People who died on May 7 81
John of Beverley
d. 721
John of Beverley, bishop of York
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Ibn Hisham
d. 833
Ibn Hisham, Muslim historian
Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor
d. 973 (b. 912)
Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 912)
Bagrat III of Georgia
d. 1014 (b. 960)
Bagrat III, 1st King of Georgia (b. 960)
Remigius de Fécamp
d. 1092
Remigius de Fécamp, English monk and bishop
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William I of Sicily
d. 1166
William I of Sicily
Hamelin de Warenne, Earl of Surrey
d. 1202
Hamelin de Warenne, Earl of Surrey
Ladislaus III of Hungary
d. 1205 (b. 1201)
Ladislaus III of Hungary (b. 1201)
Otto I, Duke of Merania
d. 1234
Otto I, Duke of Merania (b. c. 1180)
Thomas la Warr, 5th Baron De La Warr
d. 1427 (b. 1352)
Thomas la Warr, 5th Baron De La Warr, English priest (b. 1352)
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Eskender
d. 1494 (b. 1471)
Eskender, Ethiopian emperor (d. 1494)
Franz von Sickingen
d. 1523 (b. 1481)
Franz von Sickingen, German knight (b. 1481)
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Ottaviano Petrucci
d. 1539 (b. 1466)
Ottaviano Petrucci, Italian printer (d. 1539)
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David Fabricius
d. 1617 (b. 1564)
David Fabricius, German astronomer and theologian (b. 1564)
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Johann Jakob Froberger
d. 1667 (b. 1616)
Johann Jakob Froberger, German organist and composer (d. 1667)
Feodor III of Russia
d. 1682 (b. 1661)
Feodor III of Russia (d. 1682)
Bajo Pivljanin
d. 1685 (b. 1630)
Bajo Pivljanin (b. 1630)
Mary of Modena
d. 1718 (b. 1658)
Mary of Modena (d. 1718)
Pietro Nardini
d. 1793 (b. 1722)
Pietro Nardini, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1722)
Niccolò Piccinni
d. 1800 (b. 1728)
Niccolò Piccinni, Italian composer (b. 1728)
William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne
d. 1805 (b. 1737)
William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, Irish-English general and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1737)
Jabez Bowen
d. 1815 (b. 1739)
Jabez Bowen, American colonel and politician, 45th Deputy Governor of Rhode Island (d. 1815)
Antonio Salieri
d. 1825 (b. 1750)
Antonio Salieri, Italian composer and conductor (d. 1825)
Caspar David Friedrich
d. 1840 (b. 1774)
Caspar David Friedrich, German painter and etcher (d. 1840)
Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux
d. 1868 (b. 1778)
Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, Scottish lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (d. 1868)
Alexander Loyd
d. 1872 (b. 1805)
Alexander Loyd, American carpenter and politician, 4th Mayor of Chicago (b. 1805)
William Buell Sprague
d. 1876 (b. 1795)
William Buell Sprague, American clergyman, historian, and author (b. 1795)
C. F. W. Walther
d. 1887 (b. 1811)
C. F. W. Walther, German-American religious leader and theologian (b. 1811)
H. H. Holmes
d. 1896 (b. 1861)
H. H. Holmes, American serial killer (b. 1861)
Agostino Roscelli
d. 1902 (b. 1818)
Agostino Roscelli, Italian priest and saint (d. 1902)
Albert Ball
d. 1917 (b. 1896)
Albert Ball, English fighter pilot (d. 1917)
Max Wagenknecht
d. 1922 (b. 1857)
Max Wagenknecht, German organist, composer, and educator (d. 1922)
Alluri Sitarama Raju
d. 1924 (b. 1897)
Alluri Sitarama Raju, Indian activist (d. 1924)
William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme
d. 1925 (b. 1851)
William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme, English businessman and politician (b. 1851)
Ernst A. Lehmann
d. 1937 (b. 1886)
Ernst A. Lehmann, German captain and pilot (d. 1937)
Octavian Goga
d. 1938 (b. 1881)
Octavian Goga, Romanian politician, former Prime Minister (b. 1881)
George Lansbury
d. 1940 (b. 1859)
George Lansbury, English journalist and politician (b. 1859)
James George Frazer
d. 1941 (b. 1854)
James George Frazer, Scottish-English anthropologist and academic (b. 1854)
Felix Weingartner
d. 1942 (b. 1863)
Felix Weingartner, Croatian-Austrian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1942)
Fethi Okyar
d. 1943 (b. 1880)
Fethi Okyar, Turkish colonel and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1880)
Herbert Macaulay
d. 1946 (b. 1864)
Herbert Macaulay, Nigerian journalist and politician (b. 1864)
Warner Baxter
d. 1951 (b. 1889)
Warner Baxter, American actor (b. 1889)
