Deaths by...
203 Notable deaths
by drowning
Ágnes Heller
Hungarian philosopher and academic.
Born May 12th, 1929 in Budapest.
Died July 19th, 2019 at 90 years old in Balatonalmádi (drowning). [ref]
Florijana Ismaili
Swiss football player (1995-2019).
Born January 1st, 1995 in Aarberg.
Died June 29th, 2019 at 24 years old in Lake Como (drowning). [ref]
Klara Dan von Neumann
Hungarian computer scientist (1911-1963).
Born August 18th, 1911 in Budapest.
Died November 10th, 1963 at 52 years old in San Diego (drowning).
Éric Tabarly
Sailor.
Born July 24th, 1931 in Nantes.
Died June 13th, 1998 at 66 years old in Irish Sea (drowning).
Yanka Dyagileva
Soviet poet and singer-songwriter (1966-1991).
Born September 4th, 1966 in Novosibirsk.
Died May 9th, 1991 at 24 years old in Inya (drowning).
Fritz-Julius Lemp
German world war ii u-boat commander.
Born February 19th, 1913 in Qingdao. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1941 at 28 years old in Atlantic Ocean (drowning).
Steve Gohouri
Ivorian footballer (1981-2015).
Born February 8th, 1981 in Treichville.
Died December 31st, 2015 at 34 years old in Krefeld (drowning). [ref]
Vilhelm Moberg
Swedish journalist, author, playwright, historian, and debater (1898–1973).
Born August 20th, 1898 in Moshultamåla.
Died August 8th, 1973 at 74 years old in Väddö (drowning).
Claude Jutra
Canadian actor, film director, and screenwriter (1930–1986).
Born March 11th, 1930 in Montreal.
Died November 5th, 1986 at 56 years old in Montreal (drowning).
François de Roubaix
French composer (1939-1975).
Born April 3rd, 1939 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Died November 21st, 1975 at 36 years old in Tenerife (drowning).
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