Lists of unusual deaths
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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. Template:TOC limit
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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<ref name=":0">Template:Cite journal</ref>
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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
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Unusual deaths
Template:UnusualDeaths 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
- Autoerotic fatality
- Darwin Awards
- Death by coconut
- Death by vending machine
- Death during consensual sex
- Death from laughter
- Execution by elephant
- Spontaneous human combustion
- 1000 Ways to Die
- Curious and Unusual Deaths
- Stupid Deaths, a recurring segment in the television adaptation of Horrible Histories
Lists
- List of association footballers who died while playing
- List of causes of death by rate
- List of deaths due to injuries sustained in boxing
- 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 executed for witchcraft
- List of people who died on the toilet
- Lists of people who disappeared
- List of political self-immolations
- List of premature obituaries
- List of racing cyclists and pacemakers with a cycling-related death
- List of selfie-related injuries and deaths
- Toilet-related injuries and deaths
- United States amusement park accidents
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References
Further reading
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