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67 Notable deaths
by falling from height
Esther Brand
South african former athlete (1922–2015).
Born September 29th, 1924 in Springbok.
Died June 20th, 2015 at 90 years old in Bloemfontein (falling from height). [ref]
Mario Riva
Italian actor and television presenter (1913-1960).
Born January 26th, 1913 in Rome.
Died September 1st, 1960 at 47 years old in Verona (falling from height).
Bruce Harlan
American diver (1926–1959).
Born January 2nd, 1926 in Pennsylvania.
Died June 22nd, 1959 at 33 years old in Norwalk (falling from height).
Marthe Gosteli
Swiss suffragist and archivist (1917-2017).
Born December 22nd, 1917 in Ittigen.
Died April 7th, 2017 at 99 years old in Muri bei Bern (falling from height). [ref]
Akilles Järvinen
Finnish athlete and decathlete (1905–1943).
Born September 19th, 1905 in Jyväskylä.
Died March 7th, 1943 at 37 years old in Tampere (falling from height).
Alessandro Fantini
Italian road bicycle racer (1932–1961).
Born January 1st, 1932 in Fossacesia.
Died May 5th, 1961 at 29 years old in Trier (falling from height).
Valentina Prudskova
Russian fencer (1938-2020).
Born December 27th, 1938 in Yershov.
Died August 23rd, 2020 at 81 years old in Saratov (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)