The following sources were consulted in the preparation of the article “The 14 most attended funerals in history.”
- From Magazine Editor to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister: Incredible life journey of C.N. Annadurai
- AP Was There: Millions of mourners attended funeral of Iran’s Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
- From the archive, 29 September 1970: President Nasser dies of heart attack
- ‘She exists out of time’: Umm Kulthum, Arab music’s eternal star
- Pilgrims, presidents bid pope farewell
- Indira Gandhi Cremated in Hindu Ritual
- 4 Die as Indians Bury Top Tamil Leader
- Evita The True Life and Strange Cult of the Long-Running Legend
- Cremation of Gandhi’s body
- Tumultuous Funeral for North Korean
- Three decades after the Soviet era, this Moscow street echoes what was.
- A Tribute of Silence That Speaks Volumes
- A Nation Remembers
