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154 Notable deaths
by drowning
Wallace Hartley
Band leader on the rms titanic.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 33 years old in North Atlantic Ocean (drowning).
Sindika Dokolo
Congolese businessman.
Born March 16th, 1972 in Kinshasa. [ref]
Died October 29th, 2020 at 48 years old in Dubai (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]
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 (1987–2020).
Born September 20th, 1987 in Benalla.
Died July 8th, 2020 at 32 years old in Gold Coast (drowning). [ref]
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).
Frank Rosenblatt
Psychologist who helped develop the first computer.
Born July 11th, 1928 in New Rochelle.
Died July 11th, 1971 at 43 years old in Chesapeake Bay (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]
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).
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]
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They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time. Banksy