Deaths by...

317 Notable deaths
 by Alzheimer's disease

Emil Cioran

Romanian-french philosopher and essayist.

Born April 8th, 1911 in Rășinari. [ref]

Died June 20th, 1995 at 84 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]

Imogene Coca

American comic actress (1908–2001).

Born November 18th, 1908 in Philadelphia.

Died June 2nd, 2001 at 92 years old in Westport (Alzheimer's disease).

Allen Klein

American businessman, music publisher (1931–2009).

Born December 18th, 1931 in Newark.

Died July 4th, 2009 at 77 years old in New York City (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]

Bobby Vee

American singer (1943–2016).

Born April 30th, 1943 in Fargo.

Died October 24th, 2016 at 73 years old in Rogers (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]

Verne Gagne

American professional wrestler and football player (1926–2015).

Born February 26th, 1926 in Robbinsdale.

Died April 27th, 2015 at 89 years old in Bloomington (Alzheimer's disease).

David Canary

American actor (1938-2015).

Born August 25th, 1938 in Elwood.

Died November 16th, 2015 at 77 years old in Wilton (Alzheimer's disease).

Peter Breck

American actor (1929-2012).

Born March 13th, 1929 in Rochester.

Died February 6th, 2012 at 82 years old in Vancouver (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]

Catherine Scorsese

American film actress (1912-1997).

Born April 16th, 1912 in New York City.

Died January 6th, 1997 at 84 years old in New York City (Alzheimer's disease).

Seymour Cassel

American actor (1935–2019).

Born January 22nd, 1935 in Detroit.

Died April 7th, 2019 at 84 years old in Los Angeles (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]

Yitzhak Shamir

7th prime minister of israel (1915-2012).

Born October 22nd, 1915 in Ruzhany. [ref]

Died June 30th, 2012 at 96 years old in Herzliya (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]

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