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October 12th
179 Notable deaths
Mircea David
Romanian footballer (1914-1993).
Born October 16th, 1914 in Sinaia.
Died October 12th, 1993 at 78 years old in Iași.
Sergio Caprari
Italian boxer (1932-2015).
Born July 11th, 1932 in Civita Castellana.
Died October 12th, 2015 at 83 years old in Faleria. [ref]
János Herskó
Hungarian-born actor and film director (1926-2011).
Born April 9th, 1926 in Budapest.
Died October 12th, 2011 at 85 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Hevrin Khalaf
Syrian kurdish politician and civil engineer.
Born November 15th, 1984 in Al-Malikiyah. [ref]
Died October 12th, 2019 at 34 years old in Tell Abyad (assassination). [ref]
Yakov Punkin
Olympic wrestler (1921–1994).
Born December 8th, 1921 in Zaporizhzhia. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1994 at 72 years old in Zaporizhzhia. [ref]
Ivan Fomich Pavlov
Soviet aviator.
Born June 25th, 1922 in Orenburg Governorate.
Died October 12th, 1950 at 28 years old
Frank Synott
American ice hockey player (1890-1945).
Born December 28th, 1890 in Chatham.
Died October 12th, 1945 at 54 years old in Boston.
Ruth Halbsguth
Swimmer.
Born December 9th, 1916 in Eckernförde.
Died October 12th, 2003 at 86 years old in Eckernförde.
Víctor Trossero
Argentine footballer (1953-1983).
Born September 15th, 1953 in Gödeken.
Died October 12th, 1983 at 30 years old in Buenos Aires (myocardial infarction).
Pepín
Spanish footballer (1931-2010).
Born November 16th, 1931 in Valencia.
Died October 12th, 2010 at 78 years old in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Deaths 161 to 170 of 179
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