2014 Event After eight years in a coma following a stroke in 2006, Ariel Sharon, Israel's former Prime Minister, dies at the age of 85 2014 Event In a coma since 2006, former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is reportedly in critical condition following renal failure 2012 Event Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, reported to be in a coma, is removed from life support 2012 Event At the London Book Fair, Ma Jian, Chinese author of the banned novel 'Beijing Coma,' puts red paint over his face and calls Chinese publishers, 'the mouthpiece of the Chinese communist party' 1994 Event Boxer Buster Douglas comes out of a diabetic coma 1987 Event Lisa Steinberg, battered into coma by her adoptive father Joel 1986 Event Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia release from hospital after 3 week coma 1984 Death David Gorcey, actor (Angel's Alley), dies at 63 in a diabetic coma 1978 Death Houari Boumediene, Algerian president, dies after 40 days in a coma at 53 1973 Event Stevie Wonder involved in car crash, goes into a 4 day coma 1958 Event Royals basketball star Maurice Stokes collapsed during a playoff game with encephalitis; He goes into a coma and is permanently disabled 1950 Birthday Ed Harris, Tenafly, New Jersey, actor, Right Stuff, Swing Shift, Walker, Coma 1944 Birthday Michael Douglas, born in New Jersey, actor, Coma, Wall St, Jewel of the Nile 1942 Birthday Genevieve Bujold, Montreal, actress, King of Hearts, Choose Me, Coma 1939 Birthday Elizabeth Ashley, Cole, Ocala Florida, actress, Coma, Evening Shade 1931 Birthday Rip Torn, born in Texas, actor, Coma, Summer Rental, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 1777 Event Messier adds M53 to his catalog (globular cluster in Coma Berenice)
