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145 Notable deaths
by 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).
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]
Heinrich Zimmer
German celtist.
Born December 11th, 1851 in Kastellaun. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1910 at 58 years old in Hahnenklee (drowning). [ref]
Ilmari Hannikainen
Finnish composer and pianist.
Born October 19th, 1892 in Jyväskylä. [ref]
Died July 25th, 1955 at 62 years old in Kuhmoinen (drowning). [ref]
Fatim Jawara
Gambian association footballer (1997-2016).
Born March 10th, 1997 in Serekunda.
Died October 27th, 2016 at 19 years old in Mediterranean Sea (drowning). [ref]
Stere Adamache
Romanian footballer (1941-1978).
Born August 17th, 1941 in Galați.
Died July 9th, 1978 at 36 years old in Danube (drowning).
Aglaja Veteranyi
Swiss actor and writer (1962-2002).
Born May 17th, 1962 in Bucharest.
Died February 3rd, 2002 at 39 years old in Zürich (drowning).
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