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83,181 Notable deaths
Arthur Currie
Canadian wwi general (1875–1933).
Born December 5th, 1875 in Napperton.
Died November 30th, 1933 at 57 years old in Montreal.
William Sylvester
American film actor (1922-1995).
Born January 31st, 1922 in California.
Died January 25th, 1995 at 72 years old in Butte County.
Totò
Italian actor (1898–1967).
Born February 15th, 1898 in Naples.
Died April 15th, 1967 at 69 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Mark Donohue
Racecar driver (1937-1975).
Born March 18th, 1937 in Summit.
Died August 19th, 1975 at 38 years old in Graz.
Zoe Caldwell
Australian actress (1933–2020).
Born September 14th, 1933 in Melbourne, Hawthorn.
Died February 16th, 2020 at 86 years old in Pound Ridge (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Usha Mehta
Indian freedom fighter (1920–2000).
Born March 25th, 1920 in Gujarat.
Died August 11th, 2000 at 80 years old in New Delhi.
W. H. Davies
Welsh poet and writer (1871–1940).
Born July 3rd, 1871 in Newport.
Died September 26th, 1940 at 69 years old in Glendower And Railings To Front.
Robert Ginty
American actor and director (1948-2009).
Born November 14th, 1948 in Brooklyn.
Died September 21st, 2009 at 60 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Erich Kästner
German children's writer (1899–1974).
Born February 23rd, 1899 in Dresden.
Died July 29th, 1974 at 75 years old in Munich (esophageal cancer).
Nathaniel Branden
Canadian–american psychotherapist and writer (1930–2014).
Born April 9th, 1930 in Brampton.
Died December 3rd, 2014 at 84 years old in Los Angeles (Parkinson's disease).
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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