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154 Notable deaths
by drowning
Ivan Milutinović
Military officer and revolutionary.
Born September 27th, 1901 in Stijena.
Died October 23rd, 1944 at 43 years old in Višnjica (drowning).
Tatiana Zatulovskaya
Russian/israeli chess player (1935-2017).
Born December 8th, 1935 in Baku.
Died July 2nd, 2017 at 81 years old in Ashkelon (drowning). [ref]
Hermann Weingärtner
German gymnast.
Born August 27th, 1864 in Frankfurt (Oder).
Died December 22nd, 1919 at 55 years old in Frankfurt (Oder) (drowning).
Adelaide Ames
American astronomer.
Born June 3rd, 1900 in Rock Island.
Died June 26th, 1932 at 32 years old in Squam Lake (drowning).
Ivar Formo
Norwegian cross-country skier and orienteer.
Died December 26th, 2006 at 55 years old in Oslo (drowning). [ref]
Mike Hopkins
Sound editor (1959-2012).
Born August 12th, 1959 in Greytown.
Died December 30th, 2012 at 53 years old in Greytown (drowning).
Ruth Smith
Danish artist (1913-1958).
Born April 5th, 1913 in Vágur.
Died May 26th, 1958 at 45 years old in Vágur (drowning).
Heinrich Zimmer
German celtist (1851–1910).
Born December 11th, 1851 in Kastellaun.
Died July 29th, 1910 at 58 years old in Hahnenklee (drowning).
Hjalmar Gullberg
Swedish writer, poet and translator of greek drama into swedish.
Born May 30th, 1898 in Malmö. [ref]
Died July 19th, 1961 at 63 years old in Svedala Municipality (drowning). [ref]
Juris Podnieks
Latvian film director (1950–1992).
Born December 5th, 1950 in Riga.
Died June 23rd, 1992 at 41 years old in Zvirgzdu ezers (drowning).
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