On this day - 24 November
Historical items of interest as featured in the papers of the day.
Freddie Mercury died
One day after announcing to the public that he had AIDS, Freddie Mercury died at his home in Kensington, London. He was 45 when he died.
He rose to fame as the frontman of Queen. He had formed the group alongside Brian May and Roger Taylor in 1970. After his diagnosis with HIV, Mercury continued to record music and was featured posthumously on the 1995 album "Made In Heaven". This was the only album released under just the name ""Queen"" after Mercury's death.
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