How Freddie Mercury’s death changed AIDS perceptions November 25, 2023 compassq 5 THINGS TO KNOW, HEROES, HEROES & HISTORY Comments Off on How Freddie Mercury’s death changed AIDS perceptions (Credit: AFP) On this day in 1991, Freddie Mercury died of bronchial pneumonia, a complication resulting from AIDS. At the time of his death, Mercury was the most famous person to succumb to the deadly disease…