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Dead at age 76
1,687 Notable deaths
Don Ho
Hawaiian musician/entertainer (1930-2007).
Born August 13th, 1930 in Honolulu.
Died April 14th, 2007 at 76 years old in Waikiki (heart failure). [ref]
Archduchess Gisela of Austria
Austrian imperial and royal.
Born July 12th, 1856 in Laxenburg.
Died July 27th, 1932 at 76 years old in Munich.
Willie Dixon
American blues musician, songwriter (1915-1992).
Born July 1st, 1915 in Vicksburg. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1992 at 76 years old in Burbank. [ref]
Alexei Kosygin
Soviet politician (1904-1980).
Born February 21st, 1904 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 18th, 1980 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Graham Sutherland
English artist (1903-1980).
Born August 24th, 1903 in Streatham. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1980 at 76 years old in Streatham. [ref]
Cecil Beaton
British photographer, designer, socialite, writer (1904–1980).
Born January 14th, 1904 in Hampstead.
Died January 18th, 1980 at 76 years old in Salisbury, Broad Chalke.
Brenda Marshall
American actress (1915-1992).
Born September 29th, 1915 in Negros.
Died July 30th, 1992 at 76 years old in Palm Springs (esophageal cancer).
Diana Wynne Jones
English children's fantasy writer.
Born August 16th, 1934 in London. [ref]
Died March 26th, 2011 at 76 years old in Bristol (lung cancer). [ref]
Chill Wills
Actor (1902-1978).
Born July 18th, 1902 in Seagoville. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1978 at 76 years old in Encino (cancer). [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