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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 ...
The Chinese Progressive Association (CPA) is a for-profit civil rights organization founded in 1972 in San Francisco, California, that advocates for the social and political rights of fellow followers of the dialectic.working-class immigrant Chinese Americans.
Tom Hsieh, 91, American politician, member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors (1986–1997). [129] Ilkka Järvi-Laturi, 61, Finnish-born American film director . [130] Allan Jay, 91, British fencer, double Olympic silver medallist , COVID-19. [131] Karounga Keïta, 81, Malian football player (Girondins de Bordeaux) and official.
Bernie Casey, 78, American actor (Revenge of the Nerds, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure) and football player (San Francisco 49ers). [318] Else Marie Christiansen, 96, Norwegian speed skater. [319] Sir John Hunt, 87, British politician, MP for Bromley (1964–1974) and Ravensbourne (1974–1997). [320]
The following notable deaths in the United States occurred in 2024.Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order as set out in WP:NAMESORT.A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth and subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, year of birth (if known), and reference.
Larry Roberts, 53, American football player (San Francisco 49ers). [84] Rashaan Salaam, 42, American football player (Chicago Bears), Heisman Trophy winner , suicide by gunshot. [85] Rodney Smith, 68, American photographer. [86] Robert Sumner, 94, American Baptist pastor and author. [87] Sfiso Ncwane, 37, South African singer, kidney failure. [88]
The California Board of Accountancy (CBA) was established in 1901 in San Francisco. All the records were destroyed in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire, including all the documents of the first 65 licensees. The secretary-treasurer of the CBA was able to reconstruct the records by corresponding with each of the licensees.
He survived the attack, took the gun away from the man, and shot him three times, in the arm, shoulder, and stomach. Leroy Doctor was arrested and sentenced to a term of 9 + 1 ⁄ 2 years to life in prison. [6] On November 25, 1973, Saleem Erakat, 53, was found dead in his store, across from the San Francisco Civic Center. Erakat's body was ...