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145 Notable deaths
by drowning
August Sabbe
Estonian anti-communist.
Born September 1st, 1909 in Paidra.
Died September 27th, 1978 at 69 years old in Paidra (drowning).
Adolf Meyer
German architect (1881–1929).
Born June 17th, 1881 in Mechernich.
Died July 14th, 1929 at 48 years old in Baltrum (drowning).
Antonio Pietrangeli
Italian film director and screenwriter (1919-1968).
Born January 19th, 1919 in Rome. [ref]
Died July 12th, 1968 at 49 years old in Gaeta (drowning). [ref]
George Ault
American painter (1891-1948).
Born October 11th, 1891 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1948 at 57 years old in Woodstock (drowning). [ref]
John Gould Fletcher
American writer.
Born January 3rd, 1886 in Little Rock. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1950 at 64 years old in Little Rock (drowning).
Péter Szondi
German academic.
Born May 27th, 1929 in Budapest.
Died November 9th, 1971 at 42 years old in Berlin (drowning).
Rok Petrovič
Slovenian alpine skier (1966-1993).
Born February 5th, 1966 in Ljubljana.
Died September 16th, 1993 at 27 years old in Vela Luka (drowning).
Ernesto Cesaro
Italian mathematician (1859-1906).
Born March 12th, 1859 in Naples. [ref]
Died September 12th, 1906 at 47 years old in Torre Annunziata (drowning). [ref]
Ángel Ganivet
Spanish writer.
Born December 13th, 1865 in Granada. [ref]
Died November 29th, 1898 at 32 years old in Riga (drowning). [ref]
Alexander Vampilov
Russian playwright.
Born August 19th, 1937 in Cheremkhovo. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1972 at 34 years old in Lake Baikal (drowning). [ref]
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