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September 23rd
140 Notable deaths
John Symes
English cricket player (1879-1944).
Born January 11th, 1879 in Crediton.
Died September 23rd, 1944 at 65 years old in Newton Abbot. [ref]
Robert Mercier
Footballer (1909-1958).
Born October 14th, 1909 in Paris.
Died September 23rd, 1958 at 48 years old
Yngve Brodd
Swedish footballer and manager (1930-2016).
Born June 9th, 1930 in Seglora. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 2016 at 86 years old in Gothenburg. [ref]
Matylda Pálfyová
Gymnast.
Born March 11th, 1912 in Kostoľany nad Hornádom.
Died September 23rd, 1944 at 32 years old in Brestovany (horse fall).
Walter Lehmann
Gymnast (1919-2017).
Born November 13th, 1919 in Hütten.
Died September 23rd, 2017 at 97 years old in Richterswil.
Ivar Ivask
Estonian poet.
Born December 17th, 1927 in Riga. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1992 at 64 years old in Fountainstown. [ref]
Radya Yeroshina
Soviet cross-country skier.
Born September 17th, 1930 in Izhevsk.
Died September 23rd, 2012 at 82 years old [ref]
Mikhail Stakhovich
Russian politician (1861-1923).
Born January 20th, 1861 in Yeletsky Uyezd.
Died September 23rd, 1923 at 62 years old in Aix-en-Provence.
Héctor Vilches
Uruguayan footballer (1926-1998).
Born February 14th, 1926 in Montevideo.
Died September 23rd, 1998 at 72 years old [ref]
Vakha Agaev
Russian politician.
Born March 15th, 1953 in Kyzylorda.
Died September 23rd, 2020 at 67 years old in Moscow (COVID-19).
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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