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Giacomo Puccini
Italian opera composer (1858–1924).
Born December 22nd, 1858 in Lucca. [ref]
Died November 29th, 1924 at 65 years old in City of Brussels (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
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