2014 Event Researchers announce a new orally-administered drug that may cure Hepatitis C; 90 percent of patients in trials were declared free of the virus after 12 weeks 2013 Event A Hepatitis A outbreak is linked to a fruit juice product sold by Townsend Farms; 79 people in the U.S. were effected 1995 Death Rachid Mimouni, author, teacher at Ecole superieure du commerce, Algiers, wrote 'La Malediction', dies of hepatitis in Paris, France, at age 49 1984 Event Hepatitis virus is discovered 1980 Event Brian May of rock group Queen collapses on stage with hepatitis 1973 Death Bob Gilbert, actor (Never the Twain Shall Meet), dies of hepatitis 75 1971 Event Development of a serum hepatitis vaccine for children announced