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203 Notable deaths
by drowning
August Sabbe
Estonian anti-communist (1909-1978).
Born September 1st, 1909 in Paidra.
Died September 27th, 1978 at 69 years old in Paidra (drowning).
George Ault
American painter (1891-1948).
Born October 11th, 1891 in Cleveland.
Died December 30th, 1948 at 57 years old in Woodstock (drowning).
Johnny Douglas
Cricket player of england (1882-1930).
Born September 3rd, 1882 in Stoke Newington.
Died December 19th, 1930 at 48 years old in Læsø (drowning).
Bernhard von Gudden
German psychiatrist (1824-1886).
Died June 13th, 1886 at 62 years old in Berg (drowning).
Georg Bühler
German indologist (1837–1898).
Born July 19th, 1837 in Borstel, Landkreis Diepholz, Lower Saxony.
Died April 8th, 1898 at 60 years old in Lindau (drowning).
John Gould Fletcher
American writer (1886–1950).
Born January 3rd, 1886 in Little Rock.
Died May 20th, 1950 at 64 years old in Little Rock (drowning).
Antonio Pietrangeli
Italian film director and screenwriter (1919–1968).
Born January 19th, 1919 in Rome.
Died July 12th, 1968 at 49 years old in Gaeta (drowning).
Adolf Meyer
German architect (1881–1929).
Born June 17th, 1881 in Mechernich. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1929 at 48 years old in Baltrum (drowning). [ref]
Norbert Burgmüller
German composer (1810-1836).
Born February 8th, 1810 in Düsseldorf.
Died May 7th, 1836 at 26 years old in Aachen (drowning).
Pavel Urysohn
Russian mathematician (1898–1924).
Born February 3rd, 1898 in Odesa.
Died August 17th, 1924 at 26 years old in Batz-sur-Mer (drowning).
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