Portal talk:Obituaries

In the hunt for the earliest obit of a notable person, I have found in Annual Register Vol. 2 Dec 1759 Page 59 an obit for Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange. John Vandenberg 03:40, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

search tips
Google search to find obits about notable people. Also admiral OR general OR senator OR "member of parliament" John Vandenberg 00:45, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

morbid obit
This obit in The Medical Examiner includes a post-mortem report. John Vandenberg 06:11, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

Times Obits
archive.org has a backup of a lot of London Times obits that have been taken offline due to a take down notice. John Vandenberg 05:23, 3 November 2007 (UTC) Url was playing up, try archive org with wildcard

scientific american
Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre, Volume 6, Issue 47 August 9, 1851