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February 9th
172 Notable deaths
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
Younger daughter of king george vi and queen elizabeth the queen mother.
Born August 21st, 1930 in Glamis Castle. [ref]
Died February 9th, 2002 at 71 years old in King Edward VII's Hospital Sister Agnes (stroke). [ref]
Rajiv Kapoor
Indian actor.
Born August 25th, 1962 in Mumbai. [ref]
Died February 9th, 2021 at 58 years old in Mumbai (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Yuri Andropov
General secretary of the communist party of the soviet union (1914-1984).
Born June 15th, 1914 in Soluno-Dmitriyevskoye.
Died February 9th, 1984 at 69 years old in Moscow (kidney failure). [ref]
Chick Corea
American jazz and fusion pianist, keyboardist, and composer (1941-2021).
Born June 12th, 1941 in Chelsea. [ref]
Died February 9th, 2021 at 79 years old in Tampa Bay area (cancer). [ref]
Jóhann Jóhannsson
Icelandic musician and composer.
Born September 19th, 1969 in Reykjavík.
Died February 9th, 2018 at 48 years old in Berlin (drug overdose). [ref]
Reg E. Cathey
American actor (1958-2018).
Born August 18th, 1958 in Huntsville.
Died February 9th, 2018 at 59 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
Osamu Tezuka
Japanese cartoonist and animator (1928–1989).
Born November 3rd, 1928 in Toyonaka. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1989 at 60 years old in Hanzomon Hospital (stomach cancer). [ref]
Betty Davis
American funk and soul singer.
Born July 26th, 1945 in Durham. [ref]
Died February 9th, 2022 at 76 years old in Homestead. [ref]
Baba Amte
Indian freedom fighter, social worker.
Born December 26th, 1914 in Hinganghat.
Died February 9th, 2008 at 93 years old in Chandrapur (cancer). [ref]
Miklós Horthy
Regent of hungary from 1920 to 1944.
Born June 18th, 1868 in Kenderes. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1957 at 88 years old in Estoril. [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