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March 11th
170 Notable deaths
Henry Adefope
Foreign minister of nigeria (1926-2012).
Born March 15th, 1926 in Kaduna.
Died March 11th, 2012 at 85 years old in Lagos. [ref]
Péter Bacsó
Film director (1928–2009).
Born January 6th, 1928 in Košice.
Died March 11th, 2009 at 81 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Ángel Parra
Chilean musician.
Born June 27th, 1943 in Valparaíso.
Died March 11th, 2017 at 73 years old in Antony (lung cancer). [ref]
Kazimierz Brandys
Polish academic (1916-2000).
Born October 27th, 1916 in Łódź.
Died March 11th, 2000 at 83 years old in Nanterre.
Elena Shvarts
Russian poet (1948-2010).
Born May 17th, 1948 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 11th, 2010 at 61 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Tatyana Prorochenko
Ukrainian athlete (1952-2020).
Born March 15th, 1952 in Berdiansk.
Died March 11th, 2020 at 67 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Guy Revell
Figure skater.
Born August 2nd, 1941 in Toronto.
Died March 11th, 1981 at 39 years old in Coquitlam.
Kazimierz Kordylewski
Polish astronomer (1903-1981).
Born October 11th, 1903 in Poznań.
Died March 11th, 1981 at 77 years old in Kraków.
Lars Ahlin
Swedish author and aesthetiian.
Born April 4th, 1915 in Sundsvall. [ref]
Died March 11th, 1997 at 81 years old in Stockholm.
Jan Foltys
Czech chess player (1908–1952).
Born October 13th, 1908 in Svinov.
Died March 11th, 1952 at 43 years old in Ostrava (leukemia).
Deaths 131 to 140 of 170
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