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Dead at age 54
599 Notable deaths
Guido Westerwelle
German politician (fdp), foreign minister of germany (1961-2016).
Born December 27th, 1961 in Bad Honnef. [ref]
Died March 18th, 2016 at 54 years old in Cologne (acute myeloid leukemia). [ref]
Walther Rathenau
German businessman, writer, art collector and politician (1867-1922).
Born September 29th, 1867 in Berlin. [ref]
Died June 24th, 1922 at 54 years old in Berlin (gunshot wound). [ref]
Jean Jaurès
French / occitan socialist leader (1859-1914).
Born September 3rd, 1859 in Castres. [ref]
Died July 31st, 1914 at 54 years old in Paris (murder). [ref]
Batukeshwar Dutt
Indian revolutionary (1910-1965).
Born November 18th, 1910 in Kanpur.
Died July 20th, 1965 at 54 years old in New Delhi (disease).
Teresa Graves
American actress and singer (born 1948).
Born January 10th, 1948 in Houston.
Died October 10th, 2002 at 54 years old in Los Angeles.
Bogd Khan
Great khan of outer mongolia (1869–1924).
Born October 13th, 1869 in Litang County.
Died April 17th, 1924 at 54 years old in Ulaanbaatar (laryngeal cancer).
Mick Tucker
British drummer.
Born July 17th, 1947 in London.
Died February 14th, 2002 at 54 years old in Hertfordshire (leukemia).
Ulrich Mühe
German actor and theatre director.
Born June 20th, 1953 in Grimma. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 2007 at 54 years old in Walbeck (stomach cancer). [ref]
Bob Fitzsimmons
British boxer (1863-1917).
Born May 26th, 1863 in Helston.
Died October 22nd, 1917 at 54 years old in Chicago (pneumonia).
Victor Chang
Chinese-born australian cardiac surgeon (1936–1991).
Born November 21st, 1936 in Shanghai.
Died July 4th, 1991 at 54 years old in Mosman.
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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