Aeschylus and Falling Turtles
456 BC: Aeschylus, Greek dramatist, according t...
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Valerian Forced to Swallow Molten Gold
260: Roman emperor Valerian, after being defeat...
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Harrison Caught Death at Inauguration
1841: William Henry Harrison, ninth President o...
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Toe Infection Brings Daniel Down
1911: Jack Daniel, founder of the famous Tennes...
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Gaudi Hit by Tram
1926: Barcelona's star architect Antoni Gaudi w...
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Duncan's Scarf
was killed at the age of 49 when her scarf caug...
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Malloy and the Murder Trust
Michael Malloy was a vagrant in New York City, ...
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Trotsky Was Picked On
On May 24, 1940, he survived a raid on his home...
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Anderson Swallowed a Toothpick
Sherwood Anderson died in Panama of peritonitis...
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Warren Died Singing
in a performance of La Forza del Destino with T...
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On-Air Suicide
According to her co-workers working the day of ...
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Treadwell Eaten by Bear
2003: Timothy Treadwell, an American environmen...
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Chrysippus Dies Laughing
207 BC: Chrysippus, Greek stoic philosopher, is...
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Bela's Throne Collapsed
1063: King Bela I of Hungary died when his tall...
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Dosza Roasted and Eaten
1514: Gyorgy Dozsa, leader of the Peasants' Rev...
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Douglas Crushed by Bull
1834: David Douglas, Scottish Botanist, who fel...
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Student Invited to Dinner is Eaten
1981: A 25-year-old Dutch woman studying in Par...
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Hold your Wee for a Wii - ends in death
SACRAMENTO, California (AP) -- A woman who comp...
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Pinkerton Bit His Tongue
Allan Pinkerton, detective, died in Chicago, Il...
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Chrysippus died laughing
Chrysippus is said to have given wine to his do...
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Tailor Franz Reichelt's Parachute Coat Fails
Reichelt designed an overcoat to fly or float i...
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Frank Hayes Takes the Race Dead
In February 1923, thirty-five-year-old horse tr...
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