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Pope John Paul II was the subject of three premature obituaries.. A prematurely reported obituary is an obituary of someone who was still alive at the time of publication. . Examples include that of inventor and philanthropist Alfred Nobel, whose premature obituary condemning him as a "merchant of death" for creating military explosives may have prompted him to create the Nobel Prize; [1 ...
Richard Hartmann was one of the most important Saxon businessmen and the most successful factory owner in Chemnitz in the 2nd half of the 19th century. He was an important trailblazer and pioneer for engineering in Saxony , which gained worldwide reputation through his efforts. [ 1 ]
[383] (death announced on this date) J. Christopher Jaffe, 85, American acoustical engineer. [384] Hayri Kozakçıoğlu, 75, Turkish politician, shot. [385] Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse, 86, German prince and Head of the House of Hesse. [386] Michael Lev, 95, Ukrainian-born Israeli writer. [387] Georges Moustaki, 79, Egyptian-born French singer ...
Gil Friesen, 75, American music and film executive, President of A&M Records (1965–1990), leukemia. [268] Jack Hanlon, 96, American child actor (Our Gang, The Shakedown, The General). [269] Maurice Herzog, 93, French climber and politician, Minister of Youth and Sport (1958–1963). [270]
Richard W. Sabers, 83, American jurist, justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court (1986–2008). [427] Stephen H. Sachs, 87, American lawyer and politician, U.S. attorney for the District of Maryland (1967–1970) and attorney general of Maryland (1979–1987). [428] Meier Schwarz, 95, German-born Israeli plant physiologist. [429]
Richard Hazard, 79, American television composer, conductor and songwriter, cancer. [104] Adrian Henri, 68, British poet and painter (Liverpool Poets). [105] Patriarch Diodoros of Jerusalem, 77, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem (1980-2000), diabetes. [106] Syed Abdul Malik, 81, Indian Assamese writer. Alexander Ramsay of Mar, 80, British ...
An oral surgeon was convicted on Friday of a murder charge in the death of his girlfriend who overdosed on anesthetic drugs that he administered at his Maryland home. Jurors heard testimony that ...
Margot Hartman, 86, American actress (The Curse of the Living Corpse, Violent Midnight, Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women). [461] Kristin Jacobs, 60, American politician, mayor of Broward County (2012–2013) and member of the Florida House of Representatives (since 2014), colon cancer. [462] Ezekiel Kalipeni, 66, Malawian geographer. [463]