Deaths by...
179 Notable deaths
by falling from height
V. Nanammal
India's oldest yoga teacher (1920-2019).
Born February 24th, 1920 in Coimbatore district. [ref]
Died October 26th, 2019 at 99 years old in Coimbatore (falling from height).
Joaquim Agostinho
Portuguese racing cyclist (1943–1984).
Born April 7th, 1943 in Torres Vedras.
Died May 10th, 1984 at 41 years old in Lisbon (falling from height).
Yanka Kupala
Belarusian writer (1882–1942).
Born July 7th, 1882 in Viazynka.
Died June 28th, 1942 at 59 years old in Moscow (falling from height).
Nina Berberova
Russian novelist and short story writer (1901–1993).
Born August 8th, 1901 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 26th, 1993 at 92 years old in Philadelphia (falling from height).
Goliarda Sapienza
Italian actress and writer (1924–1996).
Born May 10th, 1924 in Catania.
Died August 30th, 1996 at 72 years old in Gaeta (falling from height).
Dénes Kőnig
Hungarian mathematician (1884-1944).
Born September 21st, 1884 in Budapest.
Died October 19th, 1944 at 60 years old in Budapest (falling from height). [ref]
Priscilla Dean
American actress (1896–1987).
Born November 25th, 1896 in New York City.
Died December 27th, 1987 at 91 years old in Leonia (falling from height).
Oded Schramm
Israeli mathematician (1961-2008).
Born December 10th, 1961 in Jerusalem.
Died September 1st, 2008 at 46 years old in Washington (falling from height). [ref]
Régine Cavagnoud
French alpine skier.
Born June 27th, 1970 in Thônes.
Died October 31st, 2001 at 31 years old in Innsbruck (falling from height).
Shangguan Yunzhu
Chinese actress (1920-1968).
Born March 2nd, 1920 in Jiangyin.
Died November 23rd, 1968 at 48 years old in Shanghai (falling from height).
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