According to history, some 20 thousand citizens of Vienna lined the streets for the funeral procession led by Franz Schubert (torch bearer) on March 29, 1827. Beethoven was buried in a common grave, which was customary at that time in history.
400,000 people
About 40,000 people attended Robert Wadlow's funeral service.
it was religion
When he died thousands of people wept in the street. Over a million people went to visit his body, but if you're asking how many people were at the actual funeral it's an estimated million.
None - he wasn't buried on the day he died, so no one could have gone to his funeral on that day.
I think that he was very successful as he had a good Carrier and many people went to his funeral!
New York City (on 4th Nov 1926)
The stadium where her funeral was held had a capacity of 14,000 people and it was filled. Hundreds of thousands remained outside and watched the funeral cortege along the streets as it passed on the way to her burial at the Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity.
There were several presidents that went to Nelson Mandela's funeral. President Obama from the US attended.
Roald Dahl's funeral was a private event attended by only close family and friends. The exact number of attendees is not publicly disclosed.
He did not go blind.
when his hair went grey