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145 Notable deaths
by drowning
Alfred Lowenstein
Belgian aviator, businessman, soldier, sportsman (1877-1928).
Born March 11th, 1877 in City of Brussels.
Died July 4th, 1928 at 51 years old in North Sea, English Channel (drowning).
Lao She
Chinese writer, novelist and playwright.
Born February 3rd, 1899 in Beijing.
Died August 24th, 1966 at 67 years old in Beijing (drowning).
Apetor
Norwegian youtuber.
Born November 22nd, 1964 in Kristiansund. [ref]
Died November 27th, 2021 at 57 years old in Oslo (drowning). [ref]
George Dunton Widener
American financier.
Born June 16th, 1861 in Philadelphia.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 50 years old in North Atlantic Ocean (drowning).
Florijana Ismaili
Swiss football player (1995-2019).
Born January 1st, 1995 in Aarberg.
Died June 29th, 2019 at 24 years old in Lake Como (drowning). [ref]
Fernando Pereira
Dutch photographer.
Born May 10th, 1950 in Chaves.
Died July 10th, 1985 at 35 years old in Auckland (drowning).
Esbjörn Svensson
Swedish jazz pianist (1964-2008).
Born April 16th, 1964 in Västerås. [ref]
Died June 14th, 2008 at 44 years old in Stockholm (drowning). [ref]
Ágnes Heller
Hungarian philosopher and academic.
Born May 12th, 1929 in Budapest.
Died July 19th, 2019 at 90 years old in Balatonalmádi (drowning). [ref]
Vasily Chapayev
Red army commander.
Born February 9th, 1887 in Budayka.
Died September 5th, 1919 at 32 years old in Lbischensky uyezd (drowning).
ClemClem
German freemason and founder of the thule society (1875-1945).
Born November 9th, 1875 in Hoyerswerda.
Died May 8th, 1945 at 69 years old in Istanbul (drowning).
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