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Wordings such as "17 years ago" or "Jones is 65 years old" should be rewritten as "in 2007", "Jones was 65 years old at the time of the incident", or "Jones was born in 1959". If a direct quote contains relative time, ensure the date of the quote is clear, such as "Joe Bloggs in 2007 called it 'one of the best books of the last decade'".
Lists of deaths by year. This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in October 2024) and then linked here.
"You are a lyer; [113] [114] I am no more a Witch than you are a Wizard, and if you take away my Life, God will give you Blood to drink." [113] [114] [115] — Sarah Good, American woman accused of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials (29 July [O.S. 19 July] 1692), to Reverend Nicholas Noyes prior to execution by hanging [note 100] "More ...
"The only words that I can say that completely capture how I feel now and how I felt that day." [197] — Brandon Bernard, right before being executed (10 December 2020) "No!" [198] — Lisa Marie Montgomery, right before being executed (13 January 2021) "I'd like to say I am an innocent man. I did not order the murders." [199]
[186] [187] By year's end in 2009, Jackson had become the best-selling artist of the year selling 8.2 million albums in the U.S. [188] He also became the first artist in history to have four of the top 20 best-selling albums in a single year in the U.S., nearly doubling the sales of his nearest competitor.
In India (and Nepal), a death anniversary is known as shraadh (Shraaddha "श्राद्ध" in Nepali). The first death anniversary is called a barsy, from the word baras, meaning year in Hindi. Shraadh[1] means to give with devotion or to offer one's respect. Shraadh is a ritual for expressing one's respectful feelings for the ancestors.
Martin Van Buren outlived four of his successors, more than any other U.S. president. 6th president John Quincy Adams (died February 23, 1848) 6 years, 325 days after 9th president William Henry Harrison (died April 4, 1841) 2 years, 260 days after 7th president Andrew Jackson (died June 8, 1845) 8th president Martin Van Buren (died July 24, 1862)
Alex Trebek. George Alexander Trebek[2] OC (/ trəˈbɛk /; July 22, 1940 – November 8, 2020) was a Canadian-American game show host and television personality. He was best known for hosting the syndicated general knowledge quiz game show Jeopardy! for 37 seasons from its revival in 1984 until his death in 2020.