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Elvis died of a heart attack on Aug. 16, 1977. The New York Times reported that "preliminary autopsy findings" indicated his cause of death was "cardiac arrhythmia," or “an irregular and...
The death of Elvis Presley took the world by storm. When Elvis died, President Jimmy Carter himself made a statement, declaring that the singer had “permanently changed the face of American popular culture.” Meanwhile, nearly 100,000 stunned mourners showed up for his funeral procession.
Elvis Presley died at 42 years old on Aug. 16, 1977, in Memphis, Tennessee. His untimely death was mourned by fans as many made their way to Graceland, his mansion in Memphis, to pay respects....
While an autopsy undertaken the same day Presley died was still in progress, Memphis medical examiner Jerry Francisco announced that the immediate cause of death was cardiac arrest and declared that "drugs played no role in Presley's death". [281]
Though Elvis's actual cause of death appears to have been heart failure, the cardiac incident is now considered to be a result of the rock star's longstanding and serious drug abuse.
But what was unmistakably clear on the afternoon of August 16, 1977, was that Presley, the “greatest rock and roll performer in the world” had died. How could this be? We just saw him on TV...
Presley's drug habit is now generally accepted as a cause of death. The Encyclopedia Britannica states, simply: "Elvis Presley died of a heart attack in 1977 brought on largely by drug...
On August 16, 1977, Presley’s girlfriend Ginger Alden found the singer unresponsive on his bathroom floor in his home, Graceland. He was rushed to the hospital, but was then declared dead from...
Music icon Elvis Presley dies in Memphis, Tennessee, at the age of 42. The death of the “King of Rock and Roll” brought legions of mourning fans to Graceland, his mansion in Memphis. Doctors...
Following a decades-long struggle with his weight and drug abuse, Elvis Presley died at 42 years old in August 1977. Long mired in both mystery and controversy, the death of Elvis Presley remains a tragic final chapter for one of 20th-century America’s most important popular artists.