Lists of unusual deaths
These are a series of incomplete lists of unusual deaths, unique or extremely rare circumstances of death recorded throughout history, noted as being unusual by multiple sources.
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The death of Aeschylus, killed by a tortoise dropped onto his head by an eagle, illustrated in the 15th-century Florentine Picture-Chronicle by Baccio Baldini[1] -
Frederick Barbarossa's strange drowning gave rise to legends that he was still alive -
Franz Reichelt, known as the "Flying Tailor", prior to his death testing an early wingsuit
Unusual deaths
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| Antiquity | ||
| Middle Ages | Renaissance | Early modern period |
| 19th century | 20th century | 21st century |
| Animal deaths | ||
Due to the length of this list, it has been divided into the following sections:
- List of unusual deaths in antiquity
- List of unusual deaths in the Middle Ages
- List of unusual deaths in the Renaissance
- List of unusual deaths in the early modern period
- List of unusual deaths in the 19th century
- List of unusual deaths in the 20th century
- List of unusual deaths in the 21st century
- List of unusual animal deaths
See also
[edit]- Autoerotic fatality
- Darwin Awards
- Death by coconut
- Death from laughter
- Execution by elephant
- Spontaneous human combustion
- 1000 Ways to Die
- Stupid Deaths, a recurring segment in the television adaptation of Horrible Histories
- Death during consensual sex
Lists
[edit]- List of association footballers who died while playing
- List of causes of death by rate
- List of racing cyclists and pacemakers with a cycling-related death
- List of entertainers who died during a performance
- List of inventors killed by their own invention
- List of last words
- Lists of people by cause of death
- List of people who died on the toilet
- List of people executed for witchcraft
- Lists of people who disappeared
- List of political self-immolations
- List of premature obituaries
- List of selfie-related injuries and deaths
- Toilet-related injuries and deaths
- List of deaths due to injuries sustained in boxing
- United States amusement park accidents
- Wheel-well stowaway § List of wheel-well stowaways
References
[edit]- ^ Hoff, Ursula (1937). "Meditation in Solitude". Journal of the Warburg Institute. 1 (44): 292–294. doi:10.2307/749994. ISSN 0959-2024. JSTOR 749994. S2CID 192234608.
Further reading
[edit]- Bellamy, John G (2008). Strange Inhuman Deaths. History Press. ISBN 978-0-7509-3864-8.
- Daws, Nick (2005). Daft Deaths and Famous Last Words. Lagoon Books. ISBN 978-1-9047-9715-9.
- Dreher, Dale (12 March 2012). Death by Misadventure: 210 Dumb Ways to Die. ASIN B007JYWNV4.
- Dunning, John (February 1997). Strange Deaths. True Crime. ISBN 978-185958498-9.
- Powell, Michael (2008). Curious Events in History. Sterling Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4027-6307-6.
- Sieveking, Paul; Simmons, Ian; Stevenson, Val (2000). Strange Deaths: More Than 375 Freakish Fatalities. New York: Barnes & Noble Books. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-7607-1947-3. Retrieved 4 January 2022 – via Google Books.
- Sieveking, Paul (1998). The Fortean Times Book of More Strange Deaths. John Brown. ISBN 978-1-902212-02-9.
- Sieveking, Paul (2011). The Fortean Times Book of Strange Deaths. Russell Blackman. ISBN 978-1-907779-97-8.
- Southwell, David; Twist, Sean (2007). Mysterious Deaths and Disappearances. The Rosen Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1-4042-1081-3.
- Winterbotham, Russell R. (1929). Curious and Unusual Deaths. Girard, KS: Haldeman-Julius.
External links
[edit]- "Curious and Unusual Deaths Pictures". Discovery Channel. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- "Freakish Fatalities Articles". Snopes. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
