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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 ...
Guglielmo Agnelli (c. 1238 –1313), sculptor and architect. He built the campanile of the Badia a Settimo.; Pietro Baseggio (14th century), architect and sculptor. In 1361, he was named superintendent of construction for the Doge's palace.
200-mile race Duesenberg: Race Joe Boyer (USA) [12] [note 6] September 1, 1924 AAA: Altoona Speedway: Fall Classic Duesenberg – Duesenberg SC: Race Jimmy Murphy (USA) [14] September 15, 1924 AAA: New York State Fairgrounds: 150-mile race Miller: Race Ernie Ansterburg (USA) [15] October 16, 1924 AAA: Charlotte Speedway: 250-mile race ...
Anthony Joseph Brindisi (born November 22, 1978) is an American lawyer and politician from the state of New York. He serves as a United States district judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York .
The following is a list of notable deaths in May 2017. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and reference.
Daniel Paul Chew (born August 26, 1962) is an American former professional road racing and ultramarathon cyclist who twice won the Race Across America. [2] He is also co-founder and promoter of the Dirty Dozen, an annual road bicycle race over Pittsburgh's thirteen steepest hills. [3]
Chester is a city in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. [5] It is located in the Philadelphia metropolitan area (also known as the Delaware Valley) on the western bank of the Delaware River between Philadelphia and Wilmington, Delaware.
Born in Stockton on Tees, [2] Butterfield became the National mile champion after winning the AAA Championships title at the 1905 AAA Championships. [3] [4] He went on to successfully defend the title in both 1906 [5] and 1907. [6] [7] [8] Butterfield came in second in his semi-final heat in the 800 metres at the 1908 Olympic Games, with a time ...