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179 Notable deaths
by falling from height
Harry Reasoner
American journalist (1923–1991).
Born April 17th, 1923 in Dakota City.
Died August 6th, 1991 at 68 years old in Westport (falling from height).
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).
Yoshito Usui
Japanese mangaka (1958–2009).
Born April 21st, 1958 in Shizuoka.
Died September 11th, 2009 at 51 years old in Shimonita (falling from height).
Jerzy Kukuczka
Polish alpine and high-altitude climber (1948–1989).
Born March 24th, 1948 in Katowice.
Died October 24th, 1989 at 41 years old in Lhotse (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]
Peter Masterson
American actor, writer, film director/producer (1934–2018).
Born June 1st, 1934 in Houston.
Died December 18th, 2018 at 84 years old in Kinderhook (falling from height).
Louise Slaughter
American politician (1929–2018).
Born August 14th, 1929 in Lynch.
Died March 16th, 2018 at 88 years old in Washington, D.C. (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).
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde