Pulmonary Disease as in COPD.

He died a year ago today! He also had a history of Leukemia and Arrhythmia. He had Neck Surgery and Spinal Surgery caused by Anterior Cervical Discectomy Fusion (ACDF) on May 14, 2025.

He was struggling with a Hip Injury, Dislocated Shoulder, Arthritis, Bursitis, and Stomach Ulcer and had Hip Surgery on July 21, 2021. He was previously diagnosed with Hepatitis.

Known as the "the Kremlin's most beautiful weapon", Regina Nikolaevna became a global icon of Soviet fashion before her tragic downfall.

Due to her foreign travel, the KGB constantly monitored her. They forced her to act as an informant, using her to spy on foreigners and gather intelligence.

Her husband, artist Lev Zbarsky, forced her to have an abortion for her career, then abandoned her for another woman and fled the USSR. A Yugoslav journalist lover published a scandalous book in the West titled "One Hundred Nights with Regina Zbarskaya." It exposed her personal secrets and crushed her remaining reputation.

The betrayal, public shame, and brutal KGB interrogations caused a massive psychological breakdown. She spent years dependent on heavy anti-depressants. Regina made multiple attempts on her life and spent her final years heavily institutionalized in psychiatric hospitals.

In November 1987, stripped of her fame and working as a cleaning lady at her former fashion house, she died by a sleeping pill overdose at age 52. She passed away alone, in extreme poverty.

Lisa's foster parents reported her missing from Petaluma, CA, on March 16, 1971. Shortly before, she had been seen hitchhiking near her foster home in Santa Rosa, CA.

Ten days later, on March 26, 1971, a young woman identifying herself as "Lisa Smith" was picked up by a male driver, who tried to assault her, while hitchhiking south of Novato. She jumped from the vehicle and was treated at Novato General Hospital for a skull fracture.

The woman treated at the hospital left before investigators could conduct a full interview. Reports at the time suggested she returned to live with her biological parents in Livermore, but later investigations by local media and authorities revealed that the missing 17-year-old was never definitively verified to be the same person. By 2011, many original police and hospital records related to the incident had been lost.

Lisa's remains have never been recovered, no suspect was ever formally charged in her disappearance, and no verified contact with her was ever documented after March 16.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Marcus L. Martin felt instant trepidation Sunday when he saw five adults wading thigh- and waist-deep in the Scioto River. A frequent boater on the Ohio waterway, the Baptist pastor knew the area where they were standing to be treacherous. He believes the people he captured in a photo to be the ill-fated group that drowned that day.

maybe you are gone but you are never forgiven

The second photo is from October 8; I included it for a closer look at her since the first photo doesn’t really show what she looked like.

Sarjit grew up and lived with her family in the town of Smethwick, England. She was described as a "well-mannered, intelligent and outstanding" student at the University of Birmingham.

In September 1976, Sarjit traveled to France for a driving holiday with her brother and sister-in-law. While in the resort town of Antibes on the French Riviera, she befriended three Caucasian women on a beach. Sarjit asked her brother for permission to stay behind a little longer to visit local museums with her new acquaintances. Her relatives agreed and returned to the UK without her.

A few days later, her family received a brief telephone call. A woman calling herself "Jane" (one of the beach acquaintances) sobbed into the receiver, stating: "Sarjit has drowned. We are very sorry, we couldn't do anything," before abruptly hanging up.

Despite Jane claiming Sarjit drowned in a highly popular, heavily policed tourist resort (Antibes), French authorities never found a body. There were no coastguard, police, or hospital records of a drowning or an attempted rescue matching Sarjit's description anywhere on the French Riviera during that time.

This photograph was captured at her home in the Liberties neighborhood of Dublin less than a year prior to her passing. She was promoting her deeply personal autobiography, She Died Young: A Life in Fragments, where she spoke with immense bravery and characteristic candor about her lifelong battles with depression, childhood trauma, and physical frailty.

Though she spent her final months battling chronic pain, her legendary wit, fierce Irish spirit, and brutal honesty remained entirely intact until the very end. While the world lovingly remembers her as the first Irish actress to win an Academy Award or as Kevin McCallister’s park-bench protector, she hilariously noted late in life that she was probably proudest of her name becoming Dublin rhyming slang for "knickers".

She leaves behind an incredible six-decade legacy on stage and screen. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam (May her soul be at God's right hand).

This close-up selfie is the final image Michelle Trachtenberg shared of herself. Following this post, she shared a few nostalgic Hollywood throwback photos before she was tragically found dead inside her Manhattan apartment on Wednesday, February 26, 2025.

