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Famous people who had tuberculosis
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The king of France died of tuberculosis on May 30, 1574. Charles IX was just 23 years old.

Famous people who had tuberculosis
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The founder of Pakistan kept his battle against TB a secret for many years. Jinnah eventually died in September 1948.

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The author of 'The Prophet' died of both cirrhosis of the liver and tuberculosis in 1931.

Sources: (Vox Magazine) (Chron) (The Famous People) (The Guardian)

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The inventor of the Braille writing system was diagnosed with TB in 1835, and died in 1852.

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The American politician died of tuberculosis in 1850. Calhoun was 68.

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The French playwright was yet another famous fatal victim of tuberculosis. He died from it in 1673, aged 51.

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The Soviet psychologist, known for his cultural-historical activity theory, died of tuberculosis in 1934.

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The Founding Father who served as the fifth President of the United States died from TB and heart failure in 1831.

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The French king died in Paris in May 1643, five months after contracting TB.

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The English writer died of tuberculosis on March 2, 1930, in Vence, France.

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The famous author died of tuberculosis in 1904, after struggling with the disease for several years.

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The Austrian-Irish physicist had several bouts of TB in the 1920s, until he eventually died from it in 1961, at the age of 73.

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The American naturalist contracted TB in 1835 while studying at Harvard College. Henry David Thoreau died from it in 1862.

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The famous writer suffered from tuberculosis from 1917 until 1924, when he finally succumbed to it and died.

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King Henry VII died of tuberculosis in 1509 at Richmond Palace in Surrey.

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The 'Gone with the Wind' (1939) actress was diagnosed with the disease in 1944, but didn't die from it until 1967, at the age of 53.

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The famous Welsh singer contracted tuberculosis when he was 12. He was in quarantine for two years.

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The South African bishop and Nobel Peace Prize laureate had TB when he was a teenager.

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The American musician and poet contracted TB as a Union prisoner of war during the Civil War. Lanier eventually succumbed to complications caused by the disease and died in 1881.

 

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The French Post-Impressionist artist died in 1903 of a heart attack, but at one point he suffered from TB.

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The English poet passed away in 1821 at the age of 25 after contracting tuberculosis. Keats' mother, uncle, and two brothers also died of TB.

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It is believed that the famous English novelist and poet died of tuberculosis in 1848.

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The famous French Enlightenment writer and philosopher also suffered from TB.

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The British singer-songwriter contracted tuberculosis in 1969 and spent three months in hospital recovering from it.

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The iconic South African leader contracted TB in 1988 while he was in Pollsmoor Prison. Mandela made a full recovery, but his lungs were damaged, leaving him more susceptible to other health issues.

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The singer contracted tuberculosis in the late 1970s. Reportedly, a homeopathic doctor cured her at the time.

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The Beatles' drummer spent two years recovering from TB in a hospital when he was 12.

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The famous journalist and novelist contracted TB later in life and died. The author of 'Nineteen Eighty-Four' is believed to have caught it while being treated at a hospital during the Spanish Civil War.

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The activist and former First Lady of the United States died in 1962 due to a number of health complications, including tuberculosis.

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The iconic guitarist was hospitalized after being diagnosed with TB in 1967. Santana was 19 years old.

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Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial disease that affects mostly the lungs. TB remains a deadly condition, especially in some parts of the world. The creation of the BCG vaccine in 1921 was a game changer, but it didn't eradicate the disease completely. While treatment today is a lot more advanced, this was not always the case throughout history, and, as a result, millions have died.

In this gallery, we remember the famous faces who survived their fight with tuberculosis, as well as those who weren't so lucky. Click on to discover them all.
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Famous people who had tuberculosis

The BCG vaccine was a major breakthrough, but the disease remains

17/03/25 por StarsInsider

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Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial disease that affects mostly the lungs. TB remains a deadly condition, especially in some parts of the world. The creation of the BCG vaccine in 1921 was a game changer, but it didn't eradicate the disease completely. While treatment today is a lot more advanced, this was not always the case throughout history, and, as a result, millions have died.

In this gallery, we remember the famous faces who survived their fight with tuberculosis, as well as those who weren't so lucky. Click on to discover them all.

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