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This is a list of heads of state and government who died in office.In general, hereditary office holders (kings, queens, emperors, emirs, and the like) and holders of offices where the normal term limit is life (popes, presidents for life, etc.) are excluded because, until recently, their death in office was the norm.
former Prime Minister of Sweden: 9 December 1936 Croydon, Surrey United Kingdom: Airplane accident: Douglas DC-2 (1881–1943) Władysław Sikorski [3] Prime Minister of Poland 4 July 1943 Gibraltar United Kingdom: Airplane accident: Consolidated B-24 Liberator (1910–1959) Barthélemy Boganda [3] [1] Prime Minister of the Central African Republic
On September 25, 2023, the FDNY reported that with the death of EMT Hilda Vannata and retired firefighter Robert Fulco, marking the 342nd and 343rd deaths from 9/11-related illnesses, the department had now lost the same number of firefighters, EMTs, and civilian members to 9/11-related illnesses as it did on the day of the attacks. [267] [268]
Names of the victims of the September 11 attacks were inscribed at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum alphabetically by last name initial. They are organized as such: List of victims of the September 11 attacks (A–G) List of victims of the September 11 attacks (H–N) List of victims of the September 11 attacks (O–Z)
American Airlines Flight 11: World Trade Center North Tower, New York City 9/11 hijacking by Mohamed Atta: George Beurling: Canada 1948 World War II ace pilot Noorduyn Norseman: Rome, Italy: Possible sabotage Neerja Bhanot: India 1986 Flight attendant who saved lives during a hijacking Pan Am Flight 73: Karachi, Pakistan: Hijacking Homi J ...
In particular, the fires on floors 7 through 9 and 11 through 13 continued to burn out of control during the afternoon. [86] At approximately 2:00 pm, firefighters noticed a bulge in the southwest corner of 7 World Trade Center between the 10th and 13th floors, a sign that the building was unstable and might cave to one side or "collapse". [87]
After the crash of Flight 111, the flight designator for Swissair's New York–Geneva route was changed to SR139, although the route was still operated by MD-11 aircraft. The crash of Flight 111 was a severe blow to Swissair and the airline suffered even more loss following the accident, particularly as the in-flight entertainment system that ...
Prime Minister of Jordan: June 14, 1958: Baghdad Iraq: By revolutionaries Faisal II: King of Iraq: July 14, 1958 Arab Federation: Military coup d'état: S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike: Prime Minister of Ceylon: September 26, 1959: Colombo Ceylon: Talduwe Somarama: Hazza' Majali: Prime Minister of Jordan: August 29, 1960: Amman Jordan: Killed in a ...