Discover the most famous people who died on November 7. The list includes people like Leonard Cohen, Eleanor Roosevelt, Alfred Russel Wallace, John Nance Garner, Will Durant. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, actors, poets and boxers and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, India, United Kingdom & Germany and many more countries.
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Birthdate: March 24, 1930
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Beech Grove, Indiana, United States
Died: 1980
Dubbed the King of Cool, Steve McQueen was an American actor known for his antihero persona. He was one of the most bankable stars during the 1960s and 1970s. Renowned for performing many of his own stunts, McQueen remains a popular star. In the 2019 film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Steve McQueen was played by Damian Lewis.
Birthdate: October 11, 1884
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: 1962
Feminist and civil rights icon Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, was the longest-serving U.S First Lady. She was a prominent human rights activist, wrote columns, and hosted a radio show. She was named to Gallup's List of Most Widely Admired People of the 20th Century in 1999.
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Leonard Cohen(One of the Most Accomplished Canadian Folk-Rock Singer-Songwriters of His Generation)
Birthdate: September 21, 1934
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Westmount, Canada
Died: 2016
Leonard Cohen was one of the most popular Canadian celebrities of all time. After starting his career as a poet and novelist, Leonard went on to become a famous singer-songwriter, exploring themes like sexuality, religion, depression, and romantic relationships in his work. Leonard Cohen was one of the inspirations for Steven Clark and Matthew Bissonnette's 2002 film Looking for Leonard.
Birthdate: January 12, 1944
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Beaufort, South Carolina, United States
Died: 2011
Joe Frazier, nicknamed “Smokin' Joe,” was a star heavyweight champion who won the boxing gold medal at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Known for his legendary 1971 “Fight of the Century” against Muhammad Ali and his defeat in the “Thrilla in Manila,” Frazier had scored 32 wins in his career.
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Dean Stockwell(Actor)
Birthdate: March 5, 1936
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: 2021
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Howard Keel(Actor and Singer Known for His Rich Bass-Baritone Singing Voice and His Role in TV Series ‘Dallas’)
Birthdate: April 13, 1919
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Gillespie, Illinois, United States
Died: 2004
Howard Keel was an American actor. Renowned for his bass-baritone voice, Keel starred in several MGM musicals throughout the 1950s. Also known for his work in TV and films, Keel was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. In 1996, a Golden Palm Star was dedicated to him on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars.
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Roy Halladay(Baseball Player)
Birthdate: May 14, 1977
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Denver, Colorado, USA
Died: 2017
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
Birthdate: January 8, 1823
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Llanbadoc
Died: 1913
British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace is largely remembered for his theory of evolution through natural selection, which inspired Charles Darwin’s studies. He began his career as a surveyor’s apprentice and later introduced concepts such as reinforcement in animals, also known as the Wallace effect. He was awarded the Order of Merit.
Birthdate: November 22, 1868
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Detroit
Died: 1967
Texas-based Democratic politician John Nance Garner III, also known as Cactus Jack, served as the vice president of the U.S. from 1933 to 1941, under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The qualified lawyer had also served as the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. He fell out with Roosevelt later.
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Leslie Phillips(Actor)
Birthdate: April 20, 1924
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Tottenham, London, England
Died: 2022
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Victor McLaglen(British Boxer-Turned-Hollywood Actor Who Rose to Fame as Character Actor)
Birthdate: December 10, 1886
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Stepney, East London, England
Died: 1959
Known for his collaborations with director John Ford, actor Victor McLaglen was a favorite of audiences of Westerns and even bagged an Oscar for his performance as Gypo Nolan in The Informer. Earlier, he was a carnival boxer and would often use the nickname Sharkey for his bouts.
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Tom of Finland(Finnish Painter, Best Known for His Depiction of Gay Sexuality through His Works)
Birthdate: May 8, 1920
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kaarina
Died: 1991
One of the most influential artists of the 20th century, Touko Valio Laaksonen, better known as Tom of Finland, is remembered for his paintings of the human body and his depiction of homoerotic desire. In his later life, his struggle with emphysema made him switch from pencil to pastels.
Birthdate: October 24, 1775
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Delhi, India
Died: 1862
Bahadur Shah Zafar, son of Akbar II, was the last Mughal emperor. Back then, the Mughals had been reduced to nominal rulers, and his authority extended till the walled city of Old Delhi, or Shahjahanbad. Following the Indian Rebellion of 1857, he was exiled to Rangoon by the British.
