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Polish railroad worker Jan Grzebski woke up from a coma after an astounding 19 years. Grzebski slipped into a coma in 1988 after being hit by a train. When he awoke in 2007, he was surprised to find that the Communist party had fallen and that people were talking on cell phones. In 2003, American Terry Wallis also awoke from a 19-year coma. The longest coma on record lasted 37 years, but the patient never regained consciousness.

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Deaths of noteworthy persons

George Jones, 81, Country music singer, hypoxic respiratory failure (Apr 26).

Richie Havens, 72, Folk singer and guitarist, heart attack (Apr 22).

Allan Arbus, 95, American actor (M*A*S*H, "Sydney Freedman"), heart failure (Apr 19).

Jonathan Winters, 87, comedian and actor, natural causes (Apr 11).

Annette Funicello, 70, actress (The Mickey Mouse Club) and singer ("Tall Paul"), complications from multiple sclerosis (Apr 8).

Margaret Thatcher, 87, British politician, Prime Minister (1979–1990), stroke (Apr 8).

Roger Ebert, 70, film critic (Chicago Sun-Times, Siskel & Ebert), thyroid cancer (Apr 4).

Joe Weider, 93, Bodybuilder , heart ailment (Mar 23).

Hugo Chávez, 58, Venezuelan politician and military officer, President (since 1999), respiratory failure (Mar 5).

Bonnie Franklin, 69, Actress (One Day at a Time), pancreatic cancer (Mar 1).

Mindy McCready, 37, American country music singer (Ten Thousand Angels), suicide by gunshot (Feb 17).

Reg Presley, 71, British singer (The Troggs) and songwriter ("Love Is All Around"), lung cancer (Feb 4).

Patty Andrews, 94, Singer, last surviving member of The Andrews Sisters, natural causes (Jan 30).

Pauline Phillips, 94, Advice columnist ("Dear Abby"), complications from Alzheimer's disease (Jan 16).

Conrad Bain, 89, Actor (Maude, Diff'rent Strokes), natural causes (Jan 14).