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Samuel Parker Short was born in 2001 or 2002 [1] in Dunwoody, Georgia, where he was raised. [2] His father died when Short was young, leading to his family's receiving Survivor Social Security. Short's father's labor union helped protect his family from medical debt, which brought Short to advocate for Democratic politics.
Samuel Short (born 17 September 2003) is an Australian competitive swimmer. He has represented Australia at the World Championships and Commonwealth Games. Short won a gold medal in the 1500m Freestyle and a silver in the 400m Freestyle at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, as well as a silver medal as part of the 4x200m Freestyle Relay at the 2022 World Championships.
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 ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The man authorities say was the most prolific serial killer in U.S. history, with nearly 60 confirmed victims, died Wednesday in California. He was 80.
Saunders was born in Nelson, New Zealand in 1857 to Rhoda Saunders (née Flower) and Alfred Saunders. [1] His uncle was William Saunders and his sister was Sarah Page. [2] [3] In 1880 he married Helen Johnston who was a granddaughter of William Cargill.
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), [1] known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, and essayist. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced," [ 2 ] with William Faulkner calling him "the father of American literature ."
Canadian author, poet, journalist and publisher [120] Claire Martin: 1914–2014: 100: Canadian novelist [121] Lambert Mascarenhas: 1914–2021: 106: Indian journalist (The Navhind Times and Goa Today), independence activist and writer [122] Mildred Shapley Matthews: 1915–2016: 101: American book editor and writer, best known for her ...
Oswald Short was born at Stanton by Dale, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, the son of mining engineer Samuel Short and his second wife Emma Robinson.In 1897, he took an intense interest in ballooning, after his brother Eustace Short (1875 – 1932) had purchased, repaired and flown a second-hand gas balloon.