Eruption of Vesuvius Buried Pompeii and Herculaneum
On the date A.D. 79 Mount Vesuvius erupted burying Pompeii and Herculaneum under volcanic ash. An estimated 20,000 people died in the disaster.
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1998
Page
2
On the date A.D. 79 Mount Vesuvius erupted burying Pompeii and Herculaneum under volcanic ash. An estimated 20,000 people died in the disaster.
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Elena Garro a 77 year old Mexican writer and former wife of Nobel laureate Octavio Paz died in Mexico City from heart and lung failure after emphysema. She authored over two dozen novels and plays and won awards including Sor Inez de la Cruz. Stephens 84, Hall of Fame trainer, died in Miami from complications of emphysema. he trained Eclipse Award winners and led Belmont wins with a long career ending retirement last year.
Local obituaries announce the passing of Loretto Aylesworth 86 Gladys Bartosek 77 Seymour Britton 77 Bailey Charron infant Keith Crawford 50 Nathan Finkelstein 94 Philip Giambo 16 Roy Griffen 68 Lie Jessie 71 Jean LaMora 72 Roger Lortie 70 Eleanor Lower 81 Elaine Russell 79 Josephine Sesso 85 Sally Thomas 68 Ronald Touron 57 Bertha Wade 75 Matilda Waterman 66. The page details the names and ages of residents with notices of their deaths.
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