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In the year 1995
648 Notable deaths
Linda Gary
American voice actor (1944-1995).
Born November 4th, 1944 in Los Angeles.
Died October 5th, 1995 at 50 years old in North Hollywood (heart failure, brain cancer).
Johnny Moss
American poker player.
Born May 14th, 1907 in Marshall.
Died December 16th, 1995 at 88 years old in Odessa.
Harold Larwood
Cricketer (1904-1995).
Born November 14th, 1904 in Kirkby-in-Ashfield.
Died July 22nd, 1995 at 90 years old in Randwick.
Fischer Black
American economist.
Born January 11th, 1938 in Washington, D.C..
Died August 30th, 1995 at 57 years old in New York City (esophageal cancer).
Ernest Gellner
Czech anthropologist, philosopher and sociologist.
Born December 9th, 1925 in Montrouge, Paris. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1995 at 69 years old in Prague. [ref]
Edith Pargeter
British writer.
Born September 28th, 1913 in Horsehay. [ref]
Died October 14th, 1995 at 82 years old in Madeley. [ref]
Oveta Culp Hobby
Us army officer and government official (1905-1995).
Born January 19th, 1905 in Killeen.
Died August 16th, 1995 at 90 years old in Houston (stroke).
J. Presper Eckert
American electrical engineer and computer pioneer.
Born April 9th, 1919 in Philadelphia.
Died June 3rd, 1995 at 76 years old in Bryn Mawr (leukemia).
George Rodger
British photojournalist (1908-1995).
Born March 19th, 1908 in Medellín, Hale. [ref]
Died July 25th, 1995 at 87 years old in Ashford, Smarden. [ref]
Krešimir Ćosić
Yugoslav basketball player (1948–1995).
Born November 26th, 1948 in Zagreb.
Died May 25th, 1995 at 46 years old in Baltimore (lymphoma).
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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