Prior to his death, according to the Book of Jubilees, Amram was among those who went to Egypt and recovered the bones of the sons of his grandfather and great uncles ( excluding those of Joseph which had already been brought to Canaan ), so that they could be reburied in the cave of Machpelah.

Prior to his death, he had, at his wife Plectrude's urging, designated Theudoald, his grandson by their son Grimoald, his heir in the entire realm.

Prior to his death, Parsons stated that he wanted his body cremated at Joshua Tree and his ashes spread over Cap Rock, a prominent natural feature there ; however, Parsons ' stepfather arranged for a private ceremony back in New Orleans and neglected to invite any of his friends from the music industry.

Prior to his death the building housing much of Life Sciences at Sussex was renamed the John Maynard Smith Building, in his honour.

Prior to Downey's death, Spin in April 1989 had identified the " Wipe Out " authorship as a myth.

Prior to his death, Mahfouz was the oldest living Nobel Literature laureate and the third oldest of all time, trailing only Bertrand Russell and Halldor Laxness.

Prior to his death, he suffered from a bleeding ulcer, kidney problems, and cardiac failure.

Prior to his death in 799, al-Kadhem was said to have prophesied that " A man will come out from Qom and he will summon people to the right path ".

Prior to his death, he had his chief officers swear an oath of loyalty to Izz al-Din, as he was the only Zengid ruler strong enough to oppose Saladin.

Prior to Carroll Rosenbloom's death, the Rams had already announced their intentions to leave the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and move to Anaheim Stadium in Orange County for the 1980 season.

Prior to his death, Lee told his then only two living instructors Kimura and Inosanto ( James Yimm Lee had died in 1972 ) to dismantle his schools.

Prior to his sudden death in December 983, Otto II had installed Pope John XIV, a non-Roman who had served as Otto II's chancellor in Italy, on the chair of St. Peter.

Prior to his mother's death, Daley had won the Democratic nomination for Cook County sheriff.

Prior to Chris Farley's death, the two lived in adjacent residences.

The Prior of Crato held out in the Azores until 1583, and continued to actively seek to recover the throne until his death in 1595.

Prior to his death, Marlon Brando provided some voice work for Vito, which was eventually deemed unusable and was dubbed over by a Brando impersonator.

Prior to crucifixion, victims were often savagely whipped with barbed metal lashes, to induce exsanguination ( bleeding to death ).

Prior to his arrival in the Republic, the death of Marco Ricci in 1730 had created an opening in the field of landscape painting amid a marketplace crowded with history painters, and Zuccarelli's unique blend of countryside and Arcadia quickly achieved success.

Prior to King Henry's death in 1547, several statements of position were issued.

Prior to the invention of cardiopulmonary resuscitation ( CPR ), defibrillation, epinephrine injection, and other treatments in the 20th century, the absence of blood circulation ( and vital functions related to blood circulation ) was historically considered to be the official definition of death.

( Prior to this, the death penalty had already been abolished for murder, but it had remained in force for certain military offences and treason, although no executions had been carried out for several decades.

" Prior to Morgan's death, he also added of his mentor's six-decade career: " He was one of the foundational pieces of the industry.

Prior to the January 11, 2003 commutation of death row sentences, male death row inmates were housed in Tamms, Menard, and Pontiac correctional centers.

Prior to her death, the victim had reported using the dried leaves of the plant to induce menstruation with no ill effects.

Prior to that, he was the 13th Chief of Army Staff from October 1998 till November 2007, and was also the tenth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee of Pakistan Armed Forces from 1998 until 2001.

" Prior to Taylor's attempt, on October 19 a domestic cat named Iagara was sent over the Horseshoe Falls in her barrel to test its strength.

He took a year to consider what action to take, before writing to the Prior of Bath in October 1500 to explain that a large amount of the priory income would be dedicated to rebuilding the cathedral.

* Lizbeth Neuman, 49, of Prior Lake, MN ( died October 17, 2009 )

On 12 October 1534, Prior Henry Bassingbourne confirmed Henry VIII ’ s supremacy over the Church and rejected the incumbent " Roman Bishop ".

Prior to the first Bali bombing, there was underestimation to the threat Jemaah Islamiah posed Jemaah Islamiah is known to have killed hundreds of civilians in the first Bali car bombing on October 12, 2002.

Between October 2008 and June 2009, Askham Bryan College of Agriculture opened its Guisborough Centre, located on the same site as Prior Pursglove College.

& Gerton, M. I., " Origins of the Term Hypnotism Prior to Braid ", American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis, Vol. 27, No. 2, ( October 1984 ), pp. 107 – 110.

Prior to the 9 / 13 game, the last ESPN telecast to encounter weather problems was on October 2, 1999 ( a Sunday night ) when lightning halted Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs during the second quarter.

Prior to the outbreak of hostilities, Favagrossa had calculated that Italy would not be prepared for war until October 1942.

Prior to the establishment of the United States title to Indian lands in lands controlled by Britain in North America was governed by The Royal Proclamation of October 7, 1763.

Prior to 2006, there had only been two confirmed sightings of Bryde's whale in the eastern North Pacific north of Baja California -- one in January 1963, only a kilometer off La Jolla ( originally misidentified as a fin whale ), and another in October 1991 west of Monterey Bay.

Prior to the release of their fourth album, Shpongle played a sold out live concert at The Roundhouse venue in Chalk Farm, North London on 31 October 2008.

Prior to 27 October 2006, BBC Two NI was a digital only service while BBC Two Northern Ireland was available on analogue transmission.

Prior to the October 2011 provincial election he announced that he was retiring from political life and would not be running.

Prior to this appointment Horinko was Assistant Administrator for the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response ( OSWER ) at EPA, having been confirmed by the U. S. Senate on October 1, 2001.

Prior to October 1, 2011, Central Mountain Air operated Air Canada Express flights from Calgary to Cranbrook, Lethbridge and Medicine Hat.

James Michael Leathes Prior, Baron Prior, PC, known as " Jim Prior " ( born 11 October 1927 ), is a British politician.

The Pull takes place across the Black River in Holland, Michigan, and now takes place on the first Saturday of October every year ( Prior to 1993 it was held on a Friday ).

Prior to that, he served as Commanding General, U. S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, from December 8, 2008, to April 11, 2011, as Acting Commander, U. S. Central Command, from March 24, 2008, to October 30, 2008, as Deputy Commander, U. S. Central Command, from August 2007 to March 23, 2008, and as Commanding General, Multi-National Security Transition Command – Iraq ( MNSTC-I ), from August 2005 to August 2007.

Prior to the 2010 – 11 season, he was chosen to replace the retiring Rob Blake as the eighth captain in team history on October 7, 2010.

Prior to 1 October 2009 the registration of companies in Northern Ireland was the responsibility of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment ( a department of the devolved government ).

Prior to the Premier League Snooker matches on 12 October 2006, players Jimmy White, Ronnie O ' Sullivan, Ken Doherty and Ding Junhui, along with referee Alan Chamberlain and commentators Willie Thorne and Phil Yates, all stood for a moment of silence to remember Hunter.