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Thomas Midgley Jr. (May 18, 1889 – November 2, 1944) was an American mechanical and chemical engineer.He played a major role in developing leaded gasoline (tetraethyl lead) and some of the first chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), better known in the United States by the brand name Freon; both products were later banned from common use due to their harmful impact on human health and the environment.
By 2012, Karason lost his home while battling a heart condition and prostate cancer. He later moved to a homeless shelter in Bellingham, Washington. [6] In 2013, Karason died after a heart attack led to pneumonia and a severe stroke. [7] He was a heavy smoker and underwent a triple bypass surgery in 2008. He was estranged from his wife at the ...
Kevin Carter (13 September 1960 – 27 July 1994) [1] was a South African photojournalist and member of the Bang-Bang Club.He was the recipient in 1994 of a Pulitzer Prize for his photograph depicting the 1993 famine in Sudan; he died by suicide four months after at the age of 33.
Avicii was found dead in the afternoon hours of April 20, 2018, according to a statement from his rep. His tragic death came two years after he announced his retirement from touring in March 2016.
Kaczynski was diagnosed with rectal cancer in March 2021, and a month prior to killing himself in June 2023, “was noted to be depressed and sent for psychiatric evaluation."
Voodoo death, a term coined by Walter Cannon in 1942 also known as psychogenic death or psychosomatic death, is the phenomenon of sudden death as brought about by a strong emotional shock, such as fear. The anomaly is recognized as "psychosomatic" in that death is caused by an emotional response—often fear—to some suggested outside force.
If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), text "STRENGTH" to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741 or go to ...
Sutton died by suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning in March 2009, aged 62, rather than report to federal prison [7] after being convicted of offenses related to moonshining and illegal firearm possession. Since his death, a new company and associated whiskey brand have been named after him.