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May 12th
158 Notable deaths
Dennis Nilsen
Scottish serial killer.
Born November 23rd, 1945 in Fraserburgh.
Died May 12th, 2018 at 72 years old in Full Sutton. [ref]
Robert Reed
American actor, director (1932-1992).
Born October 19th, 1932 in Highland Park. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1992 at 59 years old in Pasadena (colon cancer, colorectal cancer). [ref]
Perry Como
American singer, actor, television personality (1912-2001).
Born May 18th, 1912 in Canonsburg. [ref]
Died May 12th, 2001 at 88 years old in Jupiter Inlet Colony (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
H. R. Giger
Swiss surrealist painter, sculptor, set designer (1940-2014).
Born February 5th, 1940 in Chur. [ref]
Died May 12th, 2014 at 74 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Irena Sendler
Polish resistance fighter and holocaust rescuer (1910-2008).
Born February 15th, 1910 in Warsaw.
Died May 12th, 2008 at 98 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Erik Erikson
American german-born psychoanalyst & essayist.
Born June 15th, 1902 in Frankfurt am Main. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1994 at 91 years old in Harwich. [ref]
Lenny Montana
American professional wrestler and actor.
Born March 13th, 1926 in Brooklyn.
Died May 12th, 1992 at 66 years old in Lindenhurst (myocardial infarction).
Robert Rauschenberg
American painter and graphic artist.
Born October 22nd, 1925 in Port Arthur. [ref]
Died May 12th, 2008 at 82 years old in Captiva Island, Captiva (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Józef Piłsudski
Polish politician, first marshall, and prime minister (1867–1935).
Born December 5th, 1867 in Zalavas. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1935 at 67 years old in Warsaw (liver cancer). [ref]
James Connolly
Irish republican, trade unionist and socialist revolutionary.
Born June 5th, 1868 in Edinburgh. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1916 at 47 years old in Dublin (ballistic trauma). [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