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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 ...
Countries from which at least one representative attended the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on 19 September 2022. The state funeral of Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms, was attended by a significant number of dignitaries from across the world, with priority given to those from the Commonwealth of Nations, becoming one of the largest gathering of ...
This list of notable funerals represents significant historical funerals, based on both the number of attendants and estimated television audience. Funeral Date
Reedsburg is a city in Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States, within the Baraboo micropolitan area. Its population in 2020 was 9,984. The city is surrounded by the Town of Reedsburg and is situated along the Baraboo River. Prior to the arrival of non-indigenous people in the 19th century, the region was home to groups of Ho-Chunk. Established ...
This is a list of dignitaries at the state memorial service of Nelson Mandela, the former president of South Africa. [1] Mandela died on 5 December 2013. Many heads of state and government attended the state memorial service on Tuesday, 10 December 2013, at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg.
Sometimes the prewritten obituary's subject outlives its author. One example is The New York Times' obituary of Taylor, written by the newspaper's theater critic Mel Gussow, who died in 2005. [7] The 2023 obituary of Henry Kissinger featured reporting by Michael T. Kaufman, who died almost 14 years earlier in 2010. [8]
Kennedy's funeral service was held on November 25 at St. Matthew's Cathedral. [6] The Requiem Mass was led by Cardinal Richard Cushing. [6] About 1,200 guests, including representatives from over 90 countries, attended. [7] [8] After the service, Kennedy was buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
This is a list of dignitaries at the state funeral of Nelson Mandela on Sunday, 15 December 2013, at Mandela's rural home village of Qunu in the Eastern Cape. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Dignitaries