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In the year 2019

1,233 Notable deaths

Dick Dale

American surf rock guitarist.

Born May 4th, 1937 in Boston.

Died March 16th, 2019 at 81 years old in Loma Linda (heart failure). [ref]

Kary Mullis

American biochemist, nobel prize winner, aids denialist, climate change denialist (1944–2019).

Born December 28th, 1944 in Lenoir. [ref]

Died August 7th, 2019 at 74 years old in Newport Beach (pneumonia). [ref]

Lyndon LaRouche

American political activist and founder of the larouche movement (1922-2019).

Born September 8th, 1922 in Rochester.

Died February 12th, 2019 at 96 years old in Leesburg. [ref]

Freddie Jones

English character actor (1927-2019).

Born September 12th, 1927 in Dresden.

Died July 9th, 2019 at 91 years old in Bicester. [ref]

Gordon Banks

English association football player (1937–2019).

Born December 30th, 1937 in Sheffield.

Died February 12th, 2019 at 81 years old in Stoke-on-Trent (kidney cancer). [ref]

George Fernandes

Indian politician.

Born June 3rd, 1930 in Mangalore.

Died January 29th, 2019 at 88 years old in New Delhi (swine influenza). [ref]

Henry Sy

Filipino businessman, the richest man in the philippines according to forbes or 11 years (2007-2018)..

Born December 25th, 1924 in Xiamen.

Died January 19th, 2019 at 94 years old in Manila (myocardial infarction).

Jessica Jaymes

American pornographic actress (1979–2019).

Born March 8th, 1976 in Anchorage.

Died September 17th, 2019 at 43 years old in North Hills.

Pernell Whitaker

American boxer (1964–2019).

Born January 2nd, 1964.

Died July 14th, 2019 at 55 years old in Virginia Beach (struck by vehicle). [ref]

Paul Volcker

American economist (1927-2019).

Born September 5th, 1927 in Cape May.

Died December 8th, 2019 at 92 years old in New York City (prostate cancer). [ref]

Deaths 101 to 110 of 1233

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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