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Dead at age 56
922 Notable deaths
Paul Nemenyi
Hungarian mathematician and physicist specializing in continuum mechanics.
Born June 5th, 1895 in Rijeka.
Died March 1st, 1952 at 56 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).
Billy Murdoch
Australian cricketer (1854-1911).
Born October 18th, 1854 in Bendigo.
Died February 18th, 1911 at 56 years old in Melbourne (stroke).
David M. Walker
American astronaut (1944-2001).
Born May 20th, 1944 in Columbus.
Died April 23rd, 2001 at 56 years old in Houston (stroke).
Valerio Zurlini
Italian film director and screenwriter (1926–1982).
Born March 19th, 1926 in Bologna.
Died October 27th, 1982 at 56 years old in Verona (internal bleeding).
Wilhelm Leibl
German artist (1844–1900).
Born October 23rd, 1844 in Cologne.
Died December 5th, 1900 at 56 years old in Würzburg.
Horatio Parker
American composer and teacher (1863–1919).
Born September 15th, 1863 in Auburndale.
Died December 18th, 1919 at 56 years old in Cedarhurst.
Enno Lolling
Head physician of nazi concentration camps (1888–1945).
Born July 19th, 1888 in Cologne.
Died May 27th, 1945 at 56 years old in Flensburg.
Count Karl von Stürgkh
Minister-president of austria (1859-1916).
Born October 30th, 1859 in Graz.
Died October 21st, 1916 at 56 years old in Vienna (deliberate murder).
Friedrich Panzinger
German nazi ss officer and holocaust perpetrator (1903–1959).
Born February 1st, 1903 in Munich.
Died August 8th, 1959 at 56 years old in Munich.
Enrique Olaya Herrera
President of colombia (1880-1937).
Born November 12th, 1880 in Guateque. [ref]
Died February 18th, 1937 at 56 years old in Rome (stroke).
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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