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A person who has a news obituary (and not a paid death notice) in a national quality [1] newspaper, such as The New York Times or The Times, is usually notable. An individual obituary should be evaluated for bias in the same way as any other historical source, using the methods normally used by professional historians to evaluate historical ...
This is a list of people who died in the last 5 days with an article at the English Wikipedia. For people without an English Wikipedia page see: Wikipedia:Database reports/Recent deaths (red links). Generally updated at least daily, last time: 04:34, 26 February 2025 (UTC).
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[5] (death announced on this date) Hans Pirkner, 78, Austrian footballer (Austria Wien, Alpine Donawitz, national team). [6] Ryu Keun-chan , 75, South Korean news anchor and politician, member of the National Assembly (2004–2012). [7] Renen Schorr, 72, Israeli film director, screenwriter and film producer. [8]
Legacy.com is a United States–based website founded in 1998, [2] the world's largest commercial provider of online memorials. [3] The Web site hosts obituaries and memorials for more than 70 percent of all U.S. deaths. [4] Legacy.com hosts obituaries for more than three-quarters of the 100 largest newspapers in the U.S., by circulation. [5]
Death as the main story: For deaths where the cause of death itself is a major story (such as the unexpected death of a prominent figure by homicide, suicide, or accident) or where the events surrounding the death merit additional explanation (such as ongoing investigations, major stories about memorial services or international reactions, etc ...
In 2015, over 450 additional historic newspaper titles were added to GenealogyBank's database, dating back to the 1700s and included millions of birth and marriage notices, and news stories. [5] GenealogyBank partnered with FamilySearch [6] in 2015 to digitize thousands of newspaper obituaries. [5]
American obituary for WWI death Traditional street obituary notes in Bulgaria. An obituary (obit for short) is an article about a recently deceased person. [1] Newspapers often publish obituaries as news articles. Although obituaries tend to focus on positive aspects of the subject's life, this is not always the case. [2]