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Dead at age 88
1,447 Notable deaths
Dolindo Ruotolo
Italian priest (1882–1970).
Born October 6th, 1882 in Naples.
Died November 19th, 1970 at 88 years old in Naples.
Mary Beth Edelson
American artist (1933–2021).
Born February 6th, 1933 in East Chicago.
Died April 20th, 2021 at 88 years old in Ocean Grove (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Norman Abramson
Computer scientist, engineer.
Born April 1st, 1932 in Boston.
Died December 1st, 2020 at 88 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Sidney Kingsley
American writer (1906-1995).
Born October 22nd, 1906 in New York City.
Died March 20th, 1995 at 88 years old in Oakland.
Louis Essen
English physicist who invented the caesium atomic clock and determined the speed of light (1908-1997).
Born September 6th, 1908 in Nottingham.
Died August 24th, 1997 at 88 years old in Great Bookham.
Eric Broadley
British engineer.
Born September 22nd, 1928 in Bromley.
Died May 28th, 2017 at 88 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Pierre Delanoë
French songwriter, author (1918-2006).
Born December 16th, 1918 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 27th, 2006 at 88 years old in Poissy (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Marie-Louise Damien
French singer and actress (1889–1978).
Born December 5th, 1889 in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 30th, 1978 at 88 years old in La Celle-Saint-Cloud. [ref]
Theoni V. Aldredge
Greek-american stage and screen costume designer (1922-2011).
Born August 22nd, 1922 in Thessaloniki.
Died January 21st, 2011 at 88 years old in Stamford (disease). [ref]
Nino Vaccarella
Racecar driver.
Born March 4th, 1933 in Palermo. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 2021 at 88 years old in Palermo. [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