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September 19th
205 Notable deaths
August Thalheimer
German politician (1884-1948).
Born March 18th, 1884 in Affaltrach.
Died September 19th, 1948 at 64 years old in Havana.
Manuel Marroquín
Presidente de colombia (1827–1908).
Born August 6th, 1827 in Bogotá.
Died September 19th, 1908 at 81 years old in Bogotá.
Vlatko Pavletić
Croatian politician (1930–2007).
Born December 2nd, 1930 in Zagreb.
Died September 19th, 2007 at 76 years old in Zagreb (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Georg August Schweinfurth
German explorer and scientist (1836-1925).
Born December 29th, 1836 in Riga.
Died September 19th, 1925 at 88 years old in Berlin.
Princess Theresa of Bavaria
Bavarian princess, scientist, philanthropist (1850-1925).
Born November 12th, 1850 in Munich.
Died September 19th, 1925 at 74 years old in Lindau.
Víctor Israel
Film actor (1929–2009).
Born June 13th, 1929 in Puig-reig.
Died September 19th, 2009 at 80 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
László Polgár
Opera singer (1947–2010).
Born January 1st, 1947 in Somogyszentpál.
Died September 19th, 2010 at 63 years old in Zurich. [ref]
Willie Steele
American long jumper (1923–1989).
Born July 14th, 1923 in Seeley.
Died September 19th, 1989 at 66 years old in Oakland.
Christian Hermann Weisse
German protestant religious philosopher (1801–1866).
Born August 10th, 1801 in Leipzig.
Died September 19th, 1866 at 65 years old in Leipzig.
Zerka T. Moreno
American psychotherapist.
Born June 13th, 1917 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died September 19th, 2016 at 99 years old in Rockville. [ref]
María Rivas Castro
Venezuelan singer (1960-2019).
Born January 26th, 1960 in Caracas.
Died September 19th, 2019 at 59 years old in Miami (cancer). [ref]
Aida Imanguliyeva
Azerbaijani academic (1939–1992).
Born October 10th, 1939 in Baku.
Died September 19th, 1992 at 52 years old in Baku (cancer).
José Antonio Labordeta
Aragonese musician (1935-2010).
Born March 10th, 1935 in Zaragoza.
Died September 19th, 2010 at 75 years old in Zaragoza (prostate cancer). [ref]
Ján Režňák
Slovak pilot.
Born April 14th, 1919 in Trnava Region. [ref]
Died September 19th, 2007 at 88 years old in Martin.
Reginald Aldworth Daly
Canadian geologist (1871–1957).
Born May 19th, 1871 in Greater Napanee. [ref]
Died September 19th, 1957 at 86 years old in Cambridge.
Irina Bogacheva
Opera singer (1939–2019).
Born March 2nd, 1939 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 19th, 2019 at 80 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Cornelis Dopper
Dutch composer and conductor (1870-1939).
Born February 7th, 1870 in Stadskanaal.
Died September 19th, 1939 at 69 years old in Amsterdam.
Josep Irla i Bosch
President of catalonia (1874-1958).
Born October 24th, 1876 in Sant Feliu de Guíxols. [ref]
Died September 19th, 1958 at 81 years old in Saint-Raphaël.
Marguerite Davis
American biochemist (1887-1967).
Born September 16th, 1887 in Racine.
Died September 19th, 1967 at 80 years old in Racine.
Boris Trakhtenbrot
Russian-israeli mathematician.
Born February 20th, 1921 in Briceva.
Died September 19th, 2016 at 95 years old in Rehovot. [ref]
Per Gahrton
Swedish politician (1943–2023).
Born February 2nd, 1943 in Malmö. [ref]
Died September 19th, 2023 at 80 years old in Hörby. [ref]
Bruno Pittermann
Austrian politician (1905-1983).
Born September 3rd, 1905 in Vienna.
Died September 19th, 1983 at 78 years old in Vienna.
Moisés Santiago Bertoni
Paraguayan politician and swiss botanist (1857-1929).
Born June 15th, 1857 in Lottigna.
Died September 19th, 1929 at 72 years old in Foz do Iguaçu (malaria).
Edvard Persson
Swedish actor and singer (1888-1957).
Born January 17th, 1888 in Malmö Sankt Pauli parish. [ref]
Died September 19th, 1957 at 69 years old in Jonstorp. [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