by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 7, 2017 | Deaths of Famous People
John von Neumann was one of the most versatile and brilliant mathematicians of all time. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1955 and died a year later after it spread quickly to his bones and brain. He had helped to develop both atomic and hydrogen...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Sep 28, 2017 | Deaths of Famous People
Soul singer Charles Bradley died of stomach cancer on September 23, 2017 at the very young age of 68. As you read his life story, you will cry just as I did, because of the incredible hardships this man overcame to eventually become a famous singer. His soulful...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Sep 24, 2017 | Deaths of Famous People
In August 2017, the world-famous body builder Rich Piana collapsed from a heart attack while his girlfriend was giving him a haircut. He died after two weeks in a medically-induced coma, at the age of 46. A search of his apartment revealed more than 20...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Sep 17, 2017 | Deaths of Famous People
Two centuries ago, Franz Schubert composed music that today is among the most frequently performed music by classical orchestras, piano soloists, singers and choruses. Although he died before his 32nd birthday, he wrote more than a thousand original compositions...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Sep 9, 2017 | Deaths of Famous People
America's greatest Cajun singer, D.L. Menard, died this month from heart failure that was probably caused by cancer. Twenty-five years ago, he suffered his first heart attack and 16 years ago, his wife died of a heart attack associated with her...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Sep 3, 2017 | Deaths of Famous People
Dick Gregory was the first widely-accepted black American stand-up comedian. He also showed incredible courage in the 1960s civil rights movement. In spite of being arrested and beaten up for being in the front lines of marches against racial prejudice and...
