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Japanese comedian Ken Shimura dies from pneumonia several days after being diagnosed with COVID-19.
2020-03-30

Suffering from pneumonia, Tongan Prime Minister ʻAkilisi Pōhiva is rushed from hospital in Nukuʻalofa to one in Auckland, New Zealand, where he was treated for a liver condition earlier this year. According to a government spokesperson, Pōhiva is in a "very serious" condition.
2019-09-11

Former U.S. President George H. W. Bush is hospitalized in intensive care at Houston Methodist Hospital for treatment of pneumonia. His wife, Barbara is also hospitalized.
2017-01-18

Hillary Clinton's doctor says she is being treated for pneumonia and dehydration after the Democratic Party presidential candidate fell ill and abruptly left a ceremony in New York City honoring the 15th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.
2016-09-11

Democrat United States Senator Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey dies at age 89 from pneumonia. Republican governor Chris Christie is tasked with choosing a replacement Senator. [http:--www.washingtontimes.com-news-2013-jun-3-sen-frank-lautenberg-dies-89-new-jersey-democrat-w- "(Washington Post)"]
2013-06-3

English singer and lyricist Morrissey is diagnosed with severe pneumonia and hospitalised in San Francisco on his U.S. tour.
2013-03-12

Singer George Michael cancels the Australian leg of his tour due to "major anxiety", resulting from his recovery from life-threatening pneumonia last November.
2012-09-30

Billy Graham, who had recently suffered from pneumonia in November 2011, is hospitalized again, likely for several days, at Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina, due to bronchitis, and is being treated with antibiotics.
2012-08-12

American writer Gore Vidal dies at the age of 86 from complications of pneumonia.
2012-07-31

A second woman dies of a mystery virus, reported to be similar to pneumonia, in South Korea.
2011-05-27