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255 Notable deaths
George Andrew Olah
Hungarian chemist (1927-2017).
Born May 22nd, 1927 in Budapest.
Died March 8th, 2017 at 89 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
B. G. Kher
Indian politician (1888-1957).
Born August 24th, 1888 in Ratnagiri.
Died March 8th, 1957 at 68 years old in Pune.
Kate Wilhelm
American science fiction writer (1928-2018).
Born June 8th, 1928 in Toledo.
Died March 8th, 2018 at 89 years old in Eugene.
Walid Khalidi
Palestinian historian (1925–2026).
Born July 16th, 1925 in Jerusalem.
Died March 8th, 2026 at 100 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
William Churchill deMille
American screenwriter and film director (1878-1955).
Born July 25th, 1878 in Washington.
Died March 8th, 1955 at 76 years old in Playa del Rey. [ref]
Muhammad Zaidan
Palestinian politician (1948-2004).
Born December 10th, 1948 in Al-Nayrab Camp.
Died March 8th, 2004 at 55 years old in Iraq (cardiovascular disease).
Esther Howard
American actress (1892-1965).
Born April 4th, 1892 in Helena.
Died March 8th, 1965 at 72 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Claus Ogerman
German composer (1930-2016).
Born April 29th, 1930 in Racibórz.
Died March 8th, 2016 at 85 years old in Munich. [ref]
Chabuca Granda
Peruvian recording artist; composer and singer (1920–1983).
Born September 3rd, 1920 in Cotabambas Auraria.
Died March 8th, 1983 at 62 years old in Miami (cardiovascular disease).
Dave Valentin
American musician (1952-2017).
Born April 29th, 1952 in New York City.
Died March 8th, 2017 at 64 years old in The Bronx (stroke). [ref]
Lew Soloff
American musician (1944-2015).
Born February 20th, 1944 in New York City.
Died March 8th, 2015 at 71 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Robert William Thomson
Scottish businessman and inventor (1822-1873).
Born July 26th, 1822 in Stonehaven.
Died March 8th, 1873 at 50 years old in Edinburgh.
Don Barksdale
American basketball player (1923–1993).
Born March 31st, 1923 in Oakland.
Died March 8th, 1993 at 69 years old in Oakland (esophageal cancer).
Antonio Ciseri
Italian painter (1821-1891).
Born October 25th, 1821 in Ronco sopra Ascona.
Died March 8th, 1891 at 69 years old in Florence.
Winfried Freudenberg
Last person to die escaping from east germany.
Born August 29th, 1956 in Osterwieck.
Died March 8th, 1989 at 32 years old in Zehlendorf (falling from height).
Frederick W. Lanchester
British polymath (1868–1946).
Born October 23rd, 1868 in Lewisham.
Died March 8th, 1946 at 77 years old in Birmingham.
William B. Franklin
Union army general (1823–1903).
Born February 27th, 1823 in York.
Died March 8th, 1903 at 80 years old in Hartford.
Hulusi Behçet
Turkish dermatologist (1889–1948).
Born February 20th, 1889 in Istanbul.
Died March 8th, 1948 at 59 years old in Istanbul (myocardial infarction).
Simin Daneshvar
Iranian writer (1921–2012).
Born April 28th, 1921 in Shiraz.
Died March 8th, 2012 at 90 years old in Tehran (influenza). [ref]
Roy Harrod
English economist (1900–1978).
Born February 13th, 1900 in London.
Died March 8th, 1978 at 78 years old in Holt.
Alfons Rebane
Estonian military personnel (1908–1976).
Born June 24th, 1908 in Valga.
Died March 8th, 1976 at 67 years old in Augsburg (cancer).
Togo D. West, Jr.
Member of the united states cabinet (1942-2018).
Born June 21st, 1942 in Winston-Salem.
Died March 8th, 2018 at 75 years old in sea (myocardial infarction).
Princess Masako Takeda
Japanese princess; daughter of emperor meiji and sono sachiko (1888–1940).
Born September 30th, 1888 in Tokyo.
Died March 8th, 1940 at 51 years old in Tokyo.
Joseph Bech
Prime minister of luxembourg (1887-1975).
Born February 17th, 1887 in Diekirch.
Died March 8th, 1975 at 88 years old in Luxembourg.
Michael Gielen
Austrian conductor.
Born July 20th, 1927 in Dresden.
Died March 8th, 2019 at 91 years old in Mondsee (pneumonia). [ref]
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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