List of pneumonia victims

In alphabetical order, this is a '''list of people who died of [[pneumonia]]'''.

Note: Since Pneumonia is such a common disease, this list will never be complete.

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!Name
!Profession
!width="125px"|Date of Death
!Notes
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| [[Fred Astaire]] (born Frederic Austerlitz)
| Actor/Singer/Dancer
| [[June 22]] [[1987]]
| Died at age 88 in Los Angeles, California. Interred at Oakwood Memorial Park, Chatsworth, CA (the same cemetery where long time dance partner, [[Ginger Rogers]] was also laid to rest)
|-
| [[Jim Backus]]
| Actor
| [[July 3]] [[1989]]
| Millionaire [[Thurston Howell, III]], on Gilligan's Island; died at St. John's Hospital, Santa Monica CA.
|-
| [[Charles Bronson]] (born Charles Buchinski)
| Actor
| [[August 30]] [[2003]]
| Died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
|-
| [[James Brown]]
| Singer
| [[December 25]] [[2006]]
| "The Godfather of Soul" died at age 73 in Atlanta, Georgia, hospitalized the previous day with "severe pneumonia".
|-
| Travis Bursik
| Musician
| [[January 20]] [[2007]]
| Died at the age 25 at St. Joes Hospital and was buried in Ypsilanti Private Cemetery | in [[Ypsilanti, Michigan|Ypsilanti]], [[Michigan]].
|-
| [[Calamity Jane]] (born Martha Jane Canary-Burke)
| Sharpshooter, Wild West Show Entertainer
| [[August 1]] [[1903]]
| In accord with Jane's dying wishes, she was buried next to [[Wild Bill Hickok]].
|-
| [[[...] Curtis]]
| Actor
| [[January 2]] [[1952]]
| Died at age 49. Character actor best known for his villianous roles in [[Three Stooges]] films such as ''[[Crash Goes the Hash]]'' and ''[[Yes, We Have No Bonanza]]''.
|-
| [[Nicole DeHuff]]
| Actress
| [[February 16]] [[2005]]
| Died at age 31. DeHuff had visited a hospital twice shortly before her death, but was sent home both times.
|-
| [[Donald Paige Frary]]
| Professor, Author
| [[April 8]] [[1919]]
| Died at age 25 while attending the [[Paris Peace Conference, 1919]].
|-
| [[Frank Gorshin]]
| Actor, Impressionist
| [[May 17]] [[2005]]
| The show biz veteran best known as [[The Riddler]] to [[TV]]'s [[Batman]] and as Bele on ''[[Star Trek]]'' also succumbed to [[lung cancer]] and [[emphysema]].
|-
| [[William Henry Harrison]]
| 9th U.S. President
| [[April 4]] [[1841]]
| Died one month after taking office. He caught a cold giving his inaugural address in wet weather.
|-
| [[Jim Henson]]
| Puppeteer/film producer
| [[May 16]] [[1990]]
| Creator of the [[Muppets]] and founder of [[The Jim Henson Company]]; died at age 53 in New York City.
|-
| [[Rochelle Hudson]]
| Actress
| [[January 17]] [[1972]]
| Best remembered as: [[Natalie Wood]]'s mother in ''[[Rebel Without A Cause]]'' (1955); [[Richard Cromwell (actor)|Richard Cromwell]] 's love interest in the [[Will Rogers]] showcase ''Life Begins at 40'' (1935); and the daughter of carnival barker [[W.C. Fields]] in ''Poppy'' (1936).
|-
| [[Josef Issels]]
| Doctor
| [[February 11]] [[1998]]
| Holistic doctor that treated [[Bob Marley]] in Bavaria; died in California.
|-
| [[Stonewall Jackson|Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson]]
| [[Confederate States Army|Confederate]] [[Lieutenant General]]
| [[May 10]] [[1863]]
| Famous Confederate general; shot in friendly fire incident during the [[Battle of Chancellorsville]] on May 2; caught pneumonia during recovery, died eight days later from complications.
|-
| [[Bert Lahr]]
| Actor
| [[December 4]] [[1967]]
| Died in [[New York City]] at age 72.
|-
| [[Franz Liszt]]
| Musician
| [[July 31]], [[1886]]
