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 Morris K. Udall, (Rep-D-Ariz), 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, Engl comic (Heroes), dies of Parkinson's disease at 78
1987 Rita Hayworth, actress (Gilda), dies of Alzheimer's disease at 68
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 Phila
1927 Ross Youngs, Hall of Fame baseballer, dies of Bright's disease at 30
1924 Pat Moran, manager (Cin 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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