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  2. Post-mortem photography - Wikipedia

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    Post-mortem photograph of Emperor Frederick III of Germany, 1888. Post-mortem photograph of Brazil's deposed emperor Pedro II, taken by Nadar, 1891.. The invention of the daguerreotype in 1839 made portraiture commonplace, as many of those who were unable to afford the commission of a painted portrait could afford to sit for a photography session.

  3. Lists of unusual deaths - Wikipedia

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    These are a series of incomplete lists of unusual deaths, unique or extremely rare circumstances of death recorded throughout history, noted as being unusual by multiple sources. The death of Aeschylus , killed by a tortoise dropped onto his head by an eagle , illustrated in the 15th-century Florentine Picture-Chronicle by Baccio Baldini [ 1 ]

  4. Spirit photography - Wikipedia

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    This photograph of the Library in Combermere Abbey was taken by Sybell Corbet in 1891. Spirit photography started appearing in England in 1872 from photographer Fredrick Hudson's studios. [2] He allegedly "gimmicked" his camera to hold a pre-exposed image that would move into place when he took his photo. [4]

  5. List of unusual deaths in the early modern period - Wikipedia

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    William III of England: 8 March 1702: The king of England was riding his horse when it stumbled on a molehill. William fell and broke his collarbone, then contracted pneumonia and died several days later. After he died, Jacobites were said to have toasted in the mole's honour, calling it "the little gentleman in the black velvet waistcoat". [15 ...

  6. List of photographs considered the most important - Wikipedia

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    Lacock, England, United Kingdom The earliest surviving photographic negative and the earliest surviving paper photograph. [3] [4] [s 1] Boulevard du Temple: 1838 Louis Daguerre: Paris, France The earliest surviving photograph depicting people: a person working as a shoeshiner and an individual having his shoes shined. [5] [s 1] [s 2]

  7. 27 Club - Wikipedia

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    Anton Yelchin, who had played in a punk rock band but was primarily known as a film actor, was also described as a member of the club upon his death in 2016. [45] Likewise, Jean-Michel Basquiat has been linked to the club despite being known primarily as a painter, with his music career being relatively brief and obscure. [46

  8. Eerie image shows spectacular aftermath of a large star's death

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    The aftermath of a large star's explosive death is seen in an image released on Monday by the European Southern Observatory, showing immense filaments of brightly shining gas that was blasted into ...

  9. List of 2024 deaths in popular music - Wikipedia

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    Location of death Cause of death Chris Karrer Amon Düül, Amon Düül II, Embryo: 76: January 2, 2024: COVID-19 [1] Glynis Johns Actress and singer: 100: January 4, 2024: Los Angeles, California, US: Natural causes [2] David Soul Actor and singer: 80: January 4, 2024: London, England: COPD [3] Larry Collins Country guitarist and singer ...