Televised Death

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Televised Death

EVENT

Victim's death was either televised live or recorded and played back on television.

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Nick Berg Victim 2-Apr-1978 May-2004 US contractor, beheaded on Iraq videotape

Nicolae Ceausescu Head of State 26-Jan-1918 25-Dec-1989 Dictator of Romania

Christine Chubbuck Journalist 24-Aug-1944 15-Jul-1974 Newscaster, suicided on live TV

Eli Cohen Spy 26-Dec-1924 18-May-1965 Israel's greatest spy

R. Budd Dwyer Government 21-Nov-1939 22-Jan-1987 Suicided in front of TV cameras

Dale Earnhardt Auto Racing 29-Apr-1951 18-Feb-2001 NASCAR driver died in Daytona 500 accident

Owen Hart Wrestling 7-May-1965 23-May-1999 Wrestler fell to his death

Saddam Hussein Head of State 28-Apr-1937 30-Dec-2006 President of Iraq, 1979-2003

John F. Kennedy Head of State 29-May-1917 22-Nov-1963 35th US President, 1961-63

Lee Harvey Oswald Assassin 18-Oct-1939 24-Nov-1963 Assassin of John F. Kennedy

Daniel Pearl Journalist 10-Oct-1963 21-Feb-2002 Murdered Wall Street Journal reporter

Anwar Sadat Head of State 25-Dec-1918 6-Oct-1981 President of Egypt, 1970-81

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