Deaths by...
179 Notable deaths
by drug overdose
Dan Vadis
American actor (1938-1987).
Born January 3rd, 1938 in Shanghai.
Died June 11th, 1987 at 49 years old in Lancaster (drug overdose).
Rosemarie Frankland
Beauty pageant contestant, actress.
Born February 1st, 1943 in Wrexham.
Died December 2nd, 2000 at 57 years old in Marina del Rey (drug overdose).
Kurt Tucholsky
Jewish-german journalist, satirist and writer.
Born January 9th, 1890 in Berlin. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1935 at 45 years old in Gothenburg (drug overdose). [ref]
Georg Trakl
Austrian poet (1887-1914).
Born February 3rd, 1887 in Salzburg. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1914 at 27 years old in Kraków (drug overdose). [ref]
Max Linder
French silent film actor and director.
Born December 6th, 1883 in Saint-Loubès. [ref]
Died November 1st, 1925 at 41 years old in Paris (drug overdose). [ref]
Jean Améry
Austrian-born essayist and holocaust survivor (1912-1978).
Born October 31st, 1912 in Vienna. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1978 at 65 years old in Salzburg (drug overdose).
Marek Svatoš
Slovak ice hockey player.
Born June 17th, 1982 in Košice.
Died November 5th, 2016 at 34 years old in Denver (drug overdose). [ref]
Alejandra Pizarnik
Argentinian poet (1936-1972).
Born April 29th, 1936 in Avellaneda. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1972 at 36 years old in Buenos Aires (drug overdose). [ref]
Kristian Birkeland
Norwegian scientist.
Born December 13th, 1867 in Christiania.
Died June 15th, 1917 at 49 years old in Tokyo (drug overdose).
George Hickenlooper
American film director (1963-2010).
Born May 25th, 1963 in St. Louis.
Died October 30th, 2010 at 47 years old in Denver (drug overdose). [ref]
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