2007 Requiem

Of the children born in 2007, we won't know for quite a while how their lives will turn out. Which ones will impact the world, which will live quiet, honorable lives, which will end in tragedy or fade away in disappointment.

But we can look back on those who passed away in 2007 and marvel at their gifts and ways they made a difference in the world. See this article in the LA Times for a list of notable people who died this year.

Among the major notables who passed from the scene this year, three of the most famous -- two masters of cinema and a genius of football -- died on the same day: July 30.