Gilbert Jeremy Gottfried (February 28, 1955 – April 12, 2022)
The actor and stand-up comedian died from a rare genetic muscle
disease that can trigger a dangerously abnormal heartbeat.
Gottfried began performing at only 15-years-old, has also appeared
on television shows and in movies.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945)
Roosevelt served as the 32nd president of the United States
from 1933 until his death.
Last photograph of Roosevelt, taken April 11, 1945, the day before his death.
In the afternoon of April 12, 1945, in Warm Springs, Georgia,
while sitting for a portrait (below) Roosevelt said "I have a
terrific headache.” He then slumped forward in his chair,
unconscious, and was carried into his bedroom.
The president’s attending cardiologist, Dr. Howard Bruenn,
diagnosed the medical emergency as a massive intracerebral hemorrhage.
At 3:35 p.m. that day, Roosevelt died at the age of 63.
The president died while poising for this portrait. Years
later the artist made a second, complete version from
photo’s and memory, the only difference, besides being complete, is the color of FDR’s necktie.
