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Dead at age 87
1,570 Notable deaths
Paul-Émile Victor
French explorer.
Born June 28th, 1907 in Geneva. [ref]
Died March 7th, 1995 at 87 years old in Bora Bora. [ref]
Anders Nygren
Swedish bishop (1890–1978).
Born November 15th, 1890 in Gothenburg. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1978 at 87 years old in Lund. [ref]
Otto Friedrich Bollnow
German philosopher and teacher.
Born March 14th, 1903 in Szczecin. [ref]
Died February 7th, 1991 at 87 years old in Tübingen. [ref]
Odo Marquard
Philosopher (1928-2015).
Born February 26th, 1928 in Słupsk. [ref]
Died May 9th, 2015 at 87 years old in Celle. [ref]
Ğäbdräşit İbrahimof
Russian journalist and writer (1857-1944).
Born April 23rd, 1857 in Tara.
Died August 31st, 1944 at 87 years old in Tokyo.
Albert Mol
Dutch actor (1917-2004).
Born January 3rd, 1917 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died March 9th, 2004 at 87 years old in Laren (aneurysm).
Adam Darius
American dancer (1930-2017).
Born May 10th, 1930 in Manhattan.
Died December 3rd, 2017 at 87 years old in Espoo (myocardial infarction).
Jakov Gotovac
Croatian composer (1895-1982).
Born October 11th, 1895 in Split.
Died October 16th, 1982 at 87 years old in Zagreb.
Alfred Schwarzmann
Gymnast and soldier.
Born March 22nd, 1912 in Fürth.
Died March 11th, 2000 at 87 years old in Goslar.
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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