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Dead at age 98
307 Notable deaths
Arnaldo Pomodoro
Italian sculptor (1926–2025).
Born June 23rd, 1926 in Morciano di Romagna. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 2025 at 98 years old in Milan.
Nasrallah Peter Sfeir
Lebanese catholic cardinal (1920-2019).
Born May 15th, 1920 in Rayfoun. [ref]
Died May 12th, 2019 at 98 years old in Beirut (pneumonitis). [ref]
Erling Lorentzen
Norwegian businessman (1923-2021).
Born January 28th, 1923 in Oslo, Christiania. [ref]
Died March 9th, 2021 at 98 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Joseph Stein
American playwright.
Born May 30th, 1912 in The Bronx.
Died October 24th, 2010 at 98 years old in New York City. [ref]
Paul Findley
American politician (1921-2019).
Born June 23rd, 1921 in Jacksonville.
Died August 9th, 2019 at 98 years old in Jacksonville. [ref]
Bernard Lovell
English physicist and radio astronomer.
Born August 31st, 1913 in Oldland Common.
Died August 6th, 2012 at 98 years old in Swettenham. [ref]
Chesley Bonestell
American science fiction and space illustrator (1888-1986).
Born January 1st, 1888 in San Francisco.
Died June 11th, 1986 at 98 years old in Carmel-by-the-Sea.
Argentina Brunetti
Actress.
Born August 31st, 1907 in Buenos Aires.
Died December 20th, 2005 at 98 years old in Rome.
Julius Shulman
American photographer (1910–2009).
Born October 10th, 1910 in Brooklyn.
Died July 15th, 2009 at 98 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Wayne Mixson
American politician (1922-2020).
Born June 16th, 1922 in New Brockton.
Died July 8th, 2020 at 98 years old in Tallahassee.
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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