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Dead at age 68

1,055 Notable deaths

Joseph Bernardin

Catholic cardinal.

Born April 2nd, 1928 in Columbia.

Died November 14th, 1996 at 68 years old in Chicago (pancreatic cancer).

Altamas Kabir

39th chief justice of india.

Born July 19th, 1948 in Kolkata.

Died February 19th, 2017 at 68 years old in Kolkata (kidney failure). [ref]

James Merrill

American poet.

Born March 3rd, 1926 in New York City. [ref]

Died February 6th, 1995 at 68 years old in Tucson (death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]

El bicho

American engineer, entrepreneur and medical doctor.

Born September 13th, 1941 in Miami.

Died April 1st, 2010 at 68 years old in Cochran (pneumonia). [ref]

Miguel Muñoz

Spanish association football player and manager (1922–1990).

Born January 19th, 1922 in Madrid.

Died July 16th, 1990 at 68 years old in Madrid.

Junio Valerio Borghese

Italian submarine commander (1906-1974).

Born June 6th, 1906 in Rome.

Died August 26th, 1974 at 68 years old in Cádiz.

John Gunther

American journalist (1901-1970).

Born August 30th, 1901 in Chicago. [ref]

Died May 29th, 1970 at 68 years old in New York City. [ref]

Jacob Bekenstein

Mexican-israeli physicist.

Born May 1st, 1947 in Mexico City.

Died August 16th, 2015 at 68 years old in Helsinki. [ref]

Günter Guillaume

Stasi officer.

Born February 1st, 1927 in Berlin.

Died April 10th, 1995 at 68 years old in Petershagen-Eggersdorf (kidney cancer).

Sumner Welles

American government official and diplomat (1892-1961).

Born October 14th, 1892 in New York City. [ref]

Died September 24th, 1961 at 68 years old in Bernardsville. [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