Lists of unusual deaths

These are a series of incomplete lists of unusual deaths, unique or extremely rare circumstances of death recorded throughout history, noted as being unusual by multiple sources. Template:TOC limit

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  The death of Aeschylus, killed by a tortoise dropped onto his head by an eagle, illustrated in the 15th-century Florentine Picture-Chronicle by Baccio Baldini
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  Frederick Barbarossa's strange drowning gave rise to legends that he was still alive
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  Franz Reichelt, known as the "Flying Tailor", prior to his death testing an early wingsuit

Unusual deaths

Template:UnusualDeaths Due to the length of this list, it has been divided into the following sections:

• List of unusual deaths in antiquity
• List of unusual deaths in the Middle Ages
• List of unusual deaths in the Renaissance
• List of unusual deaths in the early modern period
• List of unusual deaths in the 19th century
• List of unusual deaths in the 20th century
• List of unusual deaths in the 21st century
• List of unusual animal deaths

See also

• Autoerotic fatality
• Darwin Awards
• Death by coconut
• Death from laughter
• Death by vending machine
• Execution by elephant
• Spontaneous human combustion
• 1000 Ways to Die
• Stupid Deaths, a recurring segment in the television adaptation of Horrible Histories
• Death during consensual sex

Lists

• List of association footballers who died while playing
• List of causes of death by rate
• List of racing cyclists and pacemakers with a cycling-related death
• List of entertainers who died during a performance
• List of inventors killed by their own invention
• List of last words
• Lists of people by cause of death
• List of people who died on the toilet
• List of people executed for witchcraft
• Lists of people who disappeared
• List of political self-immolations
• List of premature obituaries
• List of selfie-related injuries and deaths
• Toilet-related injuries and deaths
• List of deaths due to injuries sustained in boxing
• United States amusement park accidents
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