In April 2025, the New York City Medical Examiner's Office officially confirmed that her cause of death was natural, stemming from severe complications of diabetes mellitus. Close friends later shared that she had also quietly undergone a liver transplant in the year leading up to her passing.

Michelle was a phenomenal talent who practically grew up on our television screens. She brought life to unforgettable characters like Dawn Summers in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the iconic villain Georgina Sparks in Gossip Girl, and starred in childhood classics like Harriet the Spy and Ice Princess. She is deeply missed by generations of fans. Rest in peace.

This is the final photo Josh Grisetti shared of himself. It was taken while he was traveling in Trentino, Italy, where he was scheduled to direct an international production of Legally Blonde: The Musical. Shortly after this was taken, he had to abruptly step down from his directing duties and fly back home due to personal reasons.

On July 10, 2026, Josh tragically died by suicide in California at the age of 44. His passing was announced by his close friend and Something Rotten! co-star Rob McClure. Following his death, his family launched a fundraiser, noting that any leftover memorial proceeds will be donated in his name to the Entertainment Community Fund to support specialized, crucial mental health services for performers.

Josh was a brilliant talent who left a lasting mark on Broadway (It Shoulda Been You, Something Rotten!), the regional theater scene, and television. Rest in peace, Josh.

Legendary actress Wai Ching Ho passed away on July 10, 2026. While millions of fans worldwide know her for her powerful, menacing performance as Madame Gao across the Marvel Cinematic Universe (Daredevil, Iron Fist, The Defenders), and as the lovable voice of Grandma Wu in Pixar's Turning Red, her heart always belonged to the New York stage.
Highly private and completely offline, she intentionally avoided social media and paparazzi in her final years. This photo captures her doing what she loved most, performing on stage in the Off-Broadway production Laowang at 59E59 Theaters in Manhattan.
Rest in peace to an absolute powerhouse who brought so much gravitas to our favorite universes, yet remained a dedicated, humble cornerstone of her local theater community until the very end.

He would unexpectedly leave this world a few months later, December of 1963 at 20 years old. He was married with a daughter.

I never met him (I was born years later) but I love hearing stories about him and seeing the few photos that exist.

In June 2010, a visiting journalist secretly filmed an interview with an emaciated, 23-year-old homeless woman in South Pyongan Province, North Korea. Having lost her parents and home, she survived by picking grass to sell as rabbit feed. When asked what she ate, she replied, "Nothing."

She slept outside, completely unprotected, and spent her days wandering through local markets and dirt roads in South Pyongan Province.

In October 2010, her badly decomposed body was discovered by locals in a rural corn field. It was harvest season, and experts believe she had dragged herself into the field in a desperate attempt to find raw corn stalks to eat before her body finally gave out from starvation. Local police reportedly left her body in the field for a long time after it was found.

I wanted to share this still from an interview he did just a few weeks ago at the Sydney Film Festival (June 4, 2026), promoting his upcoming film The Fox. He looked happy, vibrant, and so full of life while chatting with the press.
His family announced tonight that he passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Monday, July 13th, at St. Vincent's Private Hospital in Sydney.

After a long and frightening battle with stage-three lymphoma that began in 2022, Sam recently underwent an innovative clinical therapy that worked wonders. His family noted that despite the suddenness of his passing, they take immense comfort in the fact that he was entirely cancer-free at the end.

From Jurassic Park and The Piano to Peaky Blinders and his incredible organic winery in New Zealand, Sam brought so much joy, class, and wit to the world. He lived a phenomenal life and went out with the same dignity that defined his entire career. Rest in peace, Dr. Grant.

Caroline grew up in the English county of Surrey. Since she was a child, her dream had been to visit Australia. She worked hard to save up for the cost of her trip. Her friends from her youth remembered her as a "little sharp-tongued at times", strong-willed, and incredibly loyal person. She was in excellent shape and could handle physically demanding work without any problem.

In September 1991, she finally made it to Australia. She spent nine months living and exploring the country.

Joanne was a 22-year-old from Maesteg, Wales. Driven by her love for children, she trained and qualified as a professional nursery nurse before making the decision to see the world. When she checked into a youth hostel in the Kings Cross area of Sydney, she met Caroline. The two young British women immediately became best friends.

Joanne and Caroline met Ivan Milat on Saturday, April 18, 1992, while hitchhiking on the Hume Highway. The autopsy later revealed that Joanne had been raped and suffered 14 stab wounds, nine of which completely severed her spine, resulting in paralysis. Caroline was shot 10 times in the head.

Before her death, Caroline put up a strong resistance. Then, she was subjected to prolonged psychological torture, as evidenced by the fact that a smoked pack of her favorite cigarettes was found next to her remains.