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Who died on 7 May?

Celebrities who died on 7 May

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Oldest

100 years, 6 months, 4 days

Youngest

39 years, 7 months, 19 days

Born first

12 July 1878

Died first

7 May 1937

Born last

30 September 1980

Died last

7 May 2022

American animator Ray Harryhausen

Ray Harryhausen

Dead

American animator

2013
South Korean actress Kang Soo-youn

Kang Soo-youn

Dead

South Korean actress

2022
Canadian humanitarian, Catholic philosopher, and theologian Jean Vanier

Jean Vanier

Dead

Canadian humanitarian, Catholic philosopher, and theologian

2019
American actress Tawny Kitaen

Tawny Kitaen

Dead

American actress

2021
Dead
Russian chess player and author Yuri Averbakh

Yuri Averbakh

Russian chess player and author

2022
Dead
American author and pastor Darrin Patrick

Darrin Patrick

American author and pastor

2020
Dead
American actor and United States naval officer Douglas Fairbanks Jr

Douglas Fairbanks Jr

American actor and United States naval officer

2000
Dead
Chinese actress Chen Yanyan

Chen Yanyan

Chinese actress

1999
Dead
Brazilian actress Daisy Lúcidi

Daisy Lúcidi

Brazilian actress

2020
Dead
American baseball player Thurman Tucker

Thurman Tucker

American baseball player

1993
Dead
Music hall comedian, actor Max Miller

Max Miller

Music hall comedian, actor

1963
Dead
philosopher, professor Jacques Taminiaux

Jacques Taminiaux

philosopher, professor

2019
Dead
American country music singer and musician Mickey Gilley

Mickey Gilley

American country music singer and musician

2022
Dead
actor Warner Baxter

Warner Baxter

actor

1951
Dead
Soviet politician Yegor Ligachyov

Yegor Ligachyov

Soviet politician

2021
Dead
Egyptian actress Mohsena Tawfiq

Mohsena Tawfiq

Egyptian actress

2019
Dead
Swedish actress Mary Johnson

Mary Johnson

Swedish actress

1975
Dead
German author Marcel Magis

Marcel Magis

German author

2018
Dead
Indian composer Vanraj Bhatia

Vanraj Bhatia

Indian composer

2021
Dead
Mexican artist Rafael Coronel

Rafael Coronel

Mexican artist

2019
Dead
Ghanaian pediatric hematologist-oncologist Kwaku Ohene-Frempong

Kwaku Ohene-Frempong

Ghanaian pediatric hematologist-oncologist

2022
Dead
German boxer Jürgen Blin

Jürgen Blin

German boxer

2022
Dead
German composer Georg Katzer

Georg Katzer

German composer

2019
Dead
American diplomat Francis Joseph Meehan

Francis Joseph Meehan

American diplomat

2022
Dead
Film director and screenwriter María Luisa Bemberg

María Luisa Bemberg

Film director and screenwriter

1995
Dead
American psychologist Jeremy D. Safran

Jeremy D. Safran

American psychologist

2018
Dead
Indian actress Pasupuleti Kannamba

Pasupuleti Kannamba

Indian actress

1964
Dead
Filipino filmmaker Peque Gallaga

Peque Gallaga

Filipino filmmaker

2020
Dead
Italian film director Ermanno Olmi

Ermanno Olmi

Italian film director

2018
Dead
Brazilian singer and composer Cassiano

Cassiano

Brazilian singer and composer

2021
Dead
American baseball player Bill Coughlin

Bill Coughlin

American baseball player

1943
Dead
American football player and coach, college athletics administrator Chuck Taylor

Chuck Taylor

American football player and coach, college athletics administrator

1994
Dead
Romanian writer George Topîrceanu

George Topîrceanu

Romanian writer

1937
Dead
American actress Adele Mara

Adele Mara

American actress

2010
Dead
Soviet actor Aleksei Makarovich Smirnov

Aleksei Makarovich Smirnov

Soviet actor

1979
Dead
Belgian singer Maurane

Maurane

Belgian singer

2018
Dead
actress Mary Philbin

Mary Philbin

actress

1993
Dead
economist from Canada Sylvia Ostry

Sylvia Ostry

economist from Canada

2020
Dead
American baseball player Gus Bell

Gus Bell

American baseball player

1995
Dead
actress Dawn Addams

Dawn Addams

actress

1985
Dead
New Zealand academic Te Wharehuia Milroy

Te Wharehuia Milroy

New Zealand academic

2019
Dead
Mexican actor Steve Clemente

Steve Clemente

Mexican actor

1950
Dead
Turkish bass guitarist and political activist İbrahim Gökçek

İbrahim Gökçek

Turkish bass guitarist and political activist

2020
Dead
Slovene illustrator and animator Miki Muster

Miki Muster

Slovene illustrator and animator

2018
Dead
Ivorian politician Amadou Soumahoro

Amadou Soumahoro

Ivorian politician

2022
Dead
American actress Judith Evelyn

Judith Evelyn

American actress

1967
Dead
Surinamese politician Emile Wijntuin

Emile Wijntuin

Surinamese politician

2020
Dead
Spanish composer Xavier Montsalvatge

Xavier Montsalvatge

Spanish composer

2002
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