Washington on his Deathbed, an 1851 portrait by Junius
Brutus Stearns.

George Washington, the American revolutionary leader and
first president of the United States, died at his estate in Mount
Vernon, Virginia. He was 67 years old. His last words were
"’Tis well."

The diagnosis of Washington’s illness and the immediate
cause of his death have been subjects of much debate.       

     
Modern medical authors have concluded that he likely died
from  severe epiglottitis, an inflammation in the throat,
complicated by various treatments which included extensive bloodletting.      
 


        
        
        
        
       

The sarcophagi of George (right) and Martha Washington at
the entrance to their tomb in Mount Vernon.

Marble Statue of George Washington by Jean-Antoine
Houdon, circa 1794 State Capital, Commonwealth of
Virginia, Library of Virginia.

Andre Braugher, known for his role as Captain Ray Holt on
"Brooklyn Nine-Nine," has died. He was 61.

Braugher’s publicist confirmed to Fox News Digital that he
died following a brief illness.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine is a police procedural comedy television series that aired on Fox, and later on NBC, from September
17, 2013 to September 16, 2021, for eight seasons and 153 episodes.

The world’s second oldest woman has died at the age of 116 at
a nursing home in Japan. Fusa Tatsumi (pictured in each photo),
who was Japan’s oldest person, passed away on Tuesday at a
care facility in Osaka after eating her favorite meal of bean-paste
jelly.
(Wikimedia Commons)

Japanese Sweet Bean Paste Jelly.

Jeffrey Foskett, longtime touring member of the Beach Boys
who was dubbed the band’s “vice principal” by its principal
members, has died at 67 following a years-long battle with
anaplastic thyroid cancer.

On its final approach to Madison, Wisconsin on December 10,
1967, the private plane carrying soul-music legend Otis Redding 
(26)crashed into the frigid waters of a small lake three miles short         
of the runway, killing seven of the eight men aboard, including
Redding. “Sittin’ On The Dock Of The Bay”, which he had been
recording, would be released in its “unfinished” form several
weeks later, with Redding’s whistled verse a seemingly
indispensable part of the now-classic record and would soon
become history’s first posthumous #1 hit and the biggest pop
hit of Redding’s career.