Abdominal aortic aneurysm
Actress Lucille Ball died April 26, 1989 from an abdominal aortic aneurysm. At the time of her death, she was in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center recovering from emergency surgery performed just six days earlier because of a dissecting aortic aneurysm near her heart. Ball was at increased risk, as she had been a heavy smoker for decades.
List of Sharpe series characters
In the Carlton UK TV series, Lucille was portrayed by Cecile Paoli. However, in the original episodeSharpe's Challenge, the series departed from the novels' continuity and reported that she had died of fever around 1817.