Died On August 7th

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Discover the most famous people who died on August 7. The list includes people like Rabindranath Tagore, Nancy Wake, Virginia Apgar, Ugyen Wangchuck, Peter Jennings. Famous personalities featured on this list, include diplomats, poets, emperors & kings and military leaders and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, France, Italy & United Kingdom and many more countries.
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 1 
Markie Post
(Best Known for Her Role as ‘Terri Michaels’ in the TV Series ‘The Fall Guy’)
Markie Post
30
Birthdate: November 4, 1950
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Palo Alto, California, United States
Died: 2021
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 2 
Oliver Hardy
14
Birthdate: January 18, 1892
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Harlem, Georgia, United States
Died: 1957
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
Rabindranath Tagore
66
Birthdate: May 7, 1861
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Died: 1941
 4 
Peter Jennings
(One of the Most Prominent Television Journalists and the Anchor of 'ABC World News Tonight’)
Peter Jennings
10
Birthdate: July 29, 1938
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Toronto, Canada
Died: 2005
 5 
Nancy Wake
(British Agent who Led the Maquis Groups of the French Resistance - One of the Most Decorated Servicewomen During WW II)
Nancy Wake
12
Birthdate: August 30, 1912
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Wellington, New Zealand
Died: 2011
 6 
Virginia Apgar
(Physician and Anesthesiologist)
Virginia Apgar
3
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: June 7, 1909
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Westfield, New Jersey, United States
Died: 1974
 7 
David McCullough
(American Historian & Author)
David McCullough
3
Birthdate: July 7, 1933
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: 2022
 8 
Roger E. Mosley
3
Birthdate: December 18, 1938
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: 2022
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 9 
Brion James
0
Birthdate: February 20, 1945
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Redlands, California, USA
Died: 1999
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 10 
M. Karunanidhi
(2nd Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (2006 - 2011))
M. Karunanidhi
4
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 3, 1924
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Thirukkuvalai, Tamil Nadu, India
Died: 2018
 11 
Konstantin Stanislavski
(Co-founder of ‘Moscow Art Theatre’ and Developer of Stanislavski's System of Acting)
Konstantin Stanislavski
1
Birthdate: January 17, 1863
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: 1938
 12 
Caroline of Brunswick-Lüneburg
(Queen of United Kingdom)
Caroline of Brunswick-Lüneburg
2
Birthdate: May 17, 1768
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Braunschweig
Died: 1821
 13 
Frances Oldham Kelsey
(Canadian-American Pharmacologist Known for Preventing 'Thalidomide' From Being Marketed in the United States)
Frances Oldham Kelsey
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: July 24, 1914
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Cobble Hill, British Columbia, Canada
Died: 2015
 14 
Joi Lansing
2
Listed In: Fashion
Birthdate: April 6, 1928
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Died: 1972
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 15 
Stan Mikita
(Ice hockey player)
Stan Mikita
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 20, 1940
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Sokolče, Vlachy, Slovakia
Died: 2018
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 16 
Salvatore Ferragamo
(Designer known as Founder of Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A.)