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Will Durant(American Writer Best Known for His Work 'The Story of Civilization')
Birthdate: November 5, 1885
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: North Adams, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 1981
Will Durant was an American writer, philosopher, and historian. He is credited with writing The Story of Philosophy which helped popularize philosophy in the USA. Will is also remembered for co-writing an 11-volume set of books titled The Story of Civilization along with his wife Ariel. Will and Ariel were awarded the Pulitzer Prize and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Birthdate: February 27, 1912
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Jalandhar
Died: 1990
Lawrence Durrell, eldest brother of naturalist and author Gerald Durrell, was a poet and writer whose best-known work is The Alexandria Quartet, the tetralogy of novels, including the famous book Justine. Constance from The Avignon Quintet earned a Booker Prize nomination. He is also known for his extensive travel writing.
Birthdate: November 27, 1921
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Uhrovec
Died: 1992
The First Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, Alexander Dubček, was no stranger to politics as a child, being the son of a Communist Party member. He resisted the Nazi occupation, while his liberal policies later led Soviet authorities to invade Czechoslovakia. He eventually died in a car crash.
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Gunnar Hansen(Actor)
Birthdate: March 4, 1947
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Reykjavík, Iceland
Died: 2015
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
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Gene Tunney(Professional Boxer Who was the World Heavyweight Champion from 1926 to 1928)
Birthdate: May 25, 1897
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York City, United States
Died: 1978
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Manfred Rommel(Writer, Politician, Jurist)
Birthdate: December 24, 1928
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Stuttgart
Died: 2013
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Richard Sorge(Soviet Military Intelligence Officer and Spy Who was Active During World War II)
Birthdate: October 4, 1895
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Baku, Azerbaijan
Died: 1944
Richard Sorge was a German journalist and Soviet military intelligence officer. He was active before and during the Second World War. He worked undercover in both Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan under the codename, "Ramsay." He was arrested, tortured, and hanged in 1944. In 1964, he was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.
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Hannah Szenes(Writer, Poet)
Birthdate: July 17, 1921
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Budapest
Died: 1944
Hungarian Jewish poet and SOE member Hannah Szenes went down in history for voluntarily parachuting into occupied Europe during World War II to assist the Allied forces and the armed resistance against the Nazis. Captured at the Hungarian border, she was eventually tortured and executed by a firing squad.
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Elijah Parish Lovejoy(Journalist)
Birthdate: November 9, 1802
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Albion, Maine, United States
Died: 1837
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Li Hongzhang(Diplomat, Mandarin)
Birthdate: February 15, 1823
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Hefei
Died: 1901
Li Hongzhang was a Chinese politician, diplomat, and general of the popular Qing dynasty. He is credited with quelling many major rebellions and took up several important positions in the imperial court. Although he was praised for his diplomatic skills, Li has remained a controversial figure due to his military and political defeats.
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Nik Powell(Co-founder of Virgin Records With Richard Branson)
Birthdate: November 4, 1950
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Great Kingshill, Buckinghamshire, England
Died: 2019
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Germaine Tailleferre(French Composer Who Was the Only Female Member of the Musical Group ‘Les Six')
Birthdate: April 19, 1892
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France
Died: 1983
It is believed French composer Germaine Tailleferre had started composing at the tender age of 5. She later grew up to be the only woman in Henry Collet’s Les Six, or The French Six. Among her many accolades are the Medal of the City of Paris and the Prix Italia.
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Ingrid of Sweden(Queen)
Birthdate: March 28, 1910
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: The Royal Palace, Stockholm, Sweden
Died: 2000
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Carmen Basilio(Boxer)
Birthdate: April 2, 1927
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Canastota, New York, United States
Died: 2012
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Adelaide Hall(Singer, Artist, Jazz musician, Actor, Stage actor)
Birthdate: October 20, 1901
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New York City
Died: 1993
Birthdate: January 13, 1938
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Kolkata, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died: 2019
Padma Shri and Sahitya Akademi Award-winning Indian author Nabaneeta Dev Sen is revered as one of the greatest figures of Bengali literature. Born to a poet couple, Nabaneeta was christened by Rabindrananth Tagore. She was also an academic and was married to economist Amartya Sen for almost 2 decades.
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Dutty Boukman(Haitian Revolutionary Who was Active During the Haitian Revolution)
Birthdate: 1767 AD
Birthplace: Senegambia
Died: 1791
Dutty Boukman was a Haitian revolutionary who was active during the Haitian Revolution. It is believed that Boukman and a Vodou mambo named Cécile Fatiman presided over a religious ceremony at Bois Caïman that instigated the 1791 slave revolt which came to be known as the Haitian Revolution.
