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1,885 Notable deaths
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Dick Irvin
Canadian ice hockey player (1892-1957).
Born July 19th, 1892 in Hamilton.
Died May 15th, 1957 at 64 years old in Montreal (cancer).
Qiao Shi
Former politburo standing committee member of the chinese communist party (1924-2015).
Born December 24th, 1924 in Shanghai.
Died June 14th, 2015 at 90 years old in Beijing (cancer).
Alan Fletcher
British graphic designer (1931–2006).
Born September 27th, 1931 in Nairobi. [ref]
Died September 21st, 2006 at 74 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Mieczysław Rakowski
Former first secretary of the polish united workers' party (1926–2008).
Born December 1st, 1926 in Kowalewko-Folwark. [ref]
Died November 8th, 2008 at 81 years old in Warsaw (cancer). [ref]
Rose Laurens
French singer-songwriter.
Born March 4th, 1951 in 4th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 29th, 2018 at 67 years old in 3rd arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Jack Smight
American film director (1925-2003).
Born March 9th, 1925 in Minneapolis. [ref]
Died September 1st, 2003 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Lynne Carver
American actress (1916-1955).
Born September 13th, 1916 in Birmingham.
Died August 12th, 1955 at 38 years old in New York City (cancer).
Roy J. Plunkett
American chemist.
Born June 26th, 1910 in New Carlisle.
Died May 12th, 1994 at 83 years old in Corpus Christi (cancer).
Christo Jivkov
Bulgarian actor.
Born February 18th, 1975 in Sofia.
Died March 31st, 2023 at 48 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Madeeha Gauhar
Pakistani actress, playwright, theater director and women's rights activist (1956-2018).
Born September 21st, 1956 in Karachi.
Died April 25th, 2018 at 61 years old in Lahore (cancer).
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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