1 Directly experiences the traumatic event. 2  Witnesses the traumatic event in person.  Learns that the traumatic event occurred to a close family member or close friend (with the actual or threatened death being either violent or accidental)
As the 20th anniversary of Freddieâs death looms â he died on November 24, 1991 â his friends have been celebrating what would have been his 65th birthday this week with an AIDS charity dinner for the Mercury Phoenix Trust at Londonâs Savoy Hotel, marking the start of a fund-raising year.
LONDON, Nov. 24â Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of the hard-rock group Queen, died today at his home in Kensington here. He was 45 years old. He died of bronchopneumonia resulting from AIDS, his publicity agent said. Mr. Mercury announced on Saturday that he had AIDS.