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Mihkel Lüdig
d. 1958 (b. 1880)
Mihkel Lüdig, Estonian organist, composer, and conductor (b. 1880)
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Margaret Larkin
d. 1967 (b. 1899)
Margaret Larkin, American writer and poet (b. 1899)
Mort Weisinger
d. 1978 (b. 1915)
Mort Weisinger, American journalist and author (b. 1915)
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Haldun Taner
d. 1986 (b. 1915)
Haldun Taner, Turkish playwright and author (b. 1915)
Colin Blakely
d. 1987 (b. 1930)
Colin Blakely, Northern Irish actor (d. 1987)
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Paul Popham
d. 1987 (b. 1941)
Paul Popham, American soldier and activist, co-founded Gay Men's Health Crisis (d. 1987)
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Sam Tambimuttu
d. 1990 (b. 1932)
Sam Tambimuttu, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician (b. 1932)
Duane Carter
d. 1993 (b. 1913)
Duane Carter, American racing driver (b. 1913)
Clement Greenberg
d. 1994 (b. 1909)
Clement Greenberg, American art critic (b. 1909)
Ray McKinley
d. 1995 (b. 1910)
Ray McKinley, American singer, drummer, and bandleader (d. 1995)
Allan McLeod Cormack
d. 1998 (b. 1924)
Allan McLeod Cormack, South African-English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1924)
Eddie Rabbitt
d. 1998 (b. 1941)
Eddie Rabbitt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1941)
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
d. 2000 (b. 1909)
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., American captain, actor, and producer (b. 1909)
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Jacques de Bourbon-Busset
d. 2001 (b. 1912)
Jacques de Bourbon-Busset, French author and politician (b. 1912)
Waldemar Milewicz
d. 2004 (b. 1956)
Waldemar Milewicz, Polish journalist (b. 1956)
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Tristan Egolf
d. 2005 (b. 1971)
Tristan Egolf, American author and activist (b. 1971)
Peter W. Rodino
d. 2005 (b. 1909)
Peter W. Rodino, American captain, lawyer, and politician (d. 2005)
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Otilino Tenorio
d. 2005 (b. 1980)
Otilino Tenorio, Ecuadorian footballer (b. 1980)
Richard Carleton
d. 2006 (b. 1943)
Richard Carleton, Australian journalist (d. 2006)
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Joan C. Edwards
d. 2006 (b. 1918)
Joan C. Edwards, American singer and philanthropist (b. 1918)
Isabella Blow
d. 2007 (b. 1958)
Isabella Blow, English magazine editor (b. 1958)
Diego Corrales
d. 2007 (b. 1977)
Diego Corrales, American boxer (b. 1977)
Octavian Paler
d. 2007 (b. 1926)
Octavian Paler, Romanian journalist and politician (d. 2007)
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Yahweh ben Yahweh
d. 2007 (b. 1935)
Yahweh ben Yahweh, American cult leader, founded the Nation of Yahweh (b. 1935)
David Mellor (designer)
d. 2009 (b. 1930)
David Mellor, English designer (b. 1930)
Danny Ozark
d. 2009 (b. 1923)
Danny Ozark, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1923)
Seve Ballesteros
d. 2011 (b. 1957)
Seve Ballesteros, Spanish golfer (b. 1957)
Willard Boyle
d. 2011 (b. 1924)
Willard Boyle, Canadian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2011)
Big George
d. 2011 (b. 1957)
Big George, English songwriter, producer, and radio host (b. 1957)
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Sammy Barr
d. 2012 (b. 1931)
Sammy Barr, Scottish trade union leader (b. 1931)
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Ferenc Bartha
d. 2012 (b. 1943)
Ferenc Bartha, Hungarian economist and politician (b. 1943)
Dennis E. Fitch
d. 2012 (b. 1942)
Dennis E. Fitch, American captain and pilot (b. 1942)
Ferruccio Mazzola
d. 2013 (b. 1948)
Ferruccio Mazzola, Italian footballer and manager (b. 1948)
George Sauer, Jr.
d. 2013 (b. 1943)
George Sauer, Jr., American football player (b. 1943)
Neville McNamara
d. 2014 (b. 1923)
Neville McNamara, Australian air marshal (b. 1923)
Colin Pillinger
d. 2014 (b. 1943)
Colin Pillinger, English astronomer, chemist, and academic (d. 2014)
Dick Welteroth
d. 2014 (b. 1927)
Dick Welteroth, American baseball player (b. 1927)
Frank DiPascali
d. 2015 (b. 1956)
Frank DiPascali, American businessman (b. 1956)
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John Dixon (cartoonist)
d. 2015 (b. 1929)
John Dixon, Australian-American author and illustrator (b. 1929)