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Dead at age 47
383 Notable deaths
Judy Garland
American actress and singer (1922–1969).
Born June 10th, 1922 in Grand Rapids. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 1969 at 47 years old in Chelsea (barbiturate overdose).
Frida Kahlo
Mexican painter.
Born July 6th, 1907 in Coyoacán. [ref]
Died July 13th, 1954 at 47 years old in Coyoacán (phlebitis, pulmonary embolism, bronchopneumonia). [ref]
Grigori Rasputin
Russian mystic (1869-1916).
Born January 21st, 1869 in Pokrovskoye, Tyumen Oblast.
Died December 30th, 1916 at 47 years old in Saint Petersburg (drowning, ballistic trauma).
Ken Miles
British racing driver.
Born November 1st, 1918 in Sutton Coldfield.
Died August 17th, 1966 at 47 years old in Riverside International Raceway.
Jim Jones
American cult leader (1931–1978).
Died November 18th, 1978 at 47 years old in Jonestown (ballistic trauma).
Joseph Goebbels
German nazi politician and propaganda minister (1897–1945).
Born October 29th, 1897 in Rheydt. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1945 at 47 years old in Berlin (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Alexis Arquette
American actress, cabaret performer and activist (1969-2016).
Born July 28th, 1969 in Los Angeles.
Died September 11th, 2016 at 47 years old in Beverly Hills (death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]
Manute Bol
Sudanese-american basketball player.
Born October 16th, 1962 in Turalei.
Died June 19th, 2010 at 47 years old in Charlottesville (kidney failure). [ref]
Feroze Gandhi
Indian politician and journalist (1912-1960).
Born September 12th, 1912 in Mumbai.
Died September 8th, 1960 at 47 years old in New Delhi (myocardial infarction).
Jack Kerouac
American writer.
Born March 12th, 1922 in Lowell. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1969 at 47 years old in St. Petersburg (internal bleeding). [ref]
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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