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November 9th
200 Notable deaths
La Veneno
Spanish transsexual vedette, sex worker, singer and actress.
Born March 19th, 1964 in Adra.
Died November 9th, 2016 at 52 years old in Madrid.
Mohammed Nadir Shah
King of afghanistan (r. 1929-1933).
Born April 9th, 1883 in Dehradun.
Died November 9th, 1933 at 50 years old in Kabul.
Howard Pyle
American illustrator and author (1853-1911).
Born April 5th, 1853 in Wilmington. [ref]
Died November 9th, 1911 at 58 years old in Florence. [ref]
Markus Wolf
Head of the east german foreign intelligence service during the cold war.
Born January 19th, 1923 in Hechingen.
Died November 9th, 2006 at 83 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Ernst vom Rath
German diplomat (1909-1938).
Born June 3rd, 1909 in Frankfurt am Main.
Died November 9th, 1938 at 29 years old in Paris.
Edna May Oliver
American actress (1883–1942).
Born November 9th, 1883 in Malden.
Died November 9th, 1942 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (colorectal cancer).
Israel Horovitz
American writer.
Born March 31st, 1939 in Wakefield.
Died November 9th, 2020 at 81 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Lucio Battisti
Italian singer-songwriter (1943-1998).
Born March 5th, 1943 in Poggio Bustone. [ref]
Died November 9th, 1998 at 55 years old in Milan (cancer). [ref]
Gerald Mohr
American radio, film and television character actor (1914-1968).
Born June 11th, 1914 in New York City.
Died November 9th, 1968 at 54 years old in Södermalm (myocardial infarction).
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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