2015 Event The smaller of twin cubs born to giant panda Mei Xiang at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C., has died; though both cubs appeared to be healthy at birth, the smaller cub failed to gain weight and may have caught a respiratory infection 2015 Event An outbreak of Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) continues to spread in South Korea, where 11 people have died, 126 have been diagnosed, and over 3,000 people have been quarantined in an attempt to stop the epidemic 2013 Event The first case of the deadly Middle East respiratory syndrome conavirus is announced in Italy 2013 Event Venezuela's government announces that President Hugo Chavez is suffering from 'respiratory deficiency', a condition he developed after having a severe lung infection 2008 Death John F. Seiberling, Representative-D-Ohio, 1971 - 1986, died of respiratory failure 2007 Death Bowie Kuhn, dies in Jacksonville, Florida, of respiratory failure, at 80 1992 Death John H Davis, actor (Our Gang), dies of respiratory failure at 78 1992 Death Art Hannes, announcer, dies of a respiratory ailment at 72 1991 Death Mary Lawrence, actress (Best Man), dies of respiratory failure at 73 1991 Death Daniel Ocko, dies of respiratory condition at 78 1991 Death Shamu the Whale, dies of respiratory failure at 16 1985 Death Mary MacLaren, actress (Black Swan), dies at 85 of respiratory probs 1984 Death Sudie Bond, actress (Tomorrow), dies at 56 of a respiratory ailment 1966 Event 400 die of respiratory failure and heart attack in killer New York City smog
