Deaths by...
179 Notable deaths
by falling from height
Nika Turbina
Russian poet (1974–2002).
Born December 17th, 1974 in Yalta.
Died May 11th, 2002 at 27 years old in Moscow (falling from height).
Karl Mauch
German explorer (1837-1875).
Born May 7th, 1837 in Stetten im Remstal.
Died April 4th, 1875 at 37 years old in Stuttgart (falling from height).
Hjalmar Andersen
Speed skater from norway (1923-2013).
Born March 12th, 1923 in Rødøy Municipality.
Died March 27th, 2013 at 90 years old in Oslo (falling from height).
Ivan Safronov
Russian journalist and colonel (1956-2007).
Born January 16th, 1956 in Moscow.
Died March 2nd, 2007 at 51 years old in Moscow (falling from height). [ref]
Wallingford Riegger
American music composer (1885–1961).
Born April 29th, 1885 in Albany.
Died April 2nd, 1961 at 75 years old in New York City (falling from height).
Robert Hirsch
French actor (1925–2017).
Born July 26th, 1925 in L'Isle-Adam.
Died November 16th, 2017 at 92 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (falling from height). [ref]
Pierre Chaunu
French historian & academic (1923-2009).
Born August 17th, 1923 in Belleville-sur-Meuse.
Died October 23rd, 2009 at 86 years old in Caen (falling from height). [ref]
Claudia Heill
Austrian judoka.
Born January 24th, 1982 in Vienna.
Died March 31st, 2011 at 29 years old in Vienna (falling from height).
Marc Simenon
French film director (1939–1999).
Born August 19th, 1939 in Uccle.
Died October 24th, 1999 at 60 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris (falling from height).
Alexander Belyavsky
Soviet and russian actor (1932-2012).
Died September 8th, 2012 at 80 years old in Moscow (falling from height). [ref]
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Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)