6 famous funerals of world leaders

The world will say goodbye to Nelson Mandela on Dec. 15 in the Eastern Cape village of Qunu. The South African government declared a day of prayer and mourning for the late leader. Paste BN Network looks back at the funerals of legendary figures.

Princess Diana

Year: 1997

Age: 36

Location: Westminster Abbey in London

Observers: More than a million people lined the route of the funeral procession.

TV viewers: Approximately 2.5 billion watched worldwide, the Associated Press reported.

Ronald Reagan

Year: 2004

Age: 93

Location: Washington National Cathedral

Observers: More than 104,000 viewed Reagan's casket, which lay in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, The Washington Post reported. Approximately 4,000 invited guests attended his funeral, according to The Post.

TV viewers: 20.8 million watched, according to Nielsen Ratings.

Pope John Paul II

Year: 2005

Age: 84

Location: Vatican City

Observers: An estimated 300,000 came to St. Peter's Square.

TV viewers: An estimated two billion watched around the world.

John F. Kennedy

Year: 1963

Age: 46

Location: St. Matthew's Cathedral in Washington

Observers: Nearly 800,000 Americans lined the streets to see the coffin's procession from the Capitol, The Los Angeles Times reported.

TV viewers: Nearly 41.5 million households in America watched the funeral, AP reports.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Year: 1968

Age: 39

Location: Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta

Observers: 150,000 people gathered in Atlanta for the funeral, according to Burial for a King.

T.V. viewers: 120 million watched, according to the book.

Mother Teresa

Year: 1997

Age: 87

Location: Calcutta, India

Observers: About 15,000 attended the funeral.

TV viewers: Millions around the world, according to AP.

Contributing: Cooper Allen and Jessica Durando

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