Deaths by...
146 Notable deaths
by 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]
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).
Sindika Dokolo
Congolese businessman.
Born March 16th, 1972 in Kinshasa. [ref]
Died October 29th, 2020 at 48 years old in Dubai (drowning). [ref]
Hart Crane
American writer (1899-1932).
Born July 21st, 1899 in Garrettsville. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1932 at 32 years old in Florida (drowning).
Paul Celan
French romanian poet and translator.
Born November 23rd, 1920 in Chernivtsi. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1970 at 49 years old in Paris (drowning).
Johnny Burnette
American musician.
Born March 25th, 1934 in Memphis. [ref]
Died August 14th, 1964 at 30 years old in Clearlake (drowning). [ref]
John Berryman
American poet and scholar (1914–1972).
Born October 25th, 1914 in McAlester. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1972 at 57 years old in Minneapolis (drowning). [ref]
Rudi Dutschke
German student activist.
Born March 7th, 1940 in Schönefeld. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1979 at 39 years old in Aarhus (drowning). [ref]
Alex Pullin
Australian snowboarder.
Born September 20th, 1987 in Benalla.
Died July 8th, 2020 at 32 years old in Gold Coast (drowning). [ref]
Albert Ayler
American jazz saxophonist.
Born July 13th, 1936 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died November 25th, 1970 at 34 years old in New York City (drowning). [ref]
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