Deaths by...
204 Notable deaths
by drowning
Adolf Lüderitz
Founder of german southwest africa (1834-1886).
Born July 16th, 1834 in Bremen.
Died October 24th, 1886 at 52 years old in Orange River (drowning).
Jiro Sato
Japanese tennis player (1908–1934).
Born January 5th, 1908 in Tokyo, Nagao.
Died April 5th, 1934 at 26 years old in Strait of Malacca (drowning).
Inşirah Hanım
Consort of şehzade mehmed vahideddin.
Born July 10th, 1887 in Batumi.
Died June 10th, 1930 at 42 years old in Cairo (drowning).
Sung Jae-gi
South korean masculism activist (1967-2013).
Born September 11th, 1967 in Daegu.
Died July 26th, 2013 at 45 years old in Seoul (drowning).
Georg Heym
German writer (1887-1912).
Born October 30th, 1887 in Jelenia Góra.
Died January 16th, 1912 at 24 years old in Gatow (drowning).
John Davidson
Scottish poet (1857-1909).
Born April 11th, 1857 in Barrhead.
Died March 23rd, 1909 at 51 years old in Penzance (drowning).
Sir Arthur Pearson, 1st Baronet
British journalist, publisher (1866–1921).
Born February 24th, 1866 in Wookey.
Died December 9th, 1921 at 55 years old in London (drowning).
Robert Marshak
American physicist (1916–1992).
Born October 11th, 1916 in The Bronx.
Died December 23rd, 1992 at 76 years old in Cancun (drowning).
Adrien Douady
French mathematician (1935–2006).
Born September 25th, 1935 in La Tronche.
Died November 2nd, 2006 at 71 years old in Saint-Raphaël (drowning). [ref]
Carl Einstein
German art historian (1885-1940).
Born April 26th, 1885 in Neuwied.
Died July 5th, 1940 at 55 years old in Pau (drowning).
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