Robert L. Vesco

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Robert L. Vesco: References & Edit History

Researcher's Note

Robert Vesco’s death date

On Nov. 23, 2007, Vesco reportedly died from lung cancer and was buried in an unmarked grave in Havana, Cuba. However, since the death was never officially reported by Cuban authorities, some American officials speculated that it had been staged.

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Description	Contributor	Date
First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Apr 12, 2024
Anniversary information added.		Nov 30, 2023
Anniversary information added.		Nov 19, 2023
Modified title of Web site: The Guardian - Obituary of Robert Vesco.	Gloria Lotha	Mar 01, 2016
Add new Web site: The Telegraph - Obituary of Robert Vesco.	Gloria Lotha	Oct 29, 2015
Add new Web site: The New York Times - Robert Vesco, 70s Financier, Is Dead at 71.	Gloria Lotha	Oct 29, 2015
Add new Web site: The Guardian - Obituary of Robert Vesco.	Gloria Lotha	Oct 29, 2015
Article revised and updated.	Jeannette L. Nolen	Oct 08, 2009
Article revised and updated.	Amy Tikkanen	May 27, 2008
Article revised and updated.	Amy Tikkanen	May 07, 2008
Article revised.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Apr 05, 2002
Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998