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154 Notable deaths
by drowning
Ilmari Hannikainen
Finnish composer and pianist (1892–1955).
Born October 19th, 1892 in Jyväskylä.
Died July 25th, 1955 at 62 years old in Kuhmoinen (drowning).
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).
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]
Viktor Kuzkin
Russian ice hockey player.
Born July 6th, 1940 in Moscow.
Died June 24th, 2008 at 67 years old in Sochi (drowning).
Gary Chapman
Australian swimmer, olympic bronze medallist (1938–1978).
Born September 17th, 1937 in Brighton-Le-Sands. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1978 at 41 years old in Little Bay (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]
Jan Ligthart
Dutch educator (1859–1916).
Born January 11th, 1859 in Amsterdam.
Died February 16th, 1916 at 57 years old in Laag-Soeren (drowning).
Anders Kulläng
Rally driver (1943-2012).
Born September 23rd, 1943 in Karlstad.
Died February 28th, 2012 at 68 years old in Thailand (drowning).
Luigi Gatti
Italian businessman and the titanic victim.
Born January 3rd, 1875 in Montalto Pavese.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 37 years old in Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean (drowning).
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