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John Hunt, Baron Hunt(British Army Officer Who Led the Successful 1953 British Expedition to 'Mount Everest')
Birthdate: June 22, 1910
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Shimla, India
Died: 1998
British army officer John Hunt, or Baron Hunt, was granted special leave to plan and lead the British expedition to Mount Everest in May 1953. While Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay climbed to the top of Everest, he remained at the base camp. He also taught as a mountain warfare instructor.
Birthdate: January 30, 1910
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Senguttaipalayam, Pollachi, Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu
Died: 2000
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Darrell Royal(American football player and coach)
Birthdate: July 6, 1924
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Hollis, Oklahoma, United States
Died: 2012
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Paul Buckmaster(Conductor)
Birthdate: June 13, 1946
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 2017
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Willibrord(Saint)
Birthdate: 0658 AD
Birthplace: Northumbria, England
Died: 0739
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Janet Flanner(Writer)
Birthdate: March 13, 1892
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Died: 1978
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Eileen Agar(British Artist Known for Her Surrealist Paintings, Collages, and Objects)
Birthdate: December 1, 1899
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died: 1991
Eileen Agar was a British-Argentinian photographer and painter best remembered for her association with the Surrealist movement. In 1936, Agar became the only woman to exhibit her works at the International Surrealist Exhibition in London after her work was recommended by Paul Nash to the organizers of the exhibition, Herbert Read and Roland Penrose.
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Ann Dunham(American Anthropologist and Mother of Former United States President, Barack Obama)
Birthdate: November 29, 1942
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Wichita, Kansas, United States
Died: 1995
Ann Dunham was the mother of former U.S. President Barack Obama. She was an economic anthropologist and worked for the betterment of rural Indonesian women. She had met Barack Obama Sr. while studying at the University of Hawaii. She had worked with USAID, the Ford Foundation, and Bank Rakyat Indonesia.
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Tom Clancy(Singer)
Birthdate: October 29, 1924
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Carrick-On-Suir, Ireland
Died: 1990
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Shorty Rogers(Jazz musician, Trumpeter)
Birthdate: April 14, 1924
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Great Barrington, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 1994
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Olga Rozanova(Russian Artist)
Birthdate: June 22, 1886
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Melenki, Russia
Died: 1918
Olga Rozanova was a Russian avant-garde artist remembered for her association with important movements like Cubo-Futurism, Neo-Primitivism, and Suprematism. She was also an active member of an organization called Soyuz Molodyozhi which organized lectures, discussions, and art exhibitions. Many of her works are preserved at the Museum of Modern Art, the Harvard Art Museums, and the Carnegie Museum of Art.
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Brad Harris(American Actor, Stuntman and Bodybuilder)
Birthdate: July 16, 1933
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Saint Anthony, Idaho, United States
Died: 2017
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Andrea True(Pornographic actress and singer from the disco era)
Birthdate: July 26, 1943
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Died: 2011
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Şehzade Mehmed(Prince)
Birthdate: October 31, 1522
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Topkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Died: 1543
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Hotsumi Ozaki(Journalist, Spy)
Birthdate: April 29, 1901
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Shirakawa, Gifu, Japan
Died: 1944
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Gibson Kente(South African Playwright and Composer)
Birthdate: July 23, 1932
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: East London, South Africa
Died: 2004
Known as the father of township drama, or Black theater, Gibson Kente was a master playwright, who had also directed How Long (Must We Suffer…)?, the first prominent South African movie made by a Black artist. While dying from HIV, he made a public plea for donations, announcing his bankruptcy.
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Eric Linklater(Scottish Poet, Fiction Writer, Military Historian, and Travel Writer)
Birthdate: March 8, 1899
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
Died: 1974
Welsh-born Scottish author Eric Linklater is best remembered for his award-winning children’s book The Wind on the Moon. Initially a student of medicine, he later switched to English literature. He had also been part pf the Scottish military and later also became a military historian.
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Jose Yglesias(Novelist)
Birthdate: November 29, 1919
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Ybor City, Tampa, Florida, United States
Died: 1995
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Otto Wernicke(Actor)
Birthdate: September 30, 1893
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Osterode am Harz, Germany
Died: 1965
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Jitendra Abhisheki(Actor, Composer)
Birthdate: September 21, 1929
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Mangeshi village
Died: 1998
