December 1st
143 Notable deaths
Thubten Choekyi Nyima, 9th Panchen Lama
Panchen lama (1883-1937).
Born January 12th, 1883 in Dakpo.
Died December 1st, 1937 at 54 years old in Gyêgu.
Damrong Rajanubhab
Prince of siam (1862-1943).
Born June 21st, 1862 in Bangkok.
Died December 1st, 1943 at 81 years old in Bangkok.
Heinrich Boere
Dutch ss officer (1921-2013).
Born September 27th, 1921 in Netherlands.
Died December 1st, 2013 at 92 years old in Fröndenberg. [ref]
Aisha Abd al-Rahman
Egyptian author and professor of literature (1913-1998).
Born November 18th, 1913 in Damietta.
Died December 1st, 1998 at 85 years old in Cairo (myocardial infarction).
Fanny Hesse
German biologist (1850-1934).
Born June 22nd, 1850 in New York City.
Died December 1st, 1934 at 84 years old in Dresden.
Pekka Halonen
Finnish painter (1865-1933).
Born September 23rd, 1865 in Lapinlahti. [ref]
Died December 1st, 1933 at 68 years old in Tuusula. [ref]
Ranganathan Francis
Field hockey player (1920-1975).
Born March 15th, 1920 in Yangon.
Died December 1st, 1975 at 55 years old in Chennai.
Arthur Gore
British tennis player.
Born January 2nd, 1868 in Lyndhurst.
Died December 1st, 1928 at 60 years old in Kensington.
Ken McGregor
Australian tennis player.
Born June 2nd, 1929 in Adelaide.
Died December 1st, 2007 at 78 years old in Myrtle Bank (stomach cancer). [ref]
Ercole Baldini
Italian professional road racing cyclist (1933–2022).
Born January 26th, 1933 in Forlì.
Died December 1st, 2022 at 89 years old in Forlì. [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 143
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