December 29th
162 Notable deaths
Cássia Eller
Brazilian singer (1962-2001).
Born December 10th, 1962 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died December 29th, 2001 at 39 years old in Rio de Janeiro (myocardial infarction).
Judith Rich Harris
American psychology researcher (1938-2018).
Born February 10th, 1938 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died December 29th, 2018 at 80 years old in Middletown Township (multiple sclerosis). [ref]
Avi Cohen
Israeli football player-manager (1956-2010).
Born November 14th, 1956 in Cairo.
Died December 29th, 2010 at 54 years old in Tel Aviv (motorcycle accident). [ref]
Nadezhda Mandelstam
Russian writer and educator.
Born October 30th, 1899 in Saratov. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1980 at 81 years old in Moscow. [ref]
John Paul Jr.
American racecar driver born in 1960.
Born February 19th, 1960 in Muncie.
Died December 29th, 2020 at 60 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Akmal Shaikh
Taxi driver and criminal executed for drug offences in china.
Born April 5th, 1956 in Pakistan.
Died December 29th, 2009 at 53 years old in Ürümqi (lethal injection). [ref]
Leonid Nikolaev
Russian assassin.
Born May 10th, 1904 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 29th, 1934 at 30 years old in Saint Petersburg (ballistic trauma, execution by shooting).
Frunzik Mkrtchyan
Soviet actor and theatre director (1930-1993).
Born July 4th, 1930 in Gyumri.
Died December 29th, 1993 at 63 years old in Yerevan (cancer).
Mike Beuttler
Racecar driver.
Born April 13th, 1940 in Cairo.
Died December 29th, 1988 at 48 years old in Los Angeles (death from AIDS-related complications).
Salvador Reyes Monteón
Mexican footballer (1936-2012).
Born September 20th, 1936 in Guadalajara.
Died December 29th, 2012 at 76 years old in Guadalajara.
Deaths 51 to 60 of 162
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