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3,327 Notable deaths
by myocardial infarction
Jair Rodrigues
Brazilian musician and singer (1939–2014).
Born February 6th, 1939 in Igarapava.
Died May 8th, 2014 at 75 years old in Cotia (myocardial infarction).
Johann Palisa
Austrian astronomist (1848–1925).
Born December 6th, 1848 in Opava.
Died May 2nd, 1925 at 76 years old in Vienna (myocardial infarction).
Olga Lepeshinskaya
Soviet ballet dancer.
Born September 28th, 1916 in Kyiv.
Died December 20th, 2008 at 92 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Wilfried Dietrich
West german wrestler (1933-1992).
Born October 14th, 1933 in Schifferstadt.
Died June 3rd, 1992 at 58 years old in Durbanville (myocardial infarction).
María Luisa Alcalá
Mexican actress.
Born March 26th, 1943 in Mexico City.
Died February 21st, 2016 at 72 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction).
Richard Tucker
Actor (1884-1942).
Born June 4th, 1884 in Brooklyn.
Died December 5th, 1942 at 58 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction).
Julius von Payer
Austrian mountain climber, painter, arctic explorer and nobleman (1841-1915).
Born September 2nd, 1842 in Teplice.
Died August 30th, 1915 at 72 years old in Bled (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Alan Kotok
American computer scientist (1941–2006).
Born November 9th, 1941 in Philadelphia.
Died May 26th, 2006 at 64 years old in Cambridge (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Fabián Bielinsky
Argentine film director (1959–2006).
Born February 3rd, 1959 in Buenos Aires.
Died June 29th, 2006 at 47 years old in São Paulo (myocardial infarction).
Philippe Séguin
French politician (1943-2010).
Born April 21st, 1943 in Tunis.
Died January 7th, 2010 at 66 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [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