| 14 May 1987 |
Actress Rita Hayworth dies of Alzheimer's at her daughter's apartment in Manhattan. |
| 12 Apr 1989 |
Champion middleweight boxer Sugar Ray Robinson dies of Alzheimer's, Culver City CA. |
| 10 Sep 1997 |
Actor and Batman villain Burgess Meredeth dies of Alzheimer's and melanoma, Malibu CA. |
| 29 May 1998 |
Politician Barry Goldwater dies of Alzheimer's, Paradise Valley AZ. |
| 5 Jun 2004 |
With his family by his side, former U.S. President Ronald Reagan dies from Alzheimer's disease and pneumonia complications at his home in Los Angeles, CA. Newly-widowed Nancy Reagan observes: "Ronnie's long journey has finally taken him to a distant place where I can no longer reach him." |