Salvatore Ferragamo
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 5, 1898
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bonito, Italy
Died: 1960
 17 
Janusz Korczak
(Former educator, children's author, pedagogue)
Janusz Korczak
1
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: July 22, 1878
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
Died: 1942
 18 
Kary B. Mullis
(Biochemist)
Kary B. Mullis
5
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 28, 1944
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Lenoir, North Carolina, United States
Died: 2019
Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor
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Birthdate: November 11, 1050
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Goslar
Died: 1106
 20 
Don Baylor
(Baseball player)
Don Baylor
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 28, 1949
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Austin, Texas, United States
Died: 2017
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 21 
Ugyen Wangchuck
(The First Druk Gyalpo (King of Bhutan))
Ugyen Wangchuck
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Birthdate: 1862 AD
Birthplace: Bumthang District
Died: 1926
 22 
Jöns Jacob Berzelius
(Chemist, Non-fiction writer, University teacher)
Jöns Jacob Berzelius
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: August 20, 1779
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Östergötland
Died: 1848
 23 
Bruno Mussolini
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 22, 1918
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Milan
Died: 1941
 24 
Ira Aldridge
1
Birthdate: July 24, 1807
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 1867
 25 
Sean Sasser
0
Birthdate: October 25, 1968
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Detroit
Died: 2013
 26 
Tom Neal
(Actor)
Tom Neal
0
Birthdate: January 28, 1914
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Evanston, Illinois, United States
Died: 1972
 27 
Grayson Hall
(Actress)
Grayson Hall
1
Birthdate: September 18, 1922
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 1985
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 28 
Hermine Reuss of Greiz
0
Birthdate: December 17, 1887
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Greiz, Principality of Reuss-Greiz, German Empire
Died: 1947
 29 
Joseph Marie Jacquard
0
Birthdate: July 7, 1752
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Lyon, France
Died: 1834
 30 
Nobusuke Kishi
(Former Prime Minister of Japan (1957 – 1960))
Nobusuke Kishi
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 13, 1896
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Tabuse, Yamaguchi, Japan
Died: 1987
 31 
Camille Chamoun
(2nd President of Lebanon (1952 - 1958))
Camille Chamoun
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 3, 1900
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Deir El Qamar, Lebanon
Died: 1987
 32 
Leonard Wood
(Politician, Military personnel)
Leonard Wood
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 9, 1860
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Winchester, New Hampshire, United States
Died: 1927
 33 
Hasekura Tsunenaga
(The First Japanese Ambassador to the Spain and to the Americas)
Hasekura Tsunenaga
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 1571 AD
Birthplace: Japan
Died: 1622
 34 
Alexander Blok
1
Birthdate: November 28, 1880
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: 1921
 35 
Elisabeth Maxwell
(Researcher)
Elisabeth Maxwell
2
Birthdate: March 11, 1921
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: La Grive, France
Died: 2013
 36 
Rosario Castellanos
(Poet, Diplomat, Writer, Screenwriter, University teacher)
Rosario Castellanos
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 25, 1925
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Mexico City
Died: 1974
 37 
Bernard Levin
(Journalist)
Bernard Levin
0
Birthdate: August 19, 1928
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 2004
 38 
Anastasia Romanovna
(First spouse of the Russian Tsar Ivan the Terrible)
Anastasia Romanovna
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1550 AD
Birthplace: Russia
Died: 1560
 39 
Majorian
(King)
Majorian
0
Birthdate: 0420
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: 0461
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Saint Cajetan
(Catholic priest and religious reformer, co-founder of the Theatines)
Saint Cajetan
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: October 1, 1480
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Vicenza, Italy
Died: 1547
 41 
Hal Fishman
(Journalist, Television presenter)
Hal Fishman
0
Birthdate: August 25, 1931
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: 2007
 42 
Michael Ojo
(Basketball player)
Michael Ojo
4
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 5, 1993
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Lagos, Nigeria
Died: 2020
Height: 7'1" (216 cm)
 43 
Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours
(French-American Writer, Economist, Publisher and Government Official)
Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 14, 1739
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1817
 44 
Robert Patterson
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 12, 1792
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Cappagh
Died: 1881
 45 
Hugh Leo Carey
(Politician)
Hugh Leo Carey
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 11, 1919
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 2011
 46 
Mike Seeger
(Musician)
Mike Seeger
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: August 15, 1933
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: 2009
 47 
Elisa Bonaparte
(Princess)
Elisa Bonaparte
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 3, 1777
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Ajaccio, France
Died: 1820
 48 
Alexander Melville Bell
0
Birthdate: March 1, 1819
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: 1905
 49 
Eddie Machen
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 15, 1932
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Redding, California, United States
Died: 1972
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 50 
Eddie Calvert
(Trumpeter)
Eddie Calvert
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: March 15, 1922
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Preston, Lancashire, England
Died: 1978