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Dead at age 78
1,608 Notable deaths
Hilde Hildebrand
German actress and singer (1897–1976).
Born September 10th, 1897 in Hanover.
Died May 27th, 1976 at 78 years old in Grunewald.
Max von der Grün
German author (1926-2005).
Born May 25th, 1926 in Bayreuth. [ref]
Died April 7th, 2005 at 78 years old in Dortmund. [ref]
Antonije Isaković
Serbian writer and member of serbian academy of science and arts (1923-2002).
Born November 6th, 1923 in Belgrade.
Died January 13th, 2002 at 78 years old in Belgrade.
Aino Kallas
Finnish-estonian writer (1878-1956).
Born August 2nd, 1878 in Vyborg. [ref]
Died November 9th, 1956 at 78 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
David Ashworth
Irish footballer and manager (1868-1947).
Born June 2nd, 1868 in Poulton-le-Fylde.
Died March 23rd, 1947 at 78 years old in Blackpool.
Gazanfer Özcan
Turkish actor and voice actor (1931-2009).
Born January 27th, 1931 in Istanbul.
Died February 17th, 2009 at 78 years old in Istanbul.
Freddie Frith
British motorcycle racer.
Born May 30th, 1909 in Grimsby.
Died May 24th, 1988 at 78 years old in Grimsby.
Joseph Leonard Walsh
American mathematician (1895-1973).
Born September 21st, 1895 in Washington, D.C..
Died December 6th, 1973 at 78 years old in College Park.
Arkady Chernyshev
Russian footballer (1914-1992).
Born March 16th, 1914 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died April 17th, 1992 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Glen Cavender
Actor (1883-1962).
Born September 19th, 1883 in Tucson.
Died February 9th, 1962 at 78 years old in Hollywood.
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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