Dead at age 57
668 Notable deaths
Igor Kurchatov
Soviet nuclear physicist (1903-1960).
Born January 12th, 1903 in Sim. [ref]
Died February 7th, 1960 at 57 years old in Moscow.
Lluís Companys
123rd president of catalonia.
Born June 21st, 1883 in El Tarròs. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1940 at 57 years old in Montjuïc Castle (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Ameyo Adadevoh
Nigerian physician.
Born October 27th, 1956 in Lagos.
Died August 19th, 2014 at 57 years old in Lagos (Ebola hemorrhagic fever). [ref]
Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe
British noble (1865–1922).
Born July 15th, 1865 in Dublin. [ref]
Died August 14th, 1922 at 57 years old in London (disease). [ref]
Shibli Nomani
British indian islamic scholar, thinker, author, orator, poet and critic of orientalists.
Born June 3rd, 1857 in Azamgarh.
Died November 18th, 1914 at 57 years old
Kathy Chow
Hong kong actress.
Born December 6th, 1966 in British Hong Kong.
Died December 11th, 2023 at 57 years old in Beijing (systemic lupus erythematosus, heart disease).
Julia Phillips
American film producer and author.
Born April 7th, 1944 in New York City.
Died January 1st, 2002 at 57 years old in West Hollywood (cancer).
Ruth First
South african politician (1925-1982).
Born May 4th, 1925 in Johannesburg.
Died August 17th, 1982 at 57 years old in Maputo (letter bomb). [ref]
Douglas Jardine
English cricketer (1900–1958).
Born October 23rd, 1900 in Mumbai.
Died June 18th, 1958 at 57 years old in Montreux (lung cancer).
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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