October 16th

172 Notable deaths

Heini Thoma

Swiss rower.

Born October 16th, 1900.

Died October 16th, 1982 at 82 years old

Edgar Kant

Estonian geographer and economist.

Born February 21st, 1902 in Tallinn. [ref]

Died October 16th, 1978 at 76 years old in Lund. [ref]

Deaths 171 to 172 of 172

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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