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84 Notable deaths
by falling from height
Chief Jay Strongbow
American professional wrestler (1928-2012).
Born October 4th, 1928 in Nutley.
Died April 3rd, 2012 at 83 years old in Griffin (falling from height). [ref]
Dick Jones
American actor and singer (1927-2014).
Born February 25th, 1927 in Scurry County.
Died July 7th, 2014 at 87 years old in Northridge (falling from height).
Thea von Harbou
German screenwriter (1888–1954).
Born December 27th, 1888 in Tauperlitz.
Died July 1st, 1954 at 65 years old in West Berlin (falling from height).
John Balance
English musician (1962-2004).
Born February 16th, 1962 in Mansfield.
Died November 13th, 2004 at 42 years old in Weston-super-Mare (falling from height). [ref]
Ed Delahanty
Major league baseball outfielder.
Born October 30th, 1867 in Cleveland.
Died July 2nd, 1903 at 35 years old in Niagara Falls (falling from height).
Boris Savinkov
Russian writer (1879-1925).
Born January 31st, 1879 in Kharkiv.
Died May 7th, 1925 at 46 years old in Moscow (falling from height).
Steven Kanumba
Film actor, writer and director (1984-2012).
Born January 8th, 1984 in Shinyanga.
Died April 7th, 2012 at 28 years old in Dar es Salaam (falling from height). [ref]
Joe Girard
American salesman (1928–2019).
Born November 1st, 1928 in Detroit.
Died February 28th, 2019 at 90 years old in Detroit (falling from height). [ref]
Tony Lazzeri
American baseball player and coach (1903-1946).
Born December 6th, 1903 in San Francisco.
Died August 6th, 1946 at 42 years old in San Francisco (falling from height).
DJ Mehdi
French dj and music producer (1977–2011).
Born January 20th, 1977 in Asnières-sur-Seine.
Died September 14th, 2011 at 34 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris (falling from height). [ref]
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