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August 7th
513 Notable birthdays
Powell Clayton
American politician (1833-1914).
Born August 7th, 1833 in Bethel Township.
Died August 25th, 1914 at 81 years old in Washington, D.C..
Vo Chi Cong
President of vietnam (1912-2011).
Born August 7th, 1912 in Quảng Nam.
Died September 8th, 2011 at 99 years old in Ho Chi Minh City (disease). [ref]
Karel Husa
Czech-born american conductor and composer.
Born August 7th, 1921 in Prague. [ref]
Died December 14th, 2016 at 95 years old in Apex. [ref]
Thomas M. Cover
American mathematician (1938–2012).
Born August 7th, 1938 in San Bernardino.
Died March 26th, 2012 at 73 years old in Palo Alto. [ref]
L Peter Deutsch
Free software programmer and creator of ghostscript (born 1946).
Born August 7th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Boston.
Henri Le Sidaner
French painter (1862-1939).
Born August 7th, 1862 in Port Louis. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1939 at 76 years old in Paris.
Prince Robert Hugo, Hereditary Duke of Parma
Head of the house of bourbon-parma.
Born August 7th, 1909 in Weilburg.
Died November 25th, 1974 at 65 years old in Vienna.
Douglas Lowe
British athlete (1902–1981).
Born August 7th, 1902 in Manchester.
Died March 30th, 1981 at 78 years old in Cranbrook.
Germain Henri Hess
Swiss chemist (1802–1850).
Born August 7th, 1802 in Geneva.
Died December 12th, 1850 at 48 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Edwin G. Pulleyblank
Canadian sinologist and academic (1922–2013).
Born August 7th, 1922 in Calgary.
Died April 13th, 2013 at 90 years old in Vancouver.
Veljo Tormis
Estonian composer (1930–2017).
Born August 7th, 1930 in Aru.
Died January 21st, 2017 at 86 years old in Tallinn. [ref]
Jo Baer
American painter (1929–2025).
Born August 7th, 1929 in Seattle.
Died January 21st, 2025 at 95 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Zhuang Zedong
Chinese table tennis player (1940-2013).
Born August 7th, 1940 in Yangzhou.
Died February 10th, 2013 at 72 years old in Beijing (liver cancer).
Ladislaus Bortkiewicz
Russian economist and statistician (1868–1931).
Born August 7th, 1868 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 15th, 1931 at 62 years old in Berlin.
Charles Richard Crane
American diplomat (1858–1939).
Born August 7th, 1858 in Chicago. [ref]
Died February 14th, 1939 at 80 years old in Palm Springs. [ref]
Gary Hall, Sr.
American swimmer, olympic silver medalist, former world record-holder.
Born August 7th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Fayetteville.
Bob Etheridge
American politician and farmer.
Born August 7th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Sampson County.
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