Deaths by...
154 Notable deaths
by 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]
Henrik Sjöberg
Swedish sportsman (1875–1905).
Born January 20th, 1875 in Stockholm.
Died August 1st, 1908 at 33 years old in Helsingør (drowning).
Ernst Schultz
Danish sprinter.
Born May 15th, 1879 in Horsens.
Died June 20th, 1906 at 27 years old in Roskilde Fjord (drowning).
Yulia Ryabchinskaya
Ukrainian soviet canoe racer (1947–1973).
Born January 21st, 1947 in Pishchanka.
Died January 13th, 1973 at 25 years old in Poti (drowning).
Vladimir Garin
Russian actor (1987–2003).
Born January 25th, 1987 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 25th, 2003 at 16 years old in Sosnovo (drowning).
Michael Staksrud
Norwegian speed skater.
Died November 10th, 1940 at 32 years old in Gjersjøen (drowning).
Abderrahman Ibrir
Footballer (1919–1988).
Born November 10th, 1919 in Dellys. [ref]
Died February 18th, 1988 at 68 years old in Sidi Fredj (drowning).
Pentti Haanpää
Finnish writer (1905–1955).
Born October 14th, 1905 in Leskelä.
Died September 30th, 1955 at 49 years old in Iso Lamujärvi (drowning).
Pavel Morozenko
Soviet actor, stage actor and film actor (1939-1991).
Born July 5th, 1939 in Snizhne.
Died July 14th, 1991 at 52 years old in Rostov Oblast (drowning).
Jānis Fabriciuss
Latvian soviet commander and commissar (1877-1929).
Born June 26th, 1877 in Zlēkas.
Died August 24th, 1929 at 52 years old in Sochi (drowning).
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