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July 23rd
180 Notable deaths
Daniel S. Lamont
American politician (1851-1905).
Born February 9th, 1851 in McGrawville.
Died July 23rd, 1905 at 54 years old in Millbrook.
Ernest William Brown
English-american astronomer and mathematician.
Born November 29th, 1866 in Kingston upon Hull. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1938 at 71 years old in New Haven. [ref]
Patriarch Varnava Rosić of Serbia
Patriarch of serbia.
Born September 11th, 1880 in Pljevlja.
Died July 23rd, 1937 at 56 years old in Belgrade.
Megan Taylor
British figure skater (1920-1993).
Born October 25th, 1920 in Rochdale.
Died July 23rd, 1993 at 72 years old in Jamaica.
Andy Ducat
English cricket player (1886-1942).
Born February 16th, 1886 in London.
Died July 23rd, 1942 at 56 years old in London.
Aleksandr Gerasimov
Soviet artist (1881-1963).
Born August 12th, 1881 in Michurinsk. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1963 at 81 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Miguel Ángel Virasoro
Argentine physicist.
Born May 9th, 1940 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 2021 at 81 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Anna Dresden-Polak
Dutch gymnast (1906-1943).
Born November 24th, 1906 in Amsterdam.
Died July 23rd, 1943 at 36 years old in Sobibór Extermination Camp.
Virginia Carroll
American actress (1913-2009).
Born December 2nd, 1913 in Los Angeles.
Died July 23rd, 2009 at 95 years old in Santa Barbara. [ref]
Victoria Benedictsson
Swedish writer.
Died July 23rd, 1888 at 38 years old in Copenhagen (exsanguination). [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