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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 ...
Ward Elliott, 85, American political scientist. [159] Alain Fousseret, 66, French politician, member of the Regional Council of Franche-Comté (since 1998). [160] Beto Fuscão, 72, Brazilian footballer (América, Grêmio, national team), stomach cancer. [161] Pavel Gajdoš, 86, Czech Olympic gymnast (1960, 1964). [162] Ronald Harkai, 76 ...
Jesse Ray "J. Ray" Ward (September 4, 1885 – April 15, 1928) was a United States Marshal in the closing years of the Old West period. He was appointed a U.S. Marshal by President Harding and was involved in the Posey War of 1923.
James Richard Ward (September 10, 1921 – December 7, 1941) was a US Navy sailor who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Biography [ edit ]
Ward Wellington Ward (1875–1932) was an American architect who worked mostly in Syracuse, New York. He designed more than 250 buildings, of which more than 120 were built and survive. [ 1 ] He was influenced by, and contributed to, the Arts and Crafts movement in architecture.
Winifred May Mones, Marquesa de Casa Maury (née Birkin, formerly Dudley Ward; 28 July 1894 – 16 March 1983), commonly known by her first married name as Freda Dudley Ward, was an English socialite. She was best known for being a married paramour of Edward, Prince of Wales, who later became Edward VIII.
On November 5, 1960, Bond suffered a massive heart attack while at a hotel in Dallas with his wife. He was pronounced dead at a Dallas hospital at the age of 57. His close friend John Wayne delivered the eulogy at his funeral. Bond's will bequeathed to Wayne the shotgun with which Wayne had once accidentally shot Bond on a hunting trip. [5]
Robert Ward Allen (August 8, 1856 – August 23, 1931) was an American naturalist, duck hunter and merchant. He became the central character in John Eugene Cay Jr. 's 1958 non-fiction book Ward Allen: Savannah River Market Hunter .