Bob Marley has had a greater impact on the world than most historical people.
He is as well-known as artists like the Beatles and Led Zeppelin. But as a symbol of culture? He could even be larger.
Bob Marley will always be remembered as a supporter of peace, a champion for the truth, a trendsetter, and — above all — a symbol of Jamaican pride thanks to his distinctive dreadlocks, his famous songs, and his unwavering commitment to the island of his birth.
Bob Marley’s cause of death: What did Bob Marley die of? How did Bob Marley die?
At his Miami residence, Marley passed out on May 11, 1981. He entered a coma the next day and passed away at the age of 36 at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Miami. An identified brain tumor from 1977 was listed as the official cause of death.
Marley’s body was transferred to Jamaica, where he was accorded a state funeral on May 21, 1981, that combined aspects of Rastafarianism and Ethiopian Orthodoxy.
According to the New York Times, Bob Marley passed away from acral lentiginous melanoma, a type of skin cancer that was discovered in 1977. During a football game in 1977, he noticed a foot ailment that seemed peculiar, and he was later diagnosed with melanoma.
He was advised to have his toe amputated, but he decided against it since Rastafarians believe that removing a temple from the body is sinful.
On May 11, 1981, Bob Marley, then 77 years old, passed away from cancer. The unorthodox diet-based therapy used on Josef Issels did not help him in Germany. Additionally, there have been claims that he was poisoned by Issels or killed by the CIA.
