Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
Deaths by...
154 Notable deaths
by drowning
Ingrid Jonker
Bilingual south african poet and political dissident (1933–1965).
Born September 19th, 1933 in Kimberley. [ref]
Died July 19th, 1965 at 31 years old in Three Anchor Bay (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).
Montague Druitt
Suspect in the jack the ripper murders, cricketer, barrister and schoolteacher (1857-1888).
Born August 15th, 1857 in Wimborne Minster.
Died December 1st, 1888 at 31 years old in River Thames (drowning).
Bas Jan Ader
Dutch-american artist.
Born April 19th, 1942 in Winschoten. [ref]
Died July 9th, 1975 at 33 years old in Atlantic Ocean (drowning). [ref]
Lao She
Chinese writer, novelist and playwright.
Born February 3rd, 1899 in Beijing.
Died August 24th, 1966 at 67 years old in Beijing (drowning).
Jackson Vroman
Professional basketball player.
Born June 6th, 1981 in Laguna.
Died June 29th, 2015 at 34 years old in Los Angeles (drowning). [ref]
Ray Johnson
American artist (1927-1995).
Born October 16th, 1927 in Detroit.
Died January 13th, 1995 at 67 years old in Sag Harbor (drowning).
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]
Vasily Chapayev
Red army commander.
Born February 9th, 1887 in Budayka.
Died September 5th, 1919 at 32 years old in Lbischensky uyezd (drowning).
Deaths 61 to 70 of 154
Want more? View other causes of notable deaths.
Death and pain are windows to great insight if you have the strength to look through them. James Pierce