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1,009 Notable deaths
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Juliette Compton
American actress (1899-1989).
Born May 3rd, 1899 in Columbus.
Died March 19th, 1989 at 89 years old in Pasadena (disease).
Eddi Arent
German actor and comedian (1925–2013).
Born May 5th, 1925 in Wrzeszcz.
Died May 28th, 2013 at 88 years old in Munich (disease). [ref]
Norina Matchabelli
Actress (1880–1957).
Born March 3rd, 1880 in Florence.
Died August 4th, 1957 at 77 years old in Myrtle Beach (disease).
Uys Krige
Afrikaner poet and translator (1910–1987).
Born February 4th, 1910 in Bontebokskloof.
Died August 10th, 1987 at 77 years old in Hermanus (disease).
Don Dillaway
American actor (1903-1982).
Born March 17th, 1903 in New York City.
Died November 18th, 1982 at 79 years old in California (disease).
Margaret Lindsay Huggins
Irish astronomer (1848–1915).
Born August 14th, 1848 in Dublin.
Died March 24th, 1915 at 66 years old in Chelsea (disease).
Ethel Shutta
American actress and singer (1896-1976).
Born December 1st, 1896 in Manhattan.
Died February 5th, 1976 at 79 years old in New York City (disease).
Angelo de Mojana di Cologna
77th prince and grand master of the sovereign military order of malta.
Born August 13th, 1905 in Milan.
Died January 17th, 1988 at 82 years old in Rome (disease).
Betty Balfour
British actress (1903-1977).
Born March 27th, 1903 in Chester-le-Street.
Died November 4th, 1977 at 74 years old in Weybridge (disease).
Birt Acres
Cinematographer and cinema innovator (1854–1918).
Born July 23rd, 1854 in Richmond.
Died December 27th, 1918 at 64 years old in Whitechapel (disease).
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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