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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 ...
Billy Ray Waldon: Murdered 42-year old Dawn Ellerman and her daughter, 13-year-old Erin Ellerman, during a robbery in which he also set the home of the victims on fire. Two weeks later he shot 59-year-old Charles Wells, who was working on a car. 32 years, 303 days Creator of the constructed language Poliespo. In 2023, Waldon's convictions were ...
August 26 – Billy Ray Irick, convicted murderer (d. 2018) August 28 – Colm Feore, American-Canadian actor; August 29 – Michael Jackson, African-American singer and musician (d. 2009) August 31 – Julie Brown, actress
Illinois, Colorado: 1966–1982: 3+ Serial killer whose first murder in 1966 was of his sister-in-law in Joliet, Illinois [39] [40] John Wayne Gacy: Norwood Park: 1972–1978: 33-45: Serial killer and rapist, also known as the "Killer Clown", who killed at least 33 young men and boys [41] [42] Robert Ben Rhoades: Texas, Illinois: 1975–1990: 3 ...
Richard J. Daley, politician (Democrat), member of Illinois State Assembly, Mayor of Chicago 1955–1976; Richard M. Daley, politician (Democrat), attorney, Illinois state senator, Mayor of Chicago 1989–2011, son of Richard J. Daley; William M. Daley, 1997-2000 U.S. Secretary of Commerce and 2011-12 White House Chief of Staff; Rick Dalpos ...
Donald Elliott Goldfield, also known as Don Goldie and Billy Franklin (February 5, 1930 - November 19, 1995) [1] was an American jazz trumpeter. Career.
Don Dardeen, Keith's father, called the Jefferson County sheriff's office and agreed to drive down to Ina with the house key and meet deputies at the home of his son and daughter-in-law, between Illinois Route 37 and the former Illinois Central Railroad tracks, now used by Union Pacific, just north of the Franklin County line. [2]
Harold Murphy, 76, American politician, member of the Illinois House of Representatives (1993–2003). [120] Ganesh Patro, 69, Indian playwright and screenwriter, cancer. [121] Alfons Peeters, 71, Belgian footballer. [122] Joan Peters, 78, American author (From Time Immemorial), complications from a stroke. [123]