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Dead at age 51
452 Notable deaths
Miller Huggins
American baseball player.
Born March 27th, 1878 in Cincinnati.
Died September 25th, 1929 at 51 years old in New York City (sepsis).
Amy Lowell
Us writer (1874-1925).
Born February 9th, 1874 in Brookline. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1925 at 51 years old in Brookline (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Sonny Boy Williamson I
American blues musician (1914-1965).
Born March 30th, 1914 in Jackson. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1965 at 51 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark
Greek prince; youngest child of george i of greece and olga constantinovna of russia.
Born August 10th, 1888 in Pavlovsk.
Died January 21st, 1940 at 51 years old in Athens.
Yasmin Ahmad
Malaysian film director.
Born January 7th, 1958 in Kampung Bukit Treh. [ref]
Died July 25th, 2009 at 51 years old in Petaling Jaya (stroke). [ref]
Barbara Bennett
American actress.
Born August 13th, 1906 in Palisades Park.
Died August 8th, 1958 at 51 years old in Montreal.
Anton Mussert
Dutch fascist (1894-1946).
Born May 11th, 1894 in Werkendam.
Died May 7th, 1946 at 51 years old in The Hague, Waalsdorpervlakte (ballistic trauma).
Violette Morris
French athlete.
Born April 18th, 1893 in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1944 at 51 years old in Eure. [ref]
Ronit Elkabetz
Israeli actress and filmmaker.
Born November 27th, 1964 in Beersheba.
Died April 19th, 2016 at 51 years old in Tel Aviv (lung cancer). [ref]
E. D. Morel
British politician (1873-1924).
Born July 10th, 1873 in Paris.
Died November 12th, 1924 at 51 years old in Bovey Tracey.
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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