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145 Notable deaths
by drowning
Viktor Kuzkin
Russian ice hockey player.
Born July 6th, 1940 in Moscow.
Died June 24th, 2008 at 67 years old in Sochi (drowning).
Vladimir Garin
Russian actor.
Born January 25th, 1987 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 25th, 2003 at 16 years old in Sosnovo (drowning).
Anders Kulläng
Rally driver (1943-2012).
Born September 23rd, 1943 in Karlstad.
Died February 28th, 2012 at 68 years old in Thailand (drowning).
Mario Bertok
Croatian chess master (1929-2008).
Born September 2nd, 1929 in Zagreb.
Died August 20th, 2008 at 78 years old in Jarun (drowning). [ref]
Ernst Schultz
Danish sprinter.
Born May 15th, 1879 in Horsens.
Died June 20th, 1906 at 27 years old in Roskilde Fjord (drowning).
Henrik Sjöberg
Swedish sportsman.
Born January 20th, 1875 in Stockholm.
Died August 1st, 1908 at 33 years old in Helsingør (drowning).
Yulia Ryabchinskaya
Ukkrainian soviet canoe racer.
Born January 21st, 1947 in Pishchanka.
Died January 13th, 1973 at 25 years old in Poti (drowning).
Michael Staksrud
Norwegian speed skater.
Died November 10th, 1940 at 32 years old in Gjersjøen (drowning).
Cyril of Varna and Veliki Preslav
Bulgarian bishop (1954-2013).
Born June 8th, 1954 in Tsarev Brod.
Died July 9th, 2013 at 59 years old in Varna (drowning). [ref]
Pentti Haanpää
Finnish writer.
Born October 14th, 1905 in Leskelä. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1955 at 49 years old in Iso Lamujärvi (drowning). [ref]
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