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154 Notable deaths
by drowning
Péter Szondi
German academic.
Born May 27th, 1929 in Budapest.
Died November 9th, 1971 at 42 years old in Berlin (drowning).
Frank Nicholas Meyer
Dutch american botanist (1875-1918).
Born November 30th, 1875 in Amsterdam.
Died June 2nd, 1918 at 42 years old in Shanghai (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]
Franz Babinger
German orientalist and turkologist (1891-1967).
Born January 15th, 1891 in Weiden in der Oberpfalz.
Died June 23rd, 1967 at 76 years old in Durrës (drowning).
Alexander Vampilov
Russian playwright.
Born August 19th, 1937 in Cheremkhovo. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1972 at 34 years old in Lake Baikal (drowning). [ref]
Ángel Ganivet
Spanish writer (1865–1898).
Born December 13th, 1865 in Granada.
Died November 29th, 1898 at 32 years old in Riga (drowning).
John Walter Gregory
British geologist and explorer (1864–1932).
Born January 27th, 1864 in London.
Died June 2nd, 1932 at 68 years old in Urubamba River (drowning).
Edward R. Ayrton
English egyptologist and archaeologist (1882-1914).
Born December 17th, 1882 in Wuhu.
Died May 18th, 1914 at 31 years old in Sri Lanka (drowning).
Ivan Hribar
Slovenian politician and banker (1851-1941).
Born September 19th, 1851 in Trzin.
Died April 18th, 1941 at 89 years old in Ljubljana (drowning).
Hendrik Marsman
Dutch writer (1899–1940).
Born September 30th, 1899 in Zeist.
Died June 21st, 1940 at 40 years old in Bay of Biscay (drowning).
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