Deaths in October 2007
Wikimedia list article
The following is a list of notable deaths in October 2007.
Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:
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October 2007
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Bernard Delaire, 108, French Naval veteran of World War I, one of the last six identified.
Bruce Hay, 57, British rugby player for Britain and Scotland, brain tumour.
Ronnie Hazlehurst, 79, British theme song composer (Are You Being Served?) and jazz musician, stroke.
Israel Kugler, 90, American labor leader and professor, pneumonia.
Harry Lee, 75, American politician, Sheriff of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, leukemia.
Chris Mainwaring, 41, Australian footballer (West Coast Eagles), television and radio sports journalist.
Peggy Maley, 84, American actress.
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