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Dead at age 56
683 Notable deaths
Betty Arlen
American actress (1909-1966).
Born November 9th, 1909 in Webster County.
Died August 4th, 1966 at 56 years old in Farmington.
Carl Heinrich Becker
German orientalist (1876-1933).
Born April 12th, 1876 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died February 10th, 1933 at 56 years old in Steglitz. [ref]
David-Zvi Pinkas
Israeli politician (1895–1952).
Born December 5th, 1895 in Sopron.
Died August 14th, 1952 at 56 years old in Tel Aviv (myocardial infarction).
Édouard Risler
French musician (1873-1929).
Born February 23rd, 1873 in Baden-Baden. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1929 at 56 years old in Paris, 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Arthur Erich Haas
Austrian physicist.
Born April 30th, 1884 in Brno.
Died February 20th, 1941 at 56 years old in Chicago (pneumonia).
Irmtraud Morgner
German writer.
Born August 22nd, 1933 in Chemnitz. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1990 at 56 years old in Berlin (cancer).
Asbjørn Halvorsen
Norwegian footballer (1898-1955).
Born December 3rd, 1898 in Sarpsborg. [ref]
Died January 16th, 1955 at 56 years old in Narvik. [ref]
Diána Igaly
Sport shooter.
Born January 31st, 1965 in Budapest.
Died April 8th, 2021 at 56 years old in Budapest (COVID-19). [ref]
Ivan Bahrianyi
Ukrainian writer and politician (1906–1963).
Born October 2nd, 1906 in Okhtyrka. [ref]
Died August 25th, 1963 at 56 years old in Neu-Ulm.
Gerrit Achterberg
Dutch poet.
Born May 20th, 1905 in Wijk bij Duurstede. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1962 at 56 years old in Leusden (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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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