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887 Notable deaths
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Leyla Gencer
Turkish soprano.
Born October 10th, 1928 in Istanbul.
Died May 10th, 2008 at 79 years old in Milan (disease). [ref]
Chandra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
Prime minister of nepal.
Born July 8th, 1863 in Kathmandu.
Died November 26th, 1929 at 66 years old in Kathmandu (disease).
Sven Lindqvist
Swedish writer.
Born March 28th, 1932 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died May 14th, 2019 at 87 years old in Stockholm (disease). [ref]
Ruth Fischer
German activist (1895–1961).
Born December 11th, 1895 in Leipzig. [ref]
Died March 13th, 1961 at 65 years old in Paris (disease).
Gusti Huber
Actress.
Born July 27th, 1914 in Wiener Neustadt. [ref]
Died July 12th, 1993 at 78 years old in New York City (disease). [ref]
Hans Georg Dehmelt
German physicist (1922-2017).
Born September 9th, 1922 in Görlitz. [ref]
Died March 7th, 2017 at 94 years old in Seattle (disease). [ref]
Abu al-Qasim al-Shabbi
Tunisian poet (1909-1934).
Born February 24th, 1909 in Tozeur.
Died October 9th, 1934 at 25 years old in Tunis (disease).
Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies
British actress (1891-1992).
Born January 25th, 1891 in London.
Died January 27th, 1992 at 101 years old in Stambourne (disease).
Ben Bernie
American jazz violinist, bandleader, radio personality.
Born May 30th, 1891 in Bayonne. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 1943 at 52 years old in Hollywood (disease). [ref]
Peter Schreier
German tenor and conductor (1935-2019).
Born July 29th, 1935 in Meissen.
Died December 25th, 2019 at 84 years old in Dresden (disease). [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