2014 Event A large number of children across ten U.S. states are being hospitalized due to Enterovirus, EV-D68; children with asthma are particularly at risk for complications 2012 Event Anthony Shadid, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and the Middle East correspondent for the New York Times, dies at 43 of an acute asthma attack 1993 Death Moses Gunn, actor (Roots), dies of asthma at 64 1984 Death Neil Hamilton, actor (Com Gordon-Batman), dies of asthma at 85 1968 Death Hugo Haas, actor and director (Bait, Pick Up), dies of asthma at 66 1902 Death Swami Vivekananda, founder of Ramakrishna Mission, chief disciple of Ramakrishna, responsible for bringing Vedanta and Yoga to Europe, America, introduced Hinduism at Parliament of World Religions at Chicago, 1893, dies at age 39, suffered form Asthma, diabetes, and other physical ailments
