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2009 Claiborne Pell, dies in Newport, Rhode Island, of Parkinson's disease, at 90

2008 Matthew John Rinaldo, Representative-R-New Jersey 1973 - 1993, died from Parkinson's disease

2008 Carl Karcher, dies in Fullerton, California, of Parkinson's disease, at 90

2007 Robert A. Young, Representative-D-Missouri 1977 - 1987, died from liver disease

2005 William Proxmire, Senator-D-Wisconsin, 1957 - 1989, Golden Fleece Awards, died of Alzheimer's disease

2001 Harrison A. Williams, Senator-D-New Jersey 1959 - 1982, died of heart disease

2001 Frank Annunzio, Representative-D-Illinois 1965 - 1973 and 1973 - 1993, died from Parkinson's disease

1998 Mo Udall, born in St. Johns, Arizona, Representative-D-Arizona 1961 - 1991, died of Parkinson disease

1996 U.K. admits humans can catch CJD (Mad Cow Disease)

1995 Attorney General Janet Reno announces she has Parkinson disease

1994 John McLiam, dies of Parkinson's disease at 75

1994 Jim Moloney, dies of Parkinson's disease

1993 Cyril Cusack, actor (Fahrenheit 451), dies of neuron disease at 82

1993 Doctors announce Pitts Penguin Mario Limeux has Hodgkin's disease

1993 Felix Grucci, fireworks expert, dies of Alzheimer's disease at 87

1992 M F K Fisher, cook book author, dies of Parkinson Disease at 83

1991 Daniel Simon Scott, dies of Alzheimer's disease at 71

1991 Tennessee Ernie Ford, country singer, dies of liver disease at 72

1991 Mo Udall, Representative-D-Arizona, resigns due to Parkinson disease

1990 Delphine Seyrig, dies of lung disease at 58

1990 Bernard Cowan, TV announcer, dies of kidney disease at 68

1990 Terry Thomas, English comic (Heroes), dies of Parkinson's disease at 78

1987 Rita Hayworth, actress (Gilda), dies of Alzheimer's disease at 68

1986 Jacob K. Javits, New York, Senator-R-New York 1957 - 1981, Representative-R-New York 1947 - 1954, died of Lou Gehrig's disease at 81

1985 George Chandler, actor (Lassie), dies of Alzheimer's disease at 87

1984 George Matthews, actor (Chick-Glynis), dies at 73 of heart disease

1984 Centers for Disease Control says virus discovered in France causes AIDS

1984 Paul Frances Webster, lyricist, dies of Parkinson's disease at 76

1983 Howard Deitz, MGM executive, dies at 86 of Parkinson's disease

1982 Henry Fonda, actor (On Golden Pond), dies of heart disease at 77

1982 Kenneth More, British actor (Genevieve), dies of Parkinson disease at 67

1981 National Centers for Disease Control announces high incidence of Pneumocystis and Kaposi's sarcoma in gay men

1981 Vaccine to prevent hoof and mouth disease announced

1981 Center of Disease Control reports of a pneumonia affecting gays, AIDS

1978 Legionnaire's disease bacteria isolated in Atlanta

1976 Ray Brennan, becomes 1st to, die of "Legionnaire's Disease"

1976 1st outbreak of "Legionnaire's Disease" kills 29 in Philadelphia

1927 Ross Youngs, Hall of Fame baseballer, dies of Bright's disease at 30

1924 Pat Moran, manager (Cincinnati Reds), dies of Bright's Disease

1919 Dorothy Kirsten, opera singer/Alzheimer disease activist

1915 Alvis Alzheimer, German neurologist (Alzheimer Disease), dies at 51

1901 Rene Jules Dubos, France, U.S. microbiologist/author, Health and Disease

1899 James Paget, English surgeon (disease of Paget), dies at 85

1864 Alois Alzheimer, born in Germany, psychiatrist/pathologist, Alzheimer Disease

1860 Thomas Addison, English physician (A-Biermer Disease), dies at 67

1858 Richard Bright, British Dr. (Bright's disease/nephritis), dies at 69

1822 Adolf Kuszmaul, German physician, stomach pump, Kuszmaul disease

1814 James Paget, English surgeon, disease of Paget

1789 Richard Bright, England, physician, Bright's Disease/nephritis

1756 Willem Bilderdijk, Dutch poet/literature, Disease of Scientists


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