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Message: <blockquote data-quote="blcdilruk" data-source="post: 13759232" data-attributes="member: 213939">10 Largest Funerals in the World 10.  M.K Gandhi <img src="http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy75/blcdilruk/Funerals/11.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />   Many  people remember him as the  “Great Soul”. In January 1948, another  multi million person funeral was  held when over 2 million people  gathered to attend the funeral of  Gandhi. We know Gandhi as the leading  political and spiritual leader of  his time and he was also thought of  as India’s Father of Independence.  His passion was what inspired  movements for freedom and civil rights  across the world and has made  him an unforgettable historical figure.   Princesses, sports stars, pop stars,  political stars, poets,  revolutionists, dictators. Anyone can get a big  funeral. All you need  to do is make a country fall in love with you.  Failing that, just make  sure that those around you have reason to love  you and you can be sure  that you will have your own special sending  away. The only thing you  leave behind is the impact you make. While you  are living decide what  you would like people to say about you at your  funeral and live it.09.  Victor Hugo<img src="http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy75/blcdilruk/Funerals/10.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />    Perhaps the  most beautiful  example of a big funeral belongs to that of Victor Hugo.  Not a celebrity  as we know in the modern world, he did however touch  many people’s  hearts with the beautiful words that he wrote. Between 2  and 3 million  people gathered to attend the funeral of Victor Hugo in  Paris. Victor  Hugo was a poet, author and more – he was a celebrity of  the 19th  century. A multi talented man, his best known works are the  novels  Notre-Dame de Paris (The Hunchback of Notre Dame) and the now  long  lasting musical, Les Miserables.08.  President Nasser<img src="http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy75/blcdilruk/Funerals/9.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />    The Egyptians  certainly like to celebrate a death it can be said.  The crowd which  came to Cairo for the funeral of Egyptian President  Nasser on October  1st 1970 was also estimated at an amazing 4 million  people. President  Nasser had led the Egyptian Revolution of 1952,  removing the reigning  King and bringing about a new era of  industrialization in Egypt. As  leader of this revolution, he was a hero  to many in Egypt and they  turned out in force to mourn his death.   07.  Umm Kulthum<img src="http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy75/blcdilruk/Funerals/8.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />     A true idol  of the Arab world passed away on February 5th 1975. A  crowd reported to  be in excess of 4 million people came out to watch the  funeral  procession of Egyptian singer Umm Kulthum in Cairo. She was an  Egyptian  songwriter, singer and actress who had touched hearts. In fact,  more  than 30 years after her death, many still regard her as the most   elegant and famous of Egyptian singers in the 20th century. Her memory   still holds a large place in most Egyptian people’s hearts.         06.  Kim Jong-il II<img src="http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy75/blcdilruk/Funerals/7.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />    Sometimes you  have no choice but to attend a funeral. In the winter  of 2011, aged 69,  North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il died of a heart  attack. He was given  a three hour funeral procession led by a limousine  bearing a massive  painting of Kim Jong Il beaming away. Millions of  North Koreans crowded  onto the streets to mourn. His coffin was covered  in a red flag and  beautiful white flowers – as it passed by soldiers  struggled to keep  mourners from pouring out onto the road. Or perhaps  they were in fact  poking them to make them cry for the cameras.   05.  Pope John Paul II<img src="http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy75/blcdilruk/Funerals/6.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />     Religious followers are very devout. The pope is considered the  manifestation of God on earth and so their passing away is considered  cause for pilgrimage. Between 2-4 million people are estimated to have  attended Pope John Paul II’s funeral in Rome on April 7th 2005. That is  more people than you will usually find cars on the roads of Italy’s  capital city. It was a great showing of the power that religion still  shows in the world nowadays.   04.  C.N. Annadurai (Anna)<img src="http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy75/blcdilruk/Funerals/5.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />    Indian people  can be among the most fanatic in the world. In 1969,  it is estimated  that between 10-15 million people came onto the streets  to watch the  funeral of C. N. Annadurai – a similar amount to which live  in greater  New York. I can believe the only time it may be beaten is  when cricket  legend Sachin Tendaulker dies. This leader and  revolutionary is more  commonly known as Anna (which means elder brother  in the Tamil  language).03.  Michael Jackson<img src="http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy75/blcdilruk/Funerals/4.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />    We have had a  Princess and a sports star. Another category of  people idolized in the  modern world is pop stars. None have ever been  bigger than Michael  Jackson. His funeral was private and attended by the  family. However,  the service was broadcast live around the world. The  roads in LA were  closed as his body travelled to the Staples Center to  be laid to rest.  Nearly a million fans congregated outside the center to  pay their  respects.02.  Ayrton Senna<img src="http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy75/blcdilruk/Funerals/3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />     Ayrton Senna  was a racing driver who is regarded as the greatest  by many of his  peers. He was much more than that as his death showed.  Senna’s death  was considered a national tragedy by his many Brazilian  fans. In fact,  after his death the country had three official days of  mourning. It is  estimated 3,000,000 people crowded onto the roads of Sao  Paulo to pay  their respects. He was a true hero to the people of  Brazil. 01.  Princess Diana <img src="http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy75/blcdilruk/Funerals/2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Some  people touch us in an amazing way. When they pass away their  funeral  becomes a public affair where people who have often only seen  them on TV  perform a public outpouring of emotion. I may be lucky to  have two or  three people attend my funeral. Some people have had a few  more though.  Occasionally around the world there are people whose  funeral brings  millions of people onto the street to mourn. Here are  the biggest ones. Princess Diana  was known as the Princess of the People. The world  was shocked by her  sudden death and in the UK she turned overnight from  an oft ridiculed  Princess, into a national heroine. The funeral of Diana  was held in  London on September 6th 1997. The procession drew an  estimated three  million mourners, who lined the streets of London to pay  homage to  their Princess.   </blockquote>

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