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Design of a cloth antimacassar Armchair with antimacassar-Sheffield Mayors Parlour Antimacassars on rail carriage seats. An antimacassar / ˌ æ n t ɪ m ə ˈ k æ s ər / is a small cloth placed over the backs or arms of chairs, or the head or cushions of a sofa, to prevent soiling of the permanent fabric underneath. [1]
On 26 October 1954, Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser narrowly survived an assassination attempt while giving a public speech in Manshiyya, Alexandria.Mahmoud Abdel-Latif, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, fired eight shots at Nasser, all of which missed, although two dignitaries were slightly injured by shattered glass.
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in January 2025 ) and then linked below. 2025
This is a list of successful assassinations, sorted by location. For failed assassination attempts, see List of people who survived assassination attempts. For the purposes of this article, an assassination is defined as the deliberate, premeditated murder of a prominent figure, often for religious, political or monetary reasons.
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List of victims of the September 11 attacks (O–Z) For a more general explanation, see Casualties of the September 11 attacks . This article includes a list of lists .
The following are lists of notable deaths: Lists of deaths by year; Lists of deaths by day; List of assassinations; List of unsolved deaths; List of murdered hip hop musicians; List of deaths in rock and roll; List of deaths from drug overdose and intoxication; Lists of people by cause of death; List of unusual deaths; Lists of poisonings
Malcolm X, an African American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a popular figure during the civil rights movement, was shot multiple times and died from his wounds in Manhattan, New York City, on February 21, 1965, at the age of 39 while preparing to address the Organization of Afro-American Unity at the Audubon Ballroom in the neighborhood of Washington Heights.