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203 Notable deaths
by drowning
Ole Beich
Danish musician.
Born January 1st, 1955 in Esbjerg.
Died October 16th, 1991 at 36 years old in Copenhagen (drowning).
Alfonsina Storni
Argentine writer and poet.
Born May 29th, 1892 in Capriasca.
Died October 25th, 1938 at 46 years old in Mar del Plata (drowning).
J. G. Farrell
British writer (1935–1979).
Born January 23rd, 1935 in Liverpool. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1979 at 44 years old in Bantry Bay (drowning). [ref]
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 (1861–1912).
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 (1942–1975).
Born April 19th, 1942 in Winschoten.
Died July 9th, 1975 at 33 years old in Atlantic Ocean (drowning).
Lao She
Chinese writer, novelist and playwright (1899-1966).
Born February 3rd, 1899 in Beijing.
Died August 24th, 1966 at 67 years old in Taiping Lake (drowning).
Jackson Vroman
Professional basketball player (1981–2015).
Born June 6th, 1981 in Laguna.
Died June 29th, 2015 at 34 years old in Los Angeles (drowning). [ref]
Calvert Vaux
Anglo-american architect (1824-1895).
Born December 20th, 1824 in London. [ref]
Died November 19th, 1895 at 70 years old in Brooklyn (drowning). [ref]
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