Lists of unusual deaths

These lists of unusual deaths consist of unique or extremely rare circumstances of death recorded throughout history and noted as being unusual by multiple sources.

• List of unusual animal deaths
• 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

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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
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  Frederick Barbarossa's strange drowning gave rise to legends that he was still alive
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  Franz Reichelt, known as the "Flying Tailor", prior to his death testing an early wingsuit

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

Related 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 § Ironic 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
• Wheel-well stowaway § List of wheel-well stowaways

Further reading

• 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

• "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.