Franklin D. Roosevelt - Death
Time: Thursday Apr 12, 1945 at 03:35:00 PM
Place: Warm Springs, Georgia, U.S.
Details: On the afternoon of April 12, 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 cerebral hemorrhage. At 3:35 p.m. that day, Roosevelt died at the age of 63.
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