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Dead at age 74
1,570 Notable deaths
Emine Nazikeda Kadın
Wife of ottoman sultan mehmed vi (1866–1941).
Born October 9th, 1866 in Sukhumi.
Died April 4th, 1941 at 74 years old in Maadi.
Karl Ziegler
German chemist (1898–1973).
Born November 26th, 1898 in Helsa.
Died August 12th, 1973 at 74 years old in Mülheim an der Ruhr.
Jim Marshall
American photographer (1936–2010).
Born February 3rd, 1936 in Chicago.
Died March 24th, 2010 at 74 years old in New York City. [ref]
Léon Bourgeois
French statesman (1851-1925).
Born May 21st, 1851 in former 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 29th, 1925 at 74 years old in Épernay. [ref]
Masatoshi Nakayama
Martial artist.
Born April 13th, 1913 in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
Died April 15th, 1987 at 74 years old in Tokyo.
Barney Bigard
American jazz clarinetist, jazz musician (1906-1980).
Born March 3rd, 1906 in New Orleans.
Died June 27th, 1980 at 74 years old in Culver City.
Henry Tizard
British chemist.
Born August 23rd, 1885 in Gillingham.
Died October 9th, 1959 at 74 years old in Fareham.
James Lighthill
British applied mathematician (1924–1998).
Born January 23rd, 1924 in Paris.
Died July 17th, 1998 at 74 years old in Sark.
August Krogh
Danish physiologist (1874–1949).
Born November 15th, 1874 in Grenaa.
Died September 13th, 1949 at 74 years old in Copenhagen.
Vilhelm Moberg
Swedish author and historian.
Born August 20th, 1898 in Moshultamåla. [ref]
Died August 8th, 1973 at 74 years old in Väddö (drowning). [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