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Dead at age 78
1,687 Notable deaths
Klára Fried-Bánfalvi
Hungarian sprint canoer.
Born May 9th, 1931 in Budapest.
Died July 15th, 2009 at 78 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Gerard de Kruijff
Dutch equestrian (1890–1968).
Born January 27th, 1890 in Buren.
Died October 16th, 1968 at 78 years old in Deventer.
Mihai Suba
Romanian and spanish chess player.
Born June 1st, 1947 in Bucharest.
Died October 26th, 2025 at 78 years old [ref]
Franz Buxbaum
Austrian botanist (1900-1979).
Born February 25th, 1900 in Liebenau.
Died February 7th, 1979 at 78 years old in Fürstenfeld.
Gunnar Holmberg
Swedish footballer (1897-1975).
Born May 6th, 1897 in Gothenburg.
Died October 21st, 1975 at 78 years old in Borås.
Charles Anderson
American equestrian (1914–1993).
Born October 24th, 1914 in Westminster.
Died March 27th, 1993 at 78 years old in Frankfurt.
Ellsworth Paine Killip
American botanist (1890-1968).
Born September 2nd, 1890 in Rochester.
Died November 21st, 1968 at 78 years old in Redlands.
Walter Monson
Canadian ice hockey player (1909-1988).
Born November 29th, 1909 in Winnipeg.
Died January 9th, 1988 at 78 years old in Winnipeg.
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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