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How did george washington die?

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The mysterious death of George Washington. On December 14, 1799,George Washington died at his home after a brief illness and after losing about 40 percent of his blood. ... Two days earlier, an apparently healthyWashington rode around his estate at Mount Vernon on a cold, miserable day.
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In the year of 1799, George Washington dies at 67 years old. He suffered acute laryngitis after a ride in the snow and rain, was bled heavily, and died. (At the time, doctors believed that illness was in blood and getting rid of "bad blood" was a cure.)

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