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83,003 Notable deaths

Alain Delon

French actor (1935–2024).

Born November 8th, 1935 in Sceaux. [ref]

Died August 18th, 2024 at 88 years old in Douchy-Montcorbon (lymphoma). [ref]

Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark

Greek prince; father of prince philip, duke of edinburgh (1882-1944).

Born February 2nd, 1882 in Tatoi Palace.

Died December 3rd, 1944 at 62 years old in Hotel Metropole.

Savitri

Indian actress (1935–1981).

Born December 6th, 1937 in Guntur district.

Died December 26th, 1981 at 44 years old in Chennai (drug overdose).

Diane Ladd

American actress (1935–2025).

Born November 29th, 1942 in Meridian. [ref]

Died November 3rd, 2025 at 82 years old in Ojai (idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis). [ref]

Gilda Radner

American actress and comedian (1946–1989).

Born June 28th, 1946 in Detroit.

Died May 20th, 1989 at 42 years old in Los Angeles (ovarian cancer).

Robert Mitchum

American actor (1917–1997).

Born August 6th, 1917 in Bridgeport.

Died July 1st, 1997 at 79 years old in Santa Barbara (pulmonary emphysema, lung cancer).

Nicolae Ceaușescu

Dictator of romania from 1965 to 1989.

Born January 26th, 1918 in Scornicești.

Died December 25th, 1989 at 71 years old in Târgoviște (gunshot wound).

Ike Turner

American musician (1931–2007).

Born November 5th, 1931 in Clarksdale.

Died December 12th, 2007 at 76 years old in San Marcos (drug overdose, pulmonary emphysema). [ref]

Arthur Conan Doyle

British writer and physician (1859–1930).

Born May 22nd, 1859 in Edinburgh. [ref]

Died July 7th, 1930 at 71 years old in Windlesham Manor (cardiac arrest). [ref]

Neerja Bhanot

Indian flight attendant of pan am flight 73 (1963–1986).

Born September 7th, 1963 in Chandigarh.

Died September 5th, 1986 at 22 years old in Karachi.

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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