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24 November 1991; 32 years ago (1991-11-24) Location. Kensington, London. Cause. Bronchial pneumonia resulting from HIV/AIDS. On 24 November 1991, British musician and Queen frontman Freddie Mercury died from bronchial pneumonia at his home in Kensington. He had exhibited HIV/AIDS symptoms as early as 1982 and was diagnosed with AIDS in 1987.
Keith Christopher. (1957–1998) American actor and singer who was best known for roles of HIV positive characters in NBC soap opera Another World and CBS daytime drama The Guiding Light. [13][14][15] Brad Davis. (1949–1991) American actor; played the part of Billy Hayes in the film Midnight Express. [16] Robert Drivas.
Michael Callen (April 11, 1955 – December 27, 1993) was an American singer, songwriter, composer, author, and AIDS activist. Callen was diagnosed with AIDS in 1982 and became a pioneer of AIDS activism in New York City, working closely with his doctor, Dr. Joseph Sonnabend, and Richard Berkowitz. Together, they published articles and ...
In fact, AIDS was the leading cause of death in men ages 25 to 44 in 1992. The rising rates sparked fear, stigma and hysteria among the public, fueling laws and policies that criminalized people ...
Ryan White was born at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital in Kokomo, Indiana, to Hubert Wayne and Jeanne Elaine (Hale) White.When he was circumcised, the bleeding would not stop; when he was three days old, doctors diagnosed him with severe hemophilia A, a hereditary blood coagulation disorder associated with the X chromosome, which causes even minor injuries to result in severe bleeding.
Christopher died of AIDS in New York at the age of 40 on 23 February 1998. At the time of his death, Christopher's debut album Naked Truth was near completion. The instrumental and backup tracks of some songs on this release were completed after his death and the album was then posthumously released by Significant Other Records later that year. [2]
Marissa Reynon. c. 1975. Cotabato, Philippines. Died. June 11, 2000 (aged 24–25) Manila, Philippines. Sarah Jane Salazar, born Marissa Reynon (1975 – June 11, 2000), was a Filipino AIDS activist and educator and the second Filipino to go public with HIV at age 19 in 1994. [1] The first was Dolzura Cortez.
Alleged first known AIDS death in the United States. Robert Lee Rayford[1] (February 3, 1953 – May 15, 1969), [2] sometimes identified as Robert R. due to his age, was an American teenager from Missouri who has been suggested to represent the earliest confirmed case of HIV/AIDS in North America. This is based on evidence published in 1988 in ...