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August 17th
170 Notable deaths
Arthur Hiller
Canadian-american director (1923-2016).
Born November 22nd, 1923 in Edmonton.
Died August 17th, 2016 at 92 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Fernand Léger
French painter (1881-1955).
Born February 4th, 1881 in Argentan. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1955 at 74 years old in Gif-sur-Yvette. [ref]
Eddie Griffin
American basketball player (1982-2007).
Born May 30th, 1982 in Philadelphia.
Died August 17th, 2007 at 25 years old in Houston (traffic collision). [ref]
Madan Lal Dhingra
Indian revolutionary (1883–1909).
Born September 18th, 1883 in Amritsar, Punjab.
Died August 17th, 1909 at 25 years old in Barnsbury, HM Prison Pentonville (hanging).
Umberto Boccioni
Italian painter and sculptor (1882-1916).
Born October 19th, 1882 in Reggio Calabria. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1916 at 33 years old in Verona (horse fall). [ref]
Silvio Santos
Brazilian media entrepreneur (1930–2024).
Born December 12th, 1930 in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Died August 17th, 2024 at 93 years old in Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital (bronchopneumonia). [ref]
Irène Némirovsky
French novelist.
Born February 11th, 1903 in Kyiv.
Died August 17th, 1942 at 39 years old in Auschwitz, Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp (influenza, typhus). [ref]
Wilhelm List
German field marshal during world war ii.
Born May 14th, 1880 in Illerkirchberg.
Died August 17th, 1971 at 91 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Al Parker
American pornographic actor (1952-1992).
Born June 25th, 1952 in Natick.
Died August 17th, 1992 at 40 years old in San Francisco (death from AIDS-related complications).
Ruth First
South african politician (1925-1982).
Born May 4th, 1925 in Johannesburg.
Died August 17th, 1982 at 57 years old in Maputo (letter bomb). [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