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Dead at age 61
863 Notable deaths
Rudolf König
Austrian astronomist.
Born August 18th, 1865 in Vienna.
Died January 30th, 1927 at 61 years old in Hietzing.
Edward Dawson
Canadian basketball player (1907-1968).
Born October 10th, 1907 in Alford.
Died October 24th, 1968 at 61 years old in London.
Vladimir Volodin
Russian actor (1891-1958).
Born July 20th, 1896 in Moscow.
Died March 27th, 1958 at 61 years old in Moscow.
Alberto Ghilardi
Olympic cyclist.
Born August 25th, 1909 in Rome.
Died June 30th, 1971 at 61 years old in Rome.
Jörg Schmidt
East german canoe racer (1961–2022).
Born February 16th, 1961 in Berlin.
Died July 21st, 2022 at 61 years old [ref]
Metaksia Simonyan
Soviet actor (1926-1987).
Born February 21st, 1926 in Ashgabat.
Died August 11th, 1987 at 61 years old in Yerevan.
Francis Frederick
American rower (1907-1968).
Born February 28th, 1907 in Alameda.
Died May 2nd, 1968 at 61 years old in Berkeley.
Charles Clapper
Olympic wrestler (1875–1937).
Born December 20th, 1875 in Memphis.
Died September 14th, 1937 at 61 years old in Chicago.
Javier Imbroda
Spanish basketball coach.
Born January 8th, 1961 in Melilla.
Died April 2nd, 2022 at 61 years old in Málaga (prostate cancer). [ref]
Harold Annison
British swimmer (1895–1957).
Born December 27th, 1895 in London Borough of Hackney. [ref]
Died November 27th, 1957 at 61 years old in Lancing. [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