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In the year 1902
27 Notable deaths
Hieronim Derdowski
Kashubian-polish poet.
Born March 9th, 1852 in Wiele.
Died August 14th, 1902 at 50 years old in Winona.
Leopoldo Miguez
Brazilian composer (1852–1902).
Born September 9th, 1852 in Niterói. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1902 at 49 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Alfred Bloch
French footballer (1878–1902).
Born February 22nd, 1878 in Antwerp.
Died June 20th, 1902 at 24 years old in Paris.
Carl August Walbrodt
German chess master (1871–1902).
Born November 28th, 1871 in Amsterdam.
Died October 3rd, 1902 at 30 years old in Berlin (tuberculosis).
Ivan Mushketov
Geologist and geographer (1850-1902).
Born January 21st, 1850 in Alexeyevskaya, Volgograd Oblast. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1902 at 52 years old in Saint Petersburg (pneumonia). [ref]
Joseph Kürschner
German editor (1853–1902).
Born September 20th, 1853 in Gotha.
Died July 29th, 1902 at 48 years old in Matrei in Osttirol.
Pavlo Hrabovskyi
Ukrainian poet and translator (1864-1902).
Born September 11th, 1864 in Grabovs'ke. [ref]
Died December 12th, 1902 at 38 years old in Tobolsk.
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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