Did you know
Nick Adams was noted for his roles in several Hollywood films during the 1950s and 1960s, including Rebel Without a Cause along with his starring role in the ABC television series The Rebel (1959–1961).
Notable Deaths on February 7
1968 — Nick Adams
American actor and screenwriter (born 1931)
February 7 has 84 recorded notable deaths across history, from 199 to 2025. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Notable Deaths
84 source records
199 – 2025
Today in history
Major events on February 7
See what else happened on this day in history.
- 1991 Haiti's first democratically elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, is sworn in. Source
- 1979 Pluto moves inside Neptune's orbit for the first time since either was discovered. Source
- 2013 The U.S. state of Mississippi officially certifies the Thirteenth Amendment, becoming the last state to approve the abolition of slavery. The Thirteenth Amendment was formally ratified by Mississippi in 1995. Source
- 2024 Pakistan election offices are hit by twin bombings, killing at least 24 people a day before general elections. Source
Did you know
When he assumed the title of Supreme Ruler of Russia in 1918, Kolchak headed a military dictatorship, which ruled over the territory of the former Russian Empire controlled by the Whites.
Did you know
Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu was an Irish writer of Gothic literature, journalist and newspaper proprietor.
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Smith coached from 1961 to 1997 and retired with 879 victories, which was the NCAA Division I men's basketball record at that time.
Did you know
Elihu Root also served as a United States Senator from New York and received the 1912 Nobel Peace Prize.
More major people who died on February 7
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1920
Alexander Kolchak
Russian admiral and explorer (born 1874)
Admiral Alexander Vasilyevich Kolchak was a Russian navy officer and polar explorer who led the White movement in the Russian Civil War.
1873
Sheridan Le Fanu
Irish author (born 1814)
Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu was an Irish writer of Gothic literature, journalist and newspaper proprietor.
2015
Dean Smith
American basketball player and coach (born 1931)
Dean Edwards Smith was an American men's college basketball head coach. Called a "coaching legend" by the Basketball Hall of Fame, he coached for 36 years at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
1937
Elihu Root
American lawyer and politician, 38th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1845)
Elihu Root was an American lawyer, Republican politician, and statesman who served as the 41st United States Secretary of War under presidents William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt and the 38th United States Secretary…
2017
Hans Rosling
Swedish academic (born 1948)
Hans Rosling was a Swedish physician, academic, and public speaker.
2015
Marshall Rosenberg
American psychologist and author (born 1934)
Marshall Bertram Rosenberg was an American psychologist, mediator, author, and teacher.
1864
Vuk Karadžić
Serbian philologist and linguist (born 1787)
Vuk Stefanović Karadžić was a Serbian philologist, anthropologist and linguist. He was one of the most important reformers of the modern Serbian language.
1994
Witold Lutosławski
Polish composer and conductor (born 1913)
Witold Roman Lutosławski was a Polish composer and conductor. Among the major composers of 20th-century classical music, he is "generally regarded as the most significant Polish composer since Szymanowski, and possibly…
2012
Harry Keough
American soccer player and coach (born 1927)
Harry Joseph Keough was an American soccer defender who played on the United States national team in their 1–0 upset of England at the 1950 FIFA World Cup. He spent most of his club career in his native St.
1520
Alfonsina de' Medici
Regent of Florence (born 1472)
Alfonsina Orsini was a regent of Florence. She governed the Republic of Florence during the absences of her son, Lorenzo II de' Medici, in the period of 1515–1519.
1897
Galileo Ferraris
Italian physicist and engineer (born 1847)
Galileo Ferraris was an Italian university professor, physicist and electrical engineer, one of the pioneers of AC power system and inventor of the induction motor, although he never patented his work.
1963
Learco Guerra
Italian cyclist and manager (born 1902)
Learco Guerra was an Italian professional road racing cyclist. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1934 Giro d'Italia.
1959
Guitar Slim
American singer and guitarist (born 1926)
Eddie Jones, known as Guitar Slim, was an American guitarist in the 1940s and 1950s, best known for the million-selling song "The Things That I Used to Do", for Specialty Records.
1942
Ivan Bilibin
Russian illustrator and stage designer (born 1876)
Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin was a Russian illustrator and stage designer who took part in the Mir iskusstva, contributed to the Ballets Russes, co-founded the Union of Russian Artists, and from 1937 was a member of the…
199
Lü Bu
Chinese warlord
Lü Bu, courtesy name Fengxian, was a Chinese general and warlord who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty.
1799
Qianlong Emperor of China (born 1711)
The Qianlong Emperor, also known by his temple name Emperor Gaozong of Qing, personal name Hongli, was the fifth emperor of the Qing dynasty and the fourth Qing emperor to rule over China proper.
1979
Josef Mengele
German SS officer and physician (born 1911)
Josef Rudolf Mengele, often dubbed the "Angel of Death", was a German military officer and physician during World War II at the Soviet front and then at Auschwitz during the Holocaust.
1986
Cheikh Anta Diop
Senegalese historian, anthropologist, and physicist (born 1923)
Cheikh Anta Diop was a Senegalese historian, anthropologist, physicist, and politician who studied the human race's origins and pre-colonial African culture.
2019
Frank Robinson
American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1935)
Frank Robinson, nicknamed "the Judge", was an American professional baseball outfielder and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for five teams over 21 seasons: the Cincinnati Reds (1956–1965), Baltimore…