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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 ...
Lorraine Jeanette Day (February 24, 1937 – November 10, 2023) was an American author, orthopedic trauma surgeon and Chief of Orthopedic Surgery at San Francisco General Hospital and promoter of alternative cancer treatments. Day first became controversial when she began advocating that patients be tested for AIDS prior to surgery.
Luis Morales Reyes, 87, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Tacámbaro (1979–1985) and Torreón (1990–1999) and archbishop of San Luis Potosí (1999–2012). [56] Don Murray, 94, American actor (Bus Stop, A Hatful of Rain, The Plainsman). [57] Oskar Negt, 89, German philosopher and sociologist. [58]
Richard Woolcott, 95, Australian diplomat, author and commentator, permanent representative to the United Nations (1982–1988). [ 56 ] Takahiro Yokomichi , 82, Japanese politician, twice member and speaker (2009–2012) of the House of Representatives , governor of Hokkaido (1983–1995), cancer.
Jeff Wentworth, state senator from San Antonio; unseated in 2012 by Donna Campbell; John H. Wood Jr., federal judge in San Antonio until 1979, when he was assassinated by convicted murderer-for-hire Charles Harrelson, father of actor Woody Harrelson; John C. Woods, executioner of the Nuremberg Trials; master sergeant in United States Army
Attorney in San Antonio and Republican political figure in the 1950s and 1960s [349] Lance Gooden: BA BBA: Texas state representative for Kaufman County (2011–2015; 2017– ), businessman [350] Lena Guerrero (never graduated) Former Texas state representative from Travis County, first woman to serve on the Texas Railroad Commission [351 ...
J. Richard Steadman (June 4, 1937 – January 20, 2023) was an American orthopedic surgeon and founder of The Steadman Clinic and Steadman Philippon Research ...
The following is a list of notable deaths in August 2024. 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), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference. August 2024 1 Jürgen Ahrend, 94, German pipe organ ...