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145 Notable deaths
by drowning
Natalia Molchanova
Russian free diver (1962-2015).
Died August 2nd, 2015 at 53 years old in Formentera (drowning).
Audrey Mestre
French freediver.
Born August 11th, 1974 in Saint-Denis.
Died October 12th, 2002 at 28 years old in La Romana (drowning).
Enrique Granados
Spanish pianist and composer.
Born July 27th, 1867 in Lleida. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1916 at 48 years old in English Channel (drowning). [ref]
Isabelle Eberhardt
Swiss explorer and author (1877-1904).
Born February 17th, 1877 in Geneva.
Died October 21st, 1904 at 27 years old in Aïn Séfra (drowning). [ref]
Sheila Abdus-Salaam
American judge.
Born March 14th, 1952 in Washington, D.C..
Died April 12th, 2017 at 65 years old in New York City (drowning).
George Baldock
Greek-english footballer.
Born March 9th, 1993 in Buckingham.
Died October 9th, 2024 at 31 years old in Glyfada (drowning). [ref]
Rajeev Motwani
Indian theoretical computer scientist and venture capitalist at stanford university (1962–2009).
Born March 26th, 1962 in Jammu.
Died June 5th, 2009 at 47 years old in Atherton (drowning). [ref]
Sunandha Kumariratana
Queen consort of thailand (1860-1880).
Born November 10th, 1860 in Bangkok.
Died May 31st, 1880 at 19 years old in Thailand (drowning).
Dean Reed
Singer, musician, actor, writer, director (1938-1986).
Born September 22nd, 1938 in Denver.
Died June 13th, 1986 at 47 years old in Zeuthen (drowning).
Prince Frederick of Prussia
Prussian prince (1911-1966).
Born December 19th, 1911 in Berlin.
Died April 20th, 1966 at 54 years old in Schloss Reinhartshausen (drowning).
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