| Died in [[Bayreuth]] aged 74 after contracting pneumonia during a festival held there in honour of [[Richard Wagner]].
|-
| [[Freddie Mercury]]
| Musician
| [[November 24]], [[1991]]
| A little over 24 hours after issuing a statement to the press he died at his home in Kensington, London, England at the age of 45. The official cause of death was bronchial pneumonia resulting from AIDS
|-
| [[Léon Minkus]]
| Famous Czech composer of ballet music for the Russian [[Imperial Ballet]]
| [[December 7]] [[1917]]
| Died at age 91 in Vienna, Austria
|-
| [[Bruce Paltrow]]
| T.V. and film producer
| [[October 3]] [[2002]]
| The father of actress [[Gwyneth Paltrow]], and husband of actress [[Blythe Danner]], died from complications of oral cancer and pneumonia. He was best known for his work on ''[[The White Shadow]]'', ''[[St. Elsewhere]]'', and ''[[Duets]]''.
|-
| [[Charles Nelson Riley]]
| American actor, comedian, director
| [[May 25]] [[2007]]
| Died at 76 in Beverly Hills, California.
|-
| [[Luciano Pavarotti]]
| Italian tenor
| [[September 6]] [[2007]]
| Pavarotti died in [[Modena]], [[Italy]] of pneumonia resulting from [[pancreatic cancer]].
|-
| [[Carlos Eugenio Restrepo|Carlos Eugenio Restrepo Restrepo]]
| Colombian President, journalist
| [[July 6]] [[1937]]
| President of Colombia from [[1910]] to [[1914]]. He was born in [[Medellín]], [[Antioquia]], he was a lawyer, professor and journalist, and also served as Ambassador to the [[Holy See]]. He died in Medellín alongside his family.
|-
| [[Carl Schlechter]]
| Chessmaster
| [[December 27]] [[1918]]
| Drew a match for the [[world chess championship]] vs. [[Emanuel Lasker]]. Pneumonia was brought on by privations following [[World War I]]; according to some sources, death was due to [[starvation]].
|-
| [[Chuck Schuldiner]]
| Singer for [[Death metal]] band [[Death]]
| [[December 13]] [[2001]]
| Schuldiner was diagnosed with [[brain cancer]] and received a [[chemotherapy]] [...] to help with his therapy. As a side effect, the [...] weakened Chuck. He died the same year he was diagnosed with [[cancer]].
|-
| [[Will Shade]]
| Musician
| [[September 18]] [[1966]]
| Died at age 68 at John Gaston Hospital and was buried in Shelby County Cemetery in [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]], [[Tennessee]].
|-
| [[Beatrice Straight]]
| Actress
| [[April 7]] [[2001]]
| Died in [[Los Angeles]] at age 86.
|-
| [[Johann Strauss II]]
| Composer
| [[June 3]] [[1899]]
| Died at age 73 in Vienna.
|-
| [[Irving Thalberg]]
| MGM's "Boy Wonder" Movie Producer of the 1920s and 1930s
| [[September 14]] [[1936]]
| Afflicted with a weak heart, he died at his home on Palisades Beach Road in Santa Monica with his wife, actress [[Norma Shearer]] at his side.
|-
| [[Leo Tolstoy]]
| Russian novelist
| [[November 20]] [[1910]]
| Died at Astapovo Railway Station, during an attempt to satisfy his wanderlust.
|-
| [[Harriet Tubman]]
| Slave who escaped to freedom
| [[March 10]] [[1913]]
|-
| [[Lawrence Welk]]
| Big band leader
| [[March 17]] [[1992]]
| Died at his home in Santa Monica. Buried at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, CA.
|-
| [[Billy Wilder]]
| Writer and director
| [[March 27]] [[2002]]
| Died at age 95 at his home in Beverly Hills.
|-
| [[Chris Wood (rock musician)|Chris Wood]]
| Rock musician
| [[July 12]] [[1983]]
| Died at age 39 in [[Birmingham]], [[England]].
|-
| [[Shari Lewis]]
| ventriloquist and puppeteer
| [[March 2]] [[1989]]
| Died at age 65 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
|-}

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