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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 ...
Name of person Image Date of death Details Sisera: 1200 or 1235 BC According to Judges 4–5, the commander of the Canaanite army for King Jabin of Hazor was killed in his sleep when the Kenite woman Jael stabbed him in the temple with a tent peg.
James Madison (1751–1836) was a Founding Father of the United States and its fourth president, serving from March 4, 1809, to March 4, 1817.Dubbed the "Father of the Constitution" for his role in creating the U.S. Constitution, he had been dissatisfied with the weak government under the Articles of Confederation, and helped organize the Constitutional Convention of 1787.
Paul Pressler, 94, American politician and jurist, member of the Texas House of Representatives (1957–1959), judge of the Texas Court of Appeals (1978–1992). [157] Greg Quicke, 62, Australian astronomer, astronomy tour operator and author. [158] Gerhard Rödding, 91, German politician, member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia (1980 ...
The Menger Hotel is located in San Antonio, Texas. It is part of the Historic downtown district; opened for business in February 1859. [137] The Driskill Hotel in Austin has several stories associated with it, and has been called the most haunted spot in Texas. [138] The Marfa lights have been attributed to haunting.
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Clive Middlemass, 77, English football player (Leeds United, Workington) and manager (Carlisle United). [107] Ronald Moon, 81, American judge, associate (1990–1993) and chief justice (1993–2010) of the Supreme Court of Hawaii. [108] Kunihiko Saitō, 87, Japanese politician and diplomat, ambassador to the United States (1995–1999 ...
Norman Alden (né Adelberg; September 13, 1924 – July 27, 2012) was an American character actor who performed in television programs and motion pictures. [2] He first appeared on television on The 20th Century Fox Hour in 1957.