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Liste ungewöhnlicher Todesfälle

2005-07-28T19:50:26Z

LibraryLion: added William Bullock

This is a '''list of unusual deaths''', including unique or extremely rare causes of death recorded throughout history, as well as less rare but still unusual causes of death of prominent persons.

*[[456 BC]]: [[Aeschylus]], [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] [[dramatist]], according to [[legend]], died when a [[vulture]], mistaking his bald head for a stone, dropped a [[tortoise]] on it.
*[[453]]: [[Attila the Hun]], suffered a severe [[nosebleed]] and [[choke]]d to death on his [[wedding]] night.
*[[1063]]: [[Eight Deer Jaguar Claw]], [[Mixtecs|Mixtec]] ruler, served as a [[human sacrifice]].
*[[1277]]: [[Pope John XXI]] was killed in the collapse of his [[science|scientific]] [[laboratory]].
*[[1534]]: [[Pope Clement VII]] who died after eating the [[death cap]] mushroom.
*[[1601]]: [[Tycho Brahe]], [[Denmark|Danish]] [[astronomer]], died of a [[bladder]] infection after refusing to leave for the bathroom during a banquet for the sake of good manners.
*[[1626]]: [[Francis Bacon]], [[England|English]] [[philosopher]], [[statesman]], and [[essayist]], died of possible [[pneumonia]] after purchasing a [[chicken]] to see if [[cold]] could preserve [[meat]], and becoming chilled while stuffing it with snow.
*[[1671]]: [[François Vatel]], chef to [[Louis XIV]] committed suicide because his seafood order was late and he couldn't stand the shame of a postponed meal. His body was discovered by an aide, sent to tell him of the arrival of the fish.
*[[1687]]: [[Jean-Baptiste Lully]], [[composer]], died of a [[gangrene|gangrenous]] [[abscess]] after piercing his foot with a staff while he was vigorously conducting a ''[[Te Deum]]''.
*[[1783]]: [[James Otis]], American patriot, struck and killed by lightning.
*[[1834]]: [[David Douglas]], [[Scottish]] [[Botanist]], who fell in a pit trap, and was crushed by a bull that fell in the same pit.
*[[1841]]: [[William Henry Harrison]], ninth [[President of the United States]], gave the longest inaugural address in the [[history of the United States]] in heavy snow and caught a cold. It developed into [[pneumonia]] and killed him in a month.
*[[1867]]: [[William Bullock (inventor)]], accidentally killed by his own invention, the web rotary press.
*[[1884]]: [[Allan Pinkerton]], [[detective]], died of gangrene resulting from having bitten his [[tongue]] after stumbling on the [[sidewalk]].
*[[1888]]: [[Charles-Valentin Alkan]], composer and pianist, died when a bookcase collapsed on him when he was reaching for a copy of the [[Talmud]] from the top shelf.
*[[1911]]: [[Jack Daniels|Jack Daniel]], founder of the famous [[Tennessee whiskey]] distillery, died of [[blood poisoning]] due to a [[toe]] injury he received after kicking his safe in anger when he could not remember its combination code.
*[[1915]]: [[François Faber]], [[Luxembourg|Luxembourgean]] [[Tour de France]] winner, died in a [[trench]] on the western front of [[World War I]]. He received a telegram saying his wife had given birth to a daughter. He cheered, giving away his position, and was shot by a [[Germany|German]] [[sniper]].
*[[1916]]: [[Grigori Rasputin]], [[Russia]]n [[mysticism|mystic]], died of [[hypothermia]] while swimming to shore after having been poisoned, shot multiple times in the head and torso, bludgeoned, [[mutilation|mutilated]] (severed [[penis]]), wrapped in a sheet and dropped into the river [[Neva]] through a hole in the [[winter]] [[ice]].
*[[1923]]: [[Frank Hayes]], [[jockey]], suffered a [[Myocardial infarction|heart attack]] during a [[Horse-racing|horse race]]. The horse, ''[[Sweet Kiss]]'', went on to finish first, making Hayes the only deceased jockey to win a race.
*[[1927]]: [[Isadora Duncan]], [[dancer]], died of accidental [[strangulation]] and [[cervical fracture|broken neck]] when her [[scarf]] caught on the wheel of a [[automobile|car]] in which she was a passenger.
*[[1933]]: [[Michael Malloy]], a homeless man, was murdered by gassing after surviving multiple poisonings, intentional exposure, and being struck by a car. Malloy was murdered by five men in a plot to collect on [[life insurance]] policies they'd purchased.
*[[1941]]: [[Sherwood Anderson]], [[writer]], swallowed a [[toothpick]] at a party and then died of [[peritonitis]].
*[[1968]]: [[Thomas Merton]], [[Trappist]] [[monk]], [[author]], accidentally electrocuted to death while taking a bath.
*[[1971]]: [[Jerome Irving Rodale]], an [[United States|American]] pioneer of [[organic farming]], died of a heart attack while being interviewed on the ''[[Dick Cavett|Dick Cavett Show]]''. When he appeared to fall asleep, Cavett quipped "Are we boring you, Mr. Rodale?".[http://www.snopes.com/horrors/freakish/onstage.htm] The show was never broadcast.
*[[1974]]: [[Christine Chubbuck]], an [[United States|American]] [[television]] [[news reporter]] committed [[suicide]] during a live broadcast on [[July 15th]]. At 9:38 AM, 8 minutes into her talk show, on WXLT-TV in [[Sarasota]], [[Florida]], she drew out a [[revolver]] and shot herself in the head.
*[[1977]]: [[Tom Pryce]], a [[Formula One]] driver, and a 19-year-old track marshal both died at the [[1977 South African Grand Prix]] after the marshal ran across the track beyond a blind brow to attend to another car and was struck by Pryce's car. Pryce was hit in the face by the marshal's [[fire extinguisher]] and killed instantly.
*[[1978]]: [[Georgi Markov]], a [[Bulgarian]] dissident, was assassinated by poisoning in [[London]] by an unknown assailant who jabbed him in the leg with a specially designed [[umbrella]] that injected a pellet of [[ricin]] into the victim.
*[[1982]]: [[Vic Morrow]], [[actor]], was [[decapitate|decapitated]] by [[helicopter]] blade during filming of ''[[Twilight Zone: The Movie]]'' and was killed instantly, along with two child actors.
*[[1982]]: [[Vladimir Smirnov (fencer)|Vladimir Smirnov]], an [[1980 Summer Olympics|Olympic champion]] [[Fencing|fencer]], died of [[brain damage]] nine days after his opponent's [[Foil (sword)|foil]] snapped during a match, pierced his [[eye]]ball and entered his [[brain]].
*[[1983]]: [[Sergei Chalibashvili]], a professional [[Diving|diver]], died after a diving accident during [[World University Games]]. When he attempted a three-and-a-half reverse [[somersault]] in the tuck position, he smashed his head on the board and was knocked unconscious. He died after being in a [[coma]] for a week.
*[[1984]]: [[Jon-Erik Hexum]], an American television actor, died after he shot himself in the head with a prop gun during a break in filming. Whether he deliberately committed suicide or was simply unaware of the potentially deadly effects of the [[Blank (cartridge)|blank]] round was not determined.
*[[1986]]: [[Jane Dornacker]], a musician, actress and comedienne turned radio station traffic reporter, died after a helicopter owned by [[New York City|New York]]'s WNBC 660AM in which she was a passenger crashed into the [[Hudson River]]. The fatal crash occurred as Dornacker was delivering a traffic report, and was broadcast live on air.
*[[1987]]: [[R. Budd Dwyer]], a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[politician]], committed [[suicide]] during a televised [[press conference]]. Facing a potential 55-year jail sentence for alleged involvement in a [[conspiracy]], Dwyer shot himself in the head with a [[revolver]].
*[[1993]]: [[Brandon Lee]], the son of [[Bruce Lee]], was shot and killed by a prop [[Magnum Research|44 Magnum]] while filming the movie ''[[The Crow]]''. Unknown to the film crew, the tip of a dummy round broke off in the chamber of the weapon during practice. When a blank round was later fired in the gun, the tip shot out and fatally wounded Lee.
*[[1999]]: [[Owen Hart]], [[World Wrestling Federation|WWF]] [[Professional wrestling|wrestler]], died when he fell 78 feet while being lowered into the [[ring]] by a cable from the stadium rafters before an upcoming match, [[cervical fracture|snapping his neck]].
*[[2003]]: [[Brian Wells]], [[pizza delivery]]man, was killed by a time [[explosive|bomb]] fastened to his neck after he was apprehended by the [[police]] for robbing a [[bank]] - purportedly under duress from the maker of the bomb.

[[Category:Lists of people by cause of death|.unusual]]

Liste ungewöhnlicher Todesfälle

2005-07-28T19:43:57Z

LibraryLion: added Thomas Merton

This is a '''list of unusual deaths''', including unique or extremely rare causes of death recorded throughout history, as well as less rare but still unusual causes of death of prominent persons.

*[[456 BC]]: [[Aeschylus]], [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] [[dramatist]], according to [[legend]], died when a [[vulture]], mistaking his bald head for a stone, dropped a [[tortoise]] on it.
*[[453]]: [[Attila the Hun]], suffered a severe [[nosebleed]] and [[choke]]d to death on his [[wedding]] night.
*[[1063]]: [[Eight Deer Jaguar Claw]], [[Mixtecs|Mixtec]] ruler, served as a [[human sacrifice]].
*[[1277]]: [[Pope John XXI]] was killed in the collapse of his [[science|scientific]] [[laboratory]].
*[[1534]]: [[Pope Clement VII]] who died after eating the [[death cap]] mushroom.
*[[1601]]: [[Tycho Brahe]], [[Denmark|Danish]] [[astronomer]], died of a [[bladder]] infection after refusing to leave for the bathroom during a banquet for the sake of good manners.
*[[1626]]: [[Francis Bacon]], [[England|English]] [[philosopher]], [[statesman]], and [[essayist]], died of possible [[pneumonia]] after purchasing a [[chicken]] to see if [[cold]] could preserve [[meat]], and becoming chilled while stuffing it with snow.
*[[1671]]: [[François Vatel]], chef to [[Louis XIV]] committed suicide because his seafood order was late and he couldn't stand the shame of a postponed meal. His body was discovered by an aide, sent to tell him of the arrival of the fish.
*[[1687]]: [[Jean-Baptiste Lully]], [[composer]], died of a [[gangrene|gangrenous]] [[abscess]] after piercing his foot with a staff while he was vigorously conducting a ''[[Te Deum]]''.
*[[1783]]: [[James Otis]], American patriot, struck and killed by lightning.
*[[1834]]: [[David Douglas]], [[Scottish]] [[Botanist]], who fell in a pit trap, and was crushed by a bull that fell in the same pit.
*[[1841]]: [[William Henry Harrison]], ninth [[President of the United States]], gave the longest inaugural address in the [[history of the United States]] in heavy snow and caught a cold. It developed into [[pneumonia]] and killed him in a month.
*[[1884]]: [[Allan Pinkerton]], [[detective]], died of gangrene resulting from having bitten his [[tongue]] after stumbling on the [[sidewalk]].
*[[1888]]: [[Charles-Valentin Alkan]], composer and pianist, died when a bookcase collapsed on him when he was reaching for a copy of the [[Talmud]] from the top shelf.
*[[1911]]: [[Jack Daniels|Jack Daniel]], founder of the famous [[Tennessee whiskey]] distillery, died of [[blood poisoning]] due to a [[toe]] injury he received after kicking his safe in anger when he could not remember its combination code.
*[[1915]]: [[François Faber]], [[Luxembourg|Luxembourgean]] [[Tour de France]] winner, died in a [[trench]] on the western front of [[World War I]]. He received a telegram saying his wife had given birth to a daughter. He cheered, giving away his position, and was shot by a [[Germany|German]] [[sniper]].
*[[1916]]: [[Grigori Rasputin]], [[Russia]]n [[mysticism|mystic]], died of [[hypothermia]] while swimming to shore after having been poisoned, shot multiple times in the head and torso, bludgeoned, [[mutilation|mutilated]] (severed [[penis]]), wrapped in a sheet and dropped into the river [[Neva]] through a hole in the [[winter]] [[ice]].
*[[1923]]: [[Frank Hayes]], [[jockey]], suffered a [[Myocardial infarction|heart attack]] during a [[Horse-racing|horse race]]. The horse, ''[[Sweet Kiss]]'', went on to finish first, making Hayes the only deceased jockey to win a race.
*[[1927]]: [[Isadora Duncan]], [[dancer]], died of accidental [[strangulation]] and [[cervical fracture|broken neck]] when her [[scarf]] caught on the wheel of a [[automobile|car]] in which she was a passenger.
*[[1933]]: [[Michael Malloy]], a homeless man, was murdered by gassing after surviving multiple poisonings, intentional exposure, and being struck by a car. Malloy was murdered by five men in a plot to collect on [[life insurance]] policies they'd purchased.
*[[1941]]: [[Sherwood Anderson]], [[writer]], swallowed a [[toothpick]] at a party and then died of [[peritonitis]].
*[[1968]]: [[Thomas Merton]], [[Trappist]] [[monk]], [[author]], accidentally electrocuted to death while taking a bath.
*[[1971]]: [[Jerome Irving Rodale]], an [[United States|American]] pioneer of [[organic farming]], died of a heart attack while being interviewed on the ''[[Dick Cavett|Dick Cavett Show]]''. When he appeared to fall asleep, Cavett quipped "Are we boring you, Mr. Rodale?".[http://www.snopes.com/horrors/freakish/onstage.htm] The show was never broadcast.
*[[1974]]: [[Christine Chubbuck]], an [[United States|American]] [[television]] [[news reporter]] committed [[suicide]] during a live broadcast on [[July 15th]]. At 9:38 AM, 8 minutes into her talk show, on WXLT-TV in [[Sarasota]], [[Florida]], she drew out a [[revolver]] and shot herself in the head.
*[[1977]]: [[Tom Pryce]], a [[Formula One]] driver, and a 19-year-old track marshal both died at the [[1977 South African Grand Prix]] after the marshal ran across the track beyond a blind brow to attend to another car and was struck by Pryce's car. Pryce was hit in the face by the marshal's [[fire extinguisher]] and killed instantly.
*[[1978]]: [[Georgi Markov]], a [[Bulgarian]] dissident, was assassinated by poisoning in [[London]] by an unknown assailant who jabbed him in the leg with a specially designed [[umbrella]] that injected a pellet of [[ricin]] into the victim.
*[[1982]]: [[Vic Morrow]], [[actor]], was [[decapitate|decapitated]] by [[helicopter]] blade during filming of ''[[Twilight Zone: The Movie]]'' and was killed instantly, along with two child actors.
*[[1982]]: [[Vladimir Smirnov (fencer)|Vladimir Smirnov]], an [[1980 Summer Olympics|Olympic champion]] [[Fencing|fencer]], died of [[brain damage]] nine days after his opponent's [[Foil (sword)|foil]] snapped during a match, pierced his [[eye]]ball and entered his [[brain]].
*[[1983]]: [[Sergei Chalibashvili]], a professional [[Diving|diver]], died after a diving accident during [[World University Games]]. When he attempted a three-and-a-half reverse [[somersault]] in the tuck position, he smashed his head on the board and was knocked unconscious. He died after being in a [[coma]] for a week.
*[[1984]]: [[Jon-Erik Hexum]], an American television actor, died after he shot himself in the head with a prop gun during a break in filming. Whether he deliberately committed suicide or was simply unaware of the potentially deadly effects of the [[Blank (cartridge)|blank]] round was not determined.
*[[1986]]: [[Jane Dornacker]], a musician, actress and comedienne turned radio station traffic reporter, died after a helicopter owned by [[New York City|New York]]'s WNBC 660AM in which she was a passenger crashed into the [[Hudson River]]. The fatal crash occurred as Dornacker was delivering a traffic report, and was broadcast live on air.
*[[1987]]: [[R. Budd Dwyer]], a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[politician]], committed [[suicide]] during a televised [[press conference]]. Facing a potential 55-year jail sentence for alleged involvement in a [[conspiracy]], Dwyer shot himself in the head with a [[revolver]].
*[[1993]]: [[Brandon Lee]], the son of [[Bruce Lee]], was shot and killed by a prop [[Magnum Research|44 Magnum]] while filming the movie ''[[The Crow]]''. Unknown to the film crew, the tip of a dummy round broke off in the chamber of the weapon during practice. When a blank round was later fired in the gun, the tip shot out and fatally wounded Lee.
*[[1999]]: [[Owen Hart]], [[World Wrestling Federation|WWF]] [[Professional wrestling|wrestler]], died when he fell 78 feet while being lowered into the [[ring]] by a cable from the stadium rafters before an upcoming match, [[cervical fracture|snapping his neck]].
*[[2003]]: [[Brian Wells]], [[pizza delivery]]man, was killed by a time [[explosive|bomb]] fastened to his neck after he was apprehended by the [[police]] for robbing a [[bank]] - purportedly under duress from the maker of the bomb.

[[Category:Lists of people by cause of death|.unusual]]

Liste ungewöhnlicher Todesfälle

2005-07-15T20:26:38Z

LibraryLion: added David Douglas

This is a '''list of unusual deaths''', including unique or extremely rare causes of death recorded throughout history, as well as less rare but still unusual causes of death of prominent persons.

*[[456 BC]]: [[Aeschylus]], [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] [[dramatist]], according to tradition, died when a [[vulture]], mistaking his bald head for a stone, dropped a [[tortoise]] on it.
*[[453]]: [[Attila the Hun]], suffered a severe [[nosebleed]] and [[choke]]d to death on his [[wedding]] night.
*[[1063]]: [[Eight Deer Jaguar Claw]], [[Mixtecs|Mixtec]] ruler, served as a [[human sacrifice]].
*[[1277]]: [[Pope John XXI]] was killed in the collapse of his [[science|scientific]] [[laboratory]].
*[[1534]]: [[Pope Clement VII]] who died after eating the [[death cap]] mushroom.
*[[1601]]: [[Tycho Brahe]], [[Denmark|Danish]] [[astronomer]], died of a [[bladder]] infection after refusing to leave for the bathroom during a banquet for the sake of good manners.
*[[1626]]: [[Francis Bacon]], [[England|English]] [[philosopher]], [[statesman]], and [[essayist]], died of possible [[pneumonia]] after purchasing a [[chicken]] to see if [[cold]] could preserve [[meat]], and becoming chilled while stuffing it with snow.
*[[1671]]: [[François Vatel]], chef to [[Louis XIV]] committed suicide because his seafood order was late and he couldn't stand the shame of a postponed meal. His body was discovered by an aide, sent to tell him of the arrival of the fish.
*[[1687]]: [[Jean-Baptiste Lully]], [[composer]], died of a [[gangrene|gangrenous]] [[abscess]] after piercing his foot with a staff while he was vigorously conducting a ''[[Te Deum]]''.
*[[1783]]: [[James Otis]], American patriot, struck and killed by lightning.
*[[1834]]: [[David Douglas]], [[Scottish]] [[Botanist]], who fell in a pit trap, and was crushed by a bull that fell in the same pit.
*[[1841]]: [[William Henry Harrison]], ninth [[President of the United States]], gave the longest inaugural address in the [[history of the United States]] in heavy snow and caught a cold. It developed into [[pneumonia]] and killed him in a month.
*[[1884]]: [[Allan Pinkerton]], [[detective]], died of gangrene resulting from having bitten his [[tongue]] after stumbling on the [[sidewalk]].
*[[1888]]: [[Charles-Valentin Alkan]], composer and pianist, died when a bookcase collapsed on him when he was reaching for a copy of the [[Talmud]] from the top shelf.
*[[1911]]: [[Jack Daniels|Jack Daniel]], founder of the famous [[Tennessee whiskey]] distillery, died of [[blood poisoning]] due to a [[toe]] injury he received after kicking his safe in anger when he could not remember its combination code.
*[[1915]]: [[François Faber]], [[Luxembourg|Luxembourgean]] [[Tour de France]] winner, died in a [[trench]] on the western front of [[World War I]]. He received a telegram saying his wife had given birth to a daughter. He cheered, giving away his position, and was shot by a [[Germany|German]] [[sniper]].
*[[1916]]: [[Grigori Rasputin]], [[Russia]]n [[mysticism|mystic]], died of [[hypothermia]] while swimming to shore after having been poisoned, shot multiple times in the head and torso, bludgeoned, [[mutilation|mutilated]] (severed [[penis]]), wrapped in a sheet and dropped into the river [[Neva]] through a hole in the [[winter]] [[ice]].
*[[1923]]: [[Frank Hayes]], [[jockey]], suffered a [[Myocardial infarction|heart attack]] during a [[Horse-racing|horse race]]. The horse, ''[[Sweet Kiss]]'', went on to finish first, making Hayes the only deceased jockey to win a race.
*[[1927]]: [[Isadora Duncan]], [[dancer]], died of accidental [[strangulation]] and [[cervical fracture|broken neck]] when her [[scarf]] caught on the wheel of a [[automobile|car]] in which she was a passenger.
*[[1933]]: [[Michael Malloy]], a homeless man, was murdered by gassing after surviving multiple poisonings, intentional exposure, and being struck by a car. Malloy was murdered by five men in a plot to collect on [[life insurance]] policies they'd purchased.
*[[1941]]: [[Sherwood Anderson]], [[writer]], swallowed a [[toothpick]] at a party and then died of [[peritonitis]].
*[[1971]]: [[Jerome Irving Rodale]], an [[United States|American]] pioneer of [[organic farming]], died of a heart attack while being interviewed on the ''[[Dick Cavett|Dick Cavett Show]]''. When he appeared to fall asleep, Cavett quipped "Are we boring you, Mr. Rodale?".[http://www.snopes.com/horrors/freakish/onstage.htm] The show was never broadcast.
*[[1974]]: [[Christine Chubbuck]], an [[United States|American]] [[television]] [[news reporter]] committed [[suicide]] during a live broadcast on [[July 15th]]. At 9:38 AM, 8 minutes into her talk show, on WXLT-TV in [[Sarasota]], [[Florida]], she drew out a [[revolver]] and shot herself in the head.
*[[1977]]: [[Tom Pryce]], a [[Formula One]] driver, and a 19-year-old track marshal both died at the [[1977 South African Grand Prix]] after the marshal ran across the track beyond a blind brow to attend to another car and was struck by Pryce's car. Pryce was hit in the face by the marshal's [[fire extinguisher]] and killed instantly.
*[[1978]]: [[Georgi Markov]], a [[Bulgarian]] dissident, was assassinated by poisoning in [[London]] by an unknown assailant who jabbed him in the leg with a specially designed [[umbrella]] that injected a pellet of [[ricin]] into the victim.
*[[1982]]: [[Vic Morrow]], [[actor]], was [[decapitate|decapitated]] by [[helicopter]] blade during filming of ''[[Twilight Zone: The Movie]]'' and was killed instantly, along with two child actors.
*[[1982]]: [[Vladimir Smirnov (fencer)|Vladimir Smirnov]], an [[1980 Summer Olympics|Olympic champion]] [[Fencing|fencer]], died of [[brain damage]] nine days after his opponent's [[Foil (sword)|foil]] snapped during a match, pierced his [[eye]]ball and entered his [[brain]].
*[[1983]]: [[Sergei Chalibashvili]], a professional [[Diving|diver]], died after a diving accident during [[World University Games]]. When he attempted a three-and-a-half reverse [[somersault]] in the tuck position, he smashed his head on the board and was knocked unconscious. He died after being in a [[coma]] for a week.
*[[1984]]: [[Jon-Erik Hexum]], an American television actor, died after he shot himself in the head with a prop gun during a break in filming. Whether he deliberately committed suicide or was simply unaware of the potentially deadly effects of the [[Blank (cartridge)|blank]] round was not determined.
*[[1986]]: [[Jane Dornacker]], a musician, actress and comedienne turned radio station traffic reporter, died after a helicopter owned by [[New York City|New York]]'s WNBC 660AM in which she was a passenger crashed into the [[Hudson River]]. The fatal crash occurred as Dornacker was delivering a traffic report, and was broadcast live on air.
*[[1987]]: [[R. Budd Dwyer]], a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[politician]], committed [[suicide]] during a televised [[press conference]]. Facing a potential 55-year jail sentence for alleged involvement in a [[conspiracy]], Dwyer shot himself in the head with a [[revolver]].
*[[1993]]: [[Brandon Lee]], the son of [[Bruce Lee]], was shot and killed by a prop [[Magnum Research|44 Magnum]] while filming the movie ''[[The Crow]]''. Unknown to the film crew, the tip of a dummy round broke off in the chamber of the weapon during practice. When a blank round was later fired in the gun, the tip shot out and fatally wounded Lee.
*[[1999]]: [[Owen Hart]], [[World Wrestling Federation|WWF]] [[Professional wrestling|wrestler]], died when he fell 78 feet while being lowered into the [[ring]] by a cable from the stadium rafters before an upcoming match, [[cervical fracture|snapping his neck]].
*[[2003]]: [[Brian Wells]], [[pizza delivery]]man, was killed by a time [[explosive|bomb]] fastened to his neck after he was apprehended by the [[police]] for robbing a [[bank]] - