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May 1st
166 Notable deaths
Jack Sepkoski
American paleontologist (1948-1999).
Born July 26th, 1948 in Presque Isle.
Died May 1st, 1999 at 50 years old in Chicago.
Juan Formell
Cuban musician.
Born August 2nd, 1942 in Cuba.
Died May 1st, 2014 at 71 years old in Havana. [ref]
Ryogo Kubo
Japanese physicist.
Born February 15th, 1920 in Tokyo.
Died May 1st, 1995 at 75 years old in Japan.
Ilan Gilon
Israeli politician.
Born May 12th, 1956 in Galați. [ref]
Died May 1st, 2022 at 65 years old in Ramat Gan. [ref]
Pieter Aspe
Writer.
Born April 3rd, 1953 in Bruges.
Died May 1st, 2021 at 68 years old in AZ Sint-Jan. [ref]
Henry Levin
Film director (1909-1980).
Born June 5th, 1909 in Trenton. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1980 at 70 years old in California. [ref]
Dinko Dermendzhiev
Bulgarian footballer (1941-2019).
Born June 2nd, 1941 in Plovdiv.
Died May 1st, 2019 at 77 years old in Plovdiv (stroke). [ref]
Rufina Gasheva
Soviet aviator and hero of the soviet union.
Born October 14th, 1921 in Verkhnechusovskiye Gorodki.
Died May 1st, 2012 at 90 years old in Moscow.
Alessandra Panaro
Italian actress (1939-2019).
Born December 14th, 1939 in Rome.
Died May 1st, 2019 at 79 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Antonio Janigro
Italian cellist and conductor..
Born January 21st, 1918 in Milan. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1989 at 71 years old in Milan. [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