History on Instagram: "On April 15, 1984, British comedy legend Tommy Cooper suffered a fatal heart attack during a live television broadcast that would become one of the most surreal moments in entertainment history. The 63-year-old comedian, instantly recognizable in his trademark red fez, was performing his signature act—a deliberately disastrous magic routine—on ITV’s *Live from Her Majesty’s* when he suddenly staggered and collapsed backward against the curtain. At first, the studio audienc