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Dead at age 88
1,445 Notable deaths
Owen Lattimore
American scholar of central asia (1900-1989).
Born July 29th, 1900 in Washington, D.C..
Died May 31st, 1989 at 88 years old in Providence. [ref]
Luis García Meza Tejada
Bolivian dictator (1929-2018).
Born August 8th, 1929 in La Paz. [ref]
Died April 29th, 2018 at 88 years old in La Paz (myocardial infarction). [ref]
John Franklin Enders
American medical researcher (1897-1985).
Born February 10th, 1897 in West Hartford.
Died September 8th, 1985 at 88 years old in Waterford.
Sidney Webb
English socialist economist, 1859–1947.
Born July 13th, 1859 in London.
Died October 13th, 1947 at 88 years old in Hampshire. [ref]
Fred Steiner
American composer, conductor, orchestrator, film historian and arranger for television, radio and film (1923-2001).
Born February 24th, 1923 in New York City.
Died June 28th, 2011 at 88 years old in Ajijic (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Pascal Lissouba
First president of the republic of the congo (1931–2020).
Born November 15th, 1931 in Tsiguindi.
Died August 24th, 2020 at 88 years old in Perpignan (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Kavalam Narayana Panicker
Indian dramatist, director and poet.
Born April 28th, 1928 in Kavalam.
Died June 26th, 2016 at 88 years old in Thiruvananthapuram (respiratory failure).
Hirokazu Kanazawa
Martial artist.
Born May 3rd, 1931 in Iwate Prefecture.
Died December 8th, 2019 at 88 years old [ref]
Leo Rosten
Jewish american humorist.
Born April 11th, 1908 in Łódź. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1997 at 88 years old in New York City. [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