Deaths by...
9 Notable deaths
by epilepsy
Florence Griffith Joyner
American track and field athlete (1959-1998).
Born December 21st, 1959 in Los Angeles.
Died September 21st, 1998 at 38 years old in Mission Viejo (epilepsy).
P. L. Travers
Australian-british novelist, actress and journalist (1899-1996).
Born August 9th, 1899 in Maryborough.
Died April 23rd, 1996 at 96 years old in London (epilepsy).
Michael Jeter
American actor (1952-2003).
Born August 26th, 1952 in Lawrenceburg. [ref]
Died March 30th, 2003 at 50 years old in Los Angeles (epilepsy). [ref]
Fredo Santana
American rapper (1990-2018).
Born July 4th, 1990 in Chicago.
Died January 19th, 2018 at 27 years old in Reseda (epilepsy).
Rip Taylor
American actor (1931-2019).
Born January 13th, 1935 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died October 6th, 2019 at 84 years old in Los Angeles (epilepsy). [ref]
Peter Vaughan
English actor (1923-2016).
Died December 6th, 2016 at 93 years old in Mannings Heath (epilepsy). [ref]
Wynton Kelly
American jazz pianist.
Born December 2nd, 1931 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died April 12th, 1971 at 39 years old in Toronto (epilepsy). [ref]
Claudio Bravo
Chilean painter (1936–2011).
Born November 8th, 1936 in Santiago. [ref]
Died June 4th, 2011 at 74 years old in Taroudant (epilepsy). [ref]
Hervé Boussard
Olympic cyclist.
Born March 8th, 1966 in Pithiviers.
Died June 26th, 2013 at 47 years old in Lésigny (epilepsy).
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon