March 1st
168 Notable deaths
Gregory La Cava
American film director (1892-1952).
Born March 10th, 1892 in Towanda. [ref]
Died March 1st, 1952 at 59 years old in Malibu (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Georges J. F. Köhler
German immunologist (1946-1995).
Born April 17th, 1946 in Munich. [ref]
Died March 1st, 1995 at 48 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau (myocardial infarction).
Richard Wilhelm
German sinologist.
Born May 10th, 1873 in Stuttgart. [ref]
Died March 1st, 1930 at 56 years old in Tübingen. [ref]
9th Jebtsundamba Khutughtu
Buddhist leader.
Born January 6th, 1933 in Lhasa.
Died March 1st, 2012 at 79 years old in Ulaanbaatar. [ref]
Chris Welp
German basketball player.
Born January 2nd, 1964 in Delmenhorst.
Died March 1st, 2015 at 51 years old in Puget Sound (heart failure).
Hans Robert Jauss
German academic (1921-1997).
Born December 12th, 1921 in Göppingen. [ref]
Died March 1st, 1997 at 75 years old in Konstanz. [ref]
David Rubinger
Israeli photojournalist and photographer (1924-2017).
Born June 24th, 1924 in Vienna. [ref]
Died March 1st, 2017 at 92 years old in Jerusalem (cancer). [ref]
Felice Casorati
Italian painter (1883-1963).
Born December 4th, 1883 in Novara. [ref]
Died March 1st, 1963 at 79 years old in Turin. [ref]
Mariano Azuela
Mexican author and physician (1873-1952).
Born January 1st, 1873 in Lagos de Moreno. [ref]
Died March 1st, 1952 at 79 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Charlotte Delbo
French writer and resistance fighter (1913-1985).
Born August 10th, 1913 in Vigneux-sur-Seine. [ref]
Died March 1st, 1985 at 71 years old in Paris (lung cancer). [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 168
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