Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 07

1912  George Darwin, theorized Moon was pulled out of Pacific Ocean, dies on this day in history.   

1913  Death of Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano, Italian Catholic churchman and last surviving cardinal of Pius IX (b. 1828) on this day in history.   

1917  On this day in history leon Minkus, composer, dies at 91   

1938  On December - 07 harry Moses, cricketer (6 Tests for Australia 1887-95), dies   

1941  Cecil Forsyth, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1943  John Bouber, [Blom], actor/author (Bluejackets), dies at 22 on this day in history.   

1946  On this day in history death of sada Yacco, Japanese stage actress (b. 1871)   

1947  Death of Nicholas M. Butler, American university president, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1862) on this day in history.   

1948  Godfrey Turner, composer, dies at 35 on December - 07.   

1956  Death of Huntley Gordon, Canadian actor (b. 1887) on December - 07.   

1960  On December - 07 death of clara Haskil, Swiss pianist (b. 1895)   

1962  Kirsten Flagstead, Norwegian soprano (Wagner), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1967  House Peters, silent film actor (Kansas Territory), dies at 87 on December - 07.   

1969  Eric Portman, actor (Naked Edge), dies from heart ailment at 66 on December - 07.   

1970  On December - 07 rube Goldberg, US cartoonist (Mike & Ike, Pulitzer 1948), dies at 87   

1971  Milton Rosmer, director (Murder in the Red Barn), dies at 90 on December - 07.   

1972  On December - 07 adrian J Zoetmulder, author (God's Hour), dies at 91   

1975  Hardie Albright, actress (Silver Streak, Scarlet Letter), dies at 71 on December - 07.   

1977  On December - 07 paul Gibb, cricketer (England batsman, 8 Tests), dies   

1978  Death of Alexander Wetmore, American ornithologist (b. 1886) on this day in history.   

1979  Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, 1st woman full prof at Harvard U, dies on December - 07.   

1980  Darby Crash, rocker, dies at 22 on this day in history.   

1982  Death of Charlie Brooks Jr, convicted murderer became 1st US prisoner to be executed by lethal injection, at a prison in Huntsville, Texas on this day in history.   

1983  On December - 07 death of edgar Graham, member of N Ireland Assembly, shot dead by IRA   

1984  On December - 07 jeanne Cagney, actress (Quicksand, Kentucky Rifle), dies at 65   

1985  On December - 07 potter Stewart, 94th Supreme Court Justice (1958-81), dies in NH at 70   

1988  On this day in history andrei P Ershov, Russian computer pioneer, dies   

1989  On December - 07 death of william Calhoun, professional wrestler (b. 1934)   

1990  Delecta "Dee" Clark, US singer (Raindrops), dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1991  On December - 07 death of michael Taylor, Male Model (b. 1913)   

1992  On this day in history maurice Coutinho, writer/translator (Silent Struggle), dies at 79   

1993  Félix Houphouet-Boigny, pres of Ivory Coast (1960-93), dies at 88 on December - 07.   

1994  Elga Andersen, German/French model/actress (Global Affair), dies at 58 on December - 07.   

1995  Larry Bartlett, photographer, dies at 42 on this day in history.   

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0521  Saint Columba, Irish Christian missionary to Scotland (d. 597) was born on this day in history.   

0903  Abd Al-Rahman Al Sufi, Persian astronomer (d. 986) was born on December - 07.   

1302  Azzone Visconti lord of Milan (d. 1339) was born on this day in history.   

1542  Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland (1560-1587) was born on this day in history.   

1545  Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, consort of Mary I of Scotland (d. 1567) was born on this day in history.   

1557  On December - 07 birth of girolamo Trombeti, composer   

1561  On December - 07 birth of kikkawa Hiroie, Japanese politician (d. 1625)   

1598  On December - 07 birth of giovanni Bernini, Italy, baroque sculptor (St Teresa in Ecstasy)