Since today's episode is a mini episode, there isn't just one specific day for the title. The subject, however, is premature obituaries. I've got a bunch of crazy stories for you--and all of them have to do with times that deaths were reported while people were actually still alive. Enjoy!

“5 People Who Read Their Own Premature Obituary.” Beyond the Dash, November 25, 2019. https://beyondthedash.com/blog/obituary-writing/people-who-read-their-premature-obituary/7378.

Baker, Russell W. “London Press Overlooked Durability of Hemingway.” The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, Maryland), January 26, 1954. www.newspapers.com.

“Cannibal Holocaust.” Wikipedia, June 9, 2024. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannibal_Holocaust.

“Ernest Hemingway .” Biography.com. Accessed June 11, 2024. https://www.biography.com/authors-writers/ernest-hemingway.

“Hemingway Lost In Plane Crash.” The Daily Herald (London, London, England), January 25, 1954. www.newspapers.com.

“Luca Barbareschi.” The Movie Database. Accessed June 11, 2024. https://www.themoviedb.org/person/55650-luca-barbareschi?language=en-US.

“Mark Twain Seriously Ill.” The Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), June 1, 1897. www.newspapers.com.

“Mark Twain.” Wikipedia, June 10, 2024.

“Mr. Hemingway’s Escapes In Two Plane Crashes.” The Guardian (London, England), January 26, 1954. www.newspapers.com.

“Snap Shots.” Lancaster New Era (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), October 8, 1897. www.newspapers.com.

“Twain’s Famous 1897 Quote: The Back Story.” Media Myth Alert, June 1, 2010. https://mediamythalert.com/2010/06/01/twains-famous-1897-quote-the-back-story/.

White, Frank Marshall. “Mark Twain Well.” The Buffalo Evening News (Buffalo, New York), June 1, 1897. www.newspapers.com.

SOUND SOURCES

Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.

Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.

Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.