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Dead at age 73
1,547 Notable deaths
Gennady Yanayev
Vice president of the soviet union from 1990 to 1991.
Born August 26th, 1937 in Perevoz.
Died September 24th, 2010 at 73 years old in Moscow (lung cancer). [ref]
Johan Neeskens
Dutch football manager and player (1951–2024).
Born September 15th, 1951 in Heemstede.
Died October 6th, 2024 at 73 years old in Algiers. [ref]
Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski
German politician and ss functionary (1899–1972).
Born March 1st, 1899 in Germany, Lębork.
Died March 8th, 1972 at 73 years old in Munich.
Kenneth Grahame
British novelist.
Born March 8th, 1859 in Edinburgh.
Died July 6th, 1932 at 73 years old in Berkshire.
William Fox
Hungarian-american film producer.
Born January 1st, 1879 in Tolcsva.
Died May 8th, 1952 at 73 years old in New York City.
Pedro Albizu Campos
Puerto rican politician and independence advocate (1891-1965).
Born September 12th, 1891 in Ponce.
Died April 21st, 1965 at 73 years old in San Juan.
Abigail Greene Aldrich
American socialite and philanthropist (1874–1948).
Born October 26th, 1874 in Providence.
Died April 5th, 1948 at 73 years old in New York City.
George Macready
American actor (1899-1973).
Born August 29th, 1899 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 1973 at 73 years old in Los Angeles (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Walker Percy
Southern philosophical novelist.
Born May 28th, 1916 in Birmingham.
Died May 10th, 1990 at 73 years old in Covington (prostate cancer).
David Halberstam
American writer, journalist, historian.
Born April 10th, 1934 in New York City.
Died April 23rd, 2007 at 73 years old in Menlo Park (traffic collision). [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