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February 3rd
193 Notable deaths
Art Chapman
Basketball player.
Born October 28th, 1912 in Victoria.
Died February 3rd, 1986 at 73 years old in Nanaimo.
Éliane de Meuse
Painter (1899-1993).
Born August 9th, 1899 in Brussels metropolitan area.
Died February 3rd, 1993 at 93 years old in Forest.
Charles Leo Hitchcock
Botanist (1902-1986).
Born April 23rd, 1902 in California.
Died February 3rd, 1986 at 83 years old in Seattle.
Louis Proost
Road bicycle racer.
Born April 7th, 1935 in Halle.
Died February 3rd, 2009 at 73 years old in Lier.
Vittorio Lucchetti
Gymnast (1894-1965).
Born December 21st, 1894 in Livorno.
Died February 3rd, 1965 at 70 years old in Genoa.
Knut Fridell
Olympic wrestler.
Born September 8th, 1908 in Uddevalla.
Died February 3rd, 1992 at 83 years old in Uddevalla.
Yasuo Takamori
Japanese association football player.
Born March 3rd, 1934 in Okayama Prefecture.
Died February 3rd, 2016 at 81 years old [ref]
Sverre Grøner
Gymnast (1890-1972).
Born September 17th, 1890.
Died February 3rd, 1972 at 81 years old in Oslo.
Ernest Sterckx
Belgian cyclist.
Born December 1st, 1922 in Heultje.
Died February 3rd, 1975 at 52 years old in Leuven.
Vladimir Palladin
Russian biochemist and botanist (1859-1922).
Born July 23rd, 1859 in Moscow.
Died February 3rd, 1922 at 62 years old in Saint Petersburg.
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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