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June 12th
173 Notable deaths
Norma Shearer
Canadian-american actress (1902–1983).
Born August 10th, 1902 in Montreal. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1983 at 80 years old in Woodland Hills (bronchopneumonia). [ref]
Philip Baker Hall
American actor (1931–2022).
Born September 10th, 1931 in Toledo.
Died June 12th, 2022 at 90 years old in Glendale (emphysema). [ref]
Jiroemon Kimura
Japanese supercentenarian, verified oldest living man in history.
Born April 19th, 1897 in Kyōtango.
Died June 12th, 2013 at 116 years old in Kyōtango.
Milburn Stone
Actor (1904-1980).
Born July 5th, 1904 in Burrton.
Died June 12th, 1980 at 75 years old in La Jolla (myocardial infarction).
Vijay Rupani
Chief minister of gujarat from 2016 to 2021.
Born August 2nd, 1956 in Yangon.
Died June 12th, 2025 at 68 years old in Ahmedabad (aviation accident).
Menachem Mendel Schneerson
Russian-american orthodox jewish rabbi.
Born April 18th, 1902 in Mykolaiv. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1994 at 92 years old in Beth Israel Medical Center. [ref]
Mikhail Tukhachevsky
Marshal of the soviet union (1893-1937).
Born February 16th, 1893. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1937 at 44 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Purushottam Laxman Deshpande
Marathi writer, humourist, actor, dramatist (1919-2000).
Born November 8th, 1919 in Mumbai.
Died June 12th, 2000 at 80 years old in Pune.
Elinor Ostrom
American political economist (1933-2012).
Born August 7th, 1933 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died June 12th, 2012 at 78 years old in Bloomington (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
György Ligeti
Hungarian composer (1923-2006).
Born May 28th, 1923 in Târnăveni. [ref]
Died June 12th, 2006 at 83 years old in Vienna. [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