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July 7th
161 Notable deaths
Dilip Kumar
Indian actor and politician.
Born December 11th, 1922 in Peshawar.
Died July 7th, 2021 at 98 years old in P. D. Hinduja National Hospital & Medical Research Centre, Mumbai (prostate cancer). [ref]
Syd Barrett
English musician (1946–2006), co-founder of pink floyd.
Born January 6th, 1946 in Cambridge.
Died July 7th, 2006 at 60 years old in Cambridge (diabetes, pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Arthur Conan Doyle
Scottish author and physician.
Born May 22nd, 1859 in Edinburgh. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1930 at 71 years old in Windlesham Manor (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Vikram Batra
Recipient of param vir chakra.
Born September 9th, 1974 in Palampur, Himachal Pradesh. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1999 at 24 years old in Kargil district. [ref]
Bumpy Johnson
African-american mobster (1905-1968).
Born October 31st, 1905 in Charleston.
Died July 7th, 1968 at 62 years old in Harlem (myocardial infarction).
Robert Downey Sr.
American actor and director (1936–2021).
Born June 24th, 1936 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died July 7th, 2021 at 85 years old in Manhattan (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Otto Skorzeny
Austrian officer in the waffen-ss.
Born June 12th, 1908 in Vienna. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1975 at 67 years old in Madrid (lung cancer). [ref]
Veronica Lake
American actor (1922-1973).
Born November 14th, 1922 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1973 at 50 years old in Burlington (hepatitis, kidney failure). [ref]
Alfredo Di Stéfano
Argentine-spanish association football player (1926-2014).
Born July 4th, 1926 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died July 7th, 2014 at 88 years old in Madrid (myocardial infarction). [ref]
John Money
New zealand psychologist and sexologist (1921–2006).
Born July 8th, 1921 in Morrinsville. [ref]
Died July 7th, 2006 at 84 years old in Towson (Parkinson's disease). [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