what did mozart die from?
Rheumatic fever
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 Although it has been speculated that Mozart had Tourette 's , no Tourette 's expert or organization has presented credible evidence to support such a conclusion , and there are problems with the arguments supporting the diagnosis : tics are not transferred to the written form , as is supposed with Mozart 's scatological writings ; the medical history in retrospect is not thorough ; side effects due to other conditions may be misinterpreted ; " it is not proven whether written documents can account for the existence of a vocal tic " and " the evidence of motor tics in Mozart 's life is doubtful " . Mozart : 

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 The Mozarts left London for the continent on 24 July 1765 . Before this , Leopold allowed Wolfgang to be subjected to a scientific examination , conducted by The Hon. Daines Barrington . A report , issued in Philosophical Transactions for the year 1770 , confirms the truth of Wolfgang 's exceptional capabilities . Practically the last act of the family in London was the gift to the British Museum of the manuscript copy of " God is our Refuge " . 

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 Wagner 's operas , writings , politics , beliefs and unorthodox lifestyle made him a controversial figure during his lifetime . Following his death , debate about his ideas and their interpretation , particularly in Germany during the 20th century , has continued . 

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 In his last years Verdi undertook a number of philanthropic ventures , publishing in 1894 a song for the benefit of earthquake victims in Sicily , and from 1895 onwards planning , building and endowing a rest @-@ home for retired musicians in Milan , the Casa di Riposo per Musicisti , and building a hospital at Villanova sull 'Arda , close to Busseto . , His last major composition , the choral set of Four sacred pieces , was published in 1898 . In 1900 he was deeply upset at the assassination of King Umberto and sketched a setting of a poem in his memory but was unable to complete it . While staying at the Grand Hotel , Verdi suffered a stroke on 21 January 1901 . He gradually grew more feeble over the next week , during which Stolz cared for him , and died on 27 January at the age of 87 . 

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 Johnson had several health problems , including childhood tuberculous scrofula resulting in deep facial scarring , deafness in one ear and blindness in one eye , gout , testicular cancer , and a stroke in his final year that left him unable to speak ; his autopsy indicated that he had pulmonary fibrosis along with cardiac failure probably due to hypertension , a condition then unknown . Johnson displayed signs consistent with several diagnoses , including depression and Tourette syndrome ( TS ) . 
