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204 Notable deaths
by drowning
Ippolito Caffi
Italian painter (1809-1866).
Born October 16th, 1809 in Belluno.
Died July 20th, 1866 at 56 years old in Battle of Lissa (drowning).
Ivar Formo
Norwegian male cross-country skier and orienteer.
Died December 26th, 2006 at 55 years old in Nordmarka (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).
Heinrich Zimmer
German celtist (1851–1910).
Born December 11th, 1851 in Kastellaun.
Died July 29th, 1910 at 58 years old in Hahnenklee (drowning).
Hjalmar Gullberg
Swedish writer, poet and translator of greek drama into swedish.
Died July 19th, 1961 at 63 years old in Svedala Municipality (drowning).
Juris Podnieks
Latvian film director (1950–1992).
Born December 5th, 1950 in Riga.
Died June 23rd, 1992 at 41 years old in Zvirgzdu ezers (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. [ref]
Died July 9th, 1978 at 36 years old in Crișan (drowning). [ref]
Aglaja Veteranyi
Swiss actor and writer (1962-2002).
Born May 17th, 1962 in Bucharest.
Died February 3rd, 2002 at 39 years old in Zurich (drowning).
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