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— Jean-Paul Marat (13 July 1793), to his wife, after being stabbed by Charlotte Corday "One man have I slain to save a hundred thousand." [6] [al] — Charlotte Corday (17 July 1793), prior to execution by guillotine "I shall look forward to a pleasant time." [41] — John Hancock, American merchant, statesman and Patriot (8 October 1793 ...
Randall Thompson (April 21, 1899 – July 9, 1984) ... The Last Words of David (1949) Mass of the Holy Spirit (1955) Ode to the Virginian Voyage (1956)
Marie-Anne Charlotte de Corday d'Armont (27 July 1768 – 17 July 1793), known simply as Charlotte Corday (French:), was a figure of the French Revolution who assassinated revolutionary and Jacobin leader Jean-Paul Marat on 13 July 1793.
Last Words of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius, an 1844 painting; Sayings of Jesus on the cross, also known as The Seven Last Words; Last Words of the Executed, a 2010 book by Robert K. Elder; The Last Words of Dutch Schultz, an unproduced screenplay by William S. Burroughs; The Last Words of David, a 1949 choral work by Randall Thompson; Famous ...
The girl scrawled the words “Help Me!” in red pen on a ripped piece of paper as she sat in a silver Nissan Sentra, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California.
The words “delay, deny, depose” were written on bullets found near where Thompson was fatally shot. In recent days, the phrase, possibly a reference to the tactics insurers use to avoid paying ...
Both Eastern and Western cultural traditions ascribe special significance to words uttered at or near death, [4] but the form and content of reported last words may depend on cultural context. There is a tradition in Hindu and Buddhist cultures of an expectation of a meaningful farewell statement; Zen monks by long custom are expected to ...
Three words were reportedly discovered on the bullet casings found at the crime scene, police sources told ABC News. ... Thompson, 50, was shot just before 6:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 4, outside ...