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May 23rd
178 Notable deaths
Bonnie Parker
American bank robber (1910-1934).
Born October 1st, 1910 in Rowena.
Died May 23rd, 1934 at 23 years old in Gibsland (gunshot wound).
Yevgeny Rodionov
Russian soldier.
Born May 22nd, 1977 in Chibirley.
Died May 23rd, 1996 at 19 years old in Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (decapitation).
Georges Moustaki
Egyptian-french singer-songwriter of jewish italo-greek origin; recording artist (1934-2013).
Born May 3rd, 1934 in Alexandria. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 2013 at 79 years old in Nice (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Paul Fussell
American cultural and literary historian (1924-2012).
Born March 22nd, 1924 in Pasadena.
Died May 23rd, 2012 at 88 years old in Medford (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
David Smith
American visual artist (1906-1965).
Born March 9th, 1906 in Decatur.
Died May 23rd, 1965 at 59 years old in Bennington (traffic collision).
Jamie Bartlett
South african actor.
Born July 9th, 1966 in Maidenhead.
Died May 23rd, 2022 at 55 years old in Johannesburg. [ref]
George Bruns
American composer (1914-1983).
Born July 3rd, 1914 in Clackamas County. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1983 at 68 years old in Portland (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Altiero Spinelli
Italian politician (1907-1986).
Born August 31st, 1907 in Rome. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1986 at 78 years old in Rome. [ref]
Wilhelm Kempff
German pianist and composer (1895–1991).
Born November 25th, 1895 in Jüterbog.
Died May 23rd, 1991 at 95 years old in Positano.
Svetozar Boroević
Austro-hungarian field marshal.
Born December 13th, 1856 in Mečenčani.
Died May 23rd, 1920 at 63 years old in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee.
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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