
Anton Diabelli, Austrian composer and publisher (d. 1858)
Thomas D'Arcy McGee
d. 1868 (b. 1825)
Thomas D'Arcy McGee, Irish-Canadian journalist and politician (d. 1868)
Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold
d. 1885 (b. 1804)
Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold, German physiologist and zoologist (b. 1804)
Youssef Bey Karam
d. 1889 (b. 1823)
Youssef Bey Karam, Lebanese soldier and politician (b. 1823)
P. T. Barnum
d. 1891 (b. 1810)
P. T. Barnum, American businessman, co-founded Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (d. 1891)
Spyridon Samaras
d. 1917 (b. 1861)
Spyridon Samaras, Greek composer and playwright (b. 1861)
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David Kolehmainen
d. 1918 (b. 1885)
David Kolehmainen, Finnish wrestler (b. 1885)
George E. Ohr
d. 1918 (b. 1857)
George E. Ohr, American potter (d. 1918)
Karl Binding
d. 1920 (b. 1841)
Karl Binding, German lawyer and jurist (b. 1841)
Alexander Bogdanov
d. 1928 (b. 1873)
Alexander Bogdanov, Russian physician and philosopher (d. 1928)
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Grigore Constantinescu
d. 1932 (b. 1875)
Grigore Constantinescu, Romanian priest and journalist (b. 1875)
Suzanne Valadon
d. 1938 (b. 1865)
Suzanne Valadon, French model and painter (d. 1938)
Joseph Lyons
d. 1939 (b. 1879)
Joseph Lyons, Australian educator and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1939)
Jovan Dučić
d. 1943 (b. 1871)
Jovan Dučić, Serbian-American poet and diplomat (b. 1871)
Alexandre Millerand
d. 1943 (b. 1859)
Alexandre Millerand, French lawyer and politician, 12th President of France (b. 1859)
Henry Ford
d. 1947 (b. 1863)
Henry Ford, American engineer and businessman, founded the Ford Motor Company (d. 1947)
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John Gourlay (soccer)
d. 1949 (b. 1872)
John Gourlay, Canadian soccer player (b. 1872)
Walter Huston
d. 1950 (b. 1883)
Walter Huston, Canadian-American actor and singer (b. 1883)
Theda Bara
d. 1955 (b. 1885)
Theda Bara, American actress (d. 1955)
Fred Appleby
d. 1956 (b. 1879)
Fred Appleby, English runner (b. 1879)
Henri Guisan
d. 1960 (b. 1874)
Henri Guisan, Swiss general (b. 1874)
Roger Leger
d. 1965 (b. 1919)
Roger Leger, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1919)
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Walt Hansgen
d. 1966 (b. 1919)
Walt Hansgen, American race car driver (b. 1919)
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Edwin Baker (CNIB)
d. 1968 (b. 1893)
Edwin Baker, Canadian co-founder of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) (b. 1893)
Jim Clark
d. 1968 (b. 1936)
Jim Clark, Scottish race car driver (b. 1936)
Abeid Karume
d. 1972 (b. 1905)
Abeid Karume, Tanzanian politician, 1st President of Zanzibar (b. 1905)
Kit Lambert
d. 1981 (b. 1935)
Kit Lambert, English record producer and manager (b. 1935)
Norman Taurog
d. 1981 (b. 1899)
Norman Taurog, American director and screenwriter (b. 1899)
Harald Ertl
d. 1982 (b. 1948)
Harald Ertl, Austrian race car driver and journalist (b. 1948)
Frank Church
d. 1984 (b. 1924)
Frank Church, American lawyer and politician (d. 1984)
Carl Schmitt
d. 1985 (b. 1888)
Carl Schmitt, German philosopher and jurist (d. 1985)
Leonid Kantorovich
d. 1986 (b. 1912)
Leonid Kantorovich, Russian mathematician and economist (b. 1912)
Ronald Evans (astronaut)
d. 1990 (b. 1933)
Ronald Evans, American captain, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1933)
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Memduh Ünlütürk
d. 1991 (b. 1913)
Memduh Ünlütürk, Turkish general (b. 1913)
Ace Bailey
d. 1992 (b. 1903)
Ace Bailey, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1992)
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Antonis Tritsis
d. 1992 (b. 1937)
Antonis Tritsis, Greek high jumper and politician, 71st Mayor of Athens (b. 1937)
Lee Brilleaux
d. 1994 (b. 1952)
Lee Brilleaux, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1952)
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Albert Guðmundsson
d. 1994 (b. 1923)
Albert Guðmundsson, Icelandic footballer and politician (d. 1994)
Golo Mann
d. 1994 (b. 1909)
Golo Mann, German historian and author (b. 1909)
Agathe Uwilingiyimana
d. 1994 (b. 1953)
Agathe Uwilingiyimana, Rwandan chemist, academic, and politician, Prime Minister of Rwanda (b. 1953)
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Philip Jebb
d. 1995 (b. 1927)
Philip Jebb, English architect and politician (b. 1927)
Luis Aloma
d. 1997 (b. 1923)
Luis Aloma, Cuban-American baseball player (d. 1997)
Georgy Shonin
d. 1997 (b. 1935)
Georgy Shonin, Ukrainian-Russian general, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1997)
Alex Schomburg
d. 1998 (b. 1905)
Alex Schomburg, Puerto Rican-American painter and illustrator (b. 1905)
Heinz Lehmann
d. 1999 (b. 1911)
Heinz Lehmann, German-Canadian psychiatrist and academic (d. 1999)
David Graf
d. 2001 (b. 1950)
David Graf, American actor (d. 2001)
Beatrice Straight
d. 2001 (b. 1914)
Beatrice Straight, American actress (d. 2001)
John Agar
d. 2002 (b. 1921)
John Agar, American actor (b. 1921)
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Cecile de Brunhoff
d. 2003 (b. 1903)
Cecile de Brunhoff, French pianist and author (b. 1903)
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David Greene (director)
d. 2003 (b. 1921)
David Greene, English-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1921)
Victor Argo
d. 2004 (b. 1934)
Victor Argo, American actor (b. 1934)
Konstantinos Kallias
d. 2004 (b. 1901)
Konstantinos Kallias, Greek politician (b. 1901)
Cliff Allison
d. 2005 (b. 1932)
Cliff Allison, English race car driver (b. 1932)
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Grigoris Bithikotsis
d. 2005 (b. 1922)
Grigoris Bithikotsis, Greek singer-songwriter (b. 1922)
Bob Kennedy
d. 2005 (b. 1920)
Bob Kennedy, American baseball player and manager (d. 2005)
Melih Kibar
d. 2005 (b. 1951)
Melih Kibar, Turkish composer (d. 2005)
Johnny Hart
d. 2007 (b. 1931)
Johnny Hart, American author and illustrator (b. 1931)
Barry Nelson
d. 2007 (b. 1917)
Barry Nelson, American actor (d. 2007)
Ludu Daw Amar
d. 2008 (b. 1915)
Ludu Daw Amar, Burmese journalist and author (b. 1915)
Dave Arneson
d. 2009 (b. 1947)
Dave Arneson, American game designer, co-created Dungeons & Dragons (d. 2009)
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Pierre Gauvreau
d. 2011 (b. 1922)
Pierre Gauvreau, Canadian painter (b. 1922)
Steven Kanumba
d. 2012 (b. 1984)
Steven Kanumba Tanzanian actor and director (b. 1984)
Satsue Mito
d. 2012 (b. 1914)
Satsue Mito, Japanese zoologist and academic (b. 1914)
Ignatius Moses I Daoud
d. 2012 (b. 1930)
Ignatius Moses I Daoud, Syrian cardinal (b. 1930)
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David E. Pergrin
d. 2012 (b. 1917)
David E. Pergrin, American colonel and engineer (b. 1917)
Bashir Ahmed Qureshi
d. 2012 (b. 1959)
Bashir Ahmed Qureshi, Pakistani politician (b. 1959)
Mike Wallace
d. 2012 (b. 1918)
Mike Wallace, American journalist, media personality and one-time game show host (d. 2012)
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Marty Blake
d. 2013 (b. 1927)
Marty Blake, American businessman (b. 1927)
Les Blank
d. 2013 (b. 1935)
Les Blank, American director and producer (b. 1935)
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Andy Johns
d. 2013 (b. 1950)
Andy Johns, English-American engineer and producer (d. 2013)
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Lilly Pulitzer
d. 2013 (b. 1931)
Lilly Pulitzer, American fashion designer (b. 1931)
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Irma Ravinale
d. 2013 (b. 1937)
Irma Ravinale, Italian composer and educator (b. 1937)
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Mickey Rose
d. 2013 (b. 1935)
Mickey Rose, American screenwriter (b. 1935)
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Carl Williams (boxer)
d. 2013 (b. 1959)
Carl Williams, American boxer (b. 1959)
George Dureau
d. 2014 (b. 1930)
George Dureau, American painter and photographer (b. 1930)
James Alexander Green
d. 2014 (b. 1926)
James Alexander Green, American-English mathematician and academic (b. 1926)
V. K. Murthy
d. 2014 (b. 1923)
V. K. Murthy, Indian cinematographer (b. 1923)
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Zeituni Onyango
d. 2014 (b. 1952)
Zeituni Onyango, Kenyan-American computer programmer (b. 1952)
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John Shirley-Quirk
d. 2014 (b. 1931)
John Shirley-Quirk, English actor, singer, and educator (d. 2014)
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George Shuffler
d. 2014 (b. 1925)
George Shuffler, American guitarist (d. 2014)
Josep Maria Subirachs
d. 2014 (b. 1927)
Josep Maria Subirachs, Spanish sculptor and painter (b. 1927)
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Royce Waltman
d. 2014 (b. 1942)
Royce Waltman, American basketball player and coach (b. 1942)
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Tim Babcock
d. 2015 (b. 1919)
Tim Babcock, American soldier and politician, 16th Governor of Montana (b. 1919)
José Capellán
d. 2015 (b. 1981)
José Capellán, Dominican-American baseball player (b. 1981)
Stan Freberg
d. 2015 (b. 1926)
Stan Freberg, American puppeteer, voice actor, and singer (d. 2015)
Richard Henyekane
d. 2015 (b. 1983)
Richard Henyekane, South African footballer (b. 1983)
Geoffrey Lewis (actor)
d. 2015 (b. 1935)
Geoffrey Lewis, American actor and screenwriter (d. 2015)
Blackjack Mulligan
d. 2016 (b. 1942)
Blackjack Mulligan, American professional wrestler (b. 1942)
Jesus
d. ?
Jesus Christ of Nazareth, (possible date of the crucifixion)[1][2][3] (b. circa 4 BC)