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154 Notable deaths
by drowning
Tom Thomson
Canadian artist (1877-1917).
Born August 5th, 1877 in Claremont. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1917 at 39 years old in Canada, Canoe Lake (drowning). [ref]
Lawrence Kohlberg
American psychologist.
Born October 25th, 1927 in Bronxville.
Died January 19th, 1987 at 59 years old in Winthrop (drowning).
Randy California
American guitarist and singer (1951–1997).
Born February 20th, 1951 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 1997 at 45 years old in Molokaʻi (drowning). [ref]
Mary Mara
American actress (1960–2022).
Born September 21st, 1960 in Syracuse.
Died June 26th, 2022 at 61 years old in Cape Vincent (drowning). [ref]
Natalia Molchanova
Russian free diver (1962-2015).
Died August 2nd, 2015 at 53 years old in Formentera (drowning).
Elbert Green Hubbard
American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher.
Born June 19th, 1856 in Bloomington.
Died May 7th, 1915 at 58 years old in Atlantic Ocean, RMS Lusitania (drowning).
Paul Celan
French-romanian poet and translator (1920–1970).
Born November 23rd, 1920 in Chernivtsi. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1970 at 49 years old in Paris (drowning).
John Berryman
American poet and scholar (1914–1972).
Born October 25th, 1914 in McAlester.
Died January 7th, 1972 at 57 years old in Minneapolis (drowning).
Hart Crane
American writer (1899-1932).
Born July 21st, 1899 in Garrettsville. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1932 at 32 years old in Florida (drowning).
Johnny Burnette
American musician.
Born March 25th, 1934 in Memphis. [ref]
Died August 14th, 1964 at 30 years old in Clearlake (drowning). [ref]
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