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Dead at age 39
338 Notable deaths
Ivar Böhling
Finnish wrestler (1889–1929).
Born September 10th, 1889 in Ingå.
Died January 12th, 1929 at 39 years old in Vyborg.
Henryk Bałuszyński
Polish footballer (1972-2012).
Born July 15th, 1972 in Knurów.
Died March 1st, 2012 at 39 years old in Ruda Śląska (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Sergi López Segú
Spanish footballer (1967-2006).
Born October 6th, 1967 in Granollers.
Died November 4th, 2006 at 39 years old in Granollers (railway accident). [ref]
Georg Gehring
Olympic medalist in wrestling.
Born November 14th, 1903 in Frankenthal.
Died October 31st, 1943 at 39 years old in Szczecin, Ludwigshafen.
Aleksandr Kurynov
Russian weightlifter.
Born July 18th, 1934 in Urshelsky.
Died November 30th, 1973 at 39 years old in Kazan (kidney failure).
Alaiza Pashkievich
Poet, activist.
Born July 15th, 1876 in Stary Dvor.
Died February 18th, 1916 at 39 years old in Lida (typhus).
Alphonse Kirchhoffer
French fencer (1873–1913).
Born December 19th, 1873 in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 30th, 1913 at 39 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Takeshi Katō
Japanese gymnast (1942-1982).
Born September 25th, 1942 in Ōdaka.
Died July 24th, 1982 at 39 years old
Gaston Alibert
Fencer (1878–1917).
Born February 22nd, 1878 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 26th, 1917 at 39 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris (tuberculosis).
Bizan Kawakami
Japanese writer (1869-1908).
Born March 5th, 1869 in Osaka.
Died June 15th, 1908 at 39 years old (exsanguination).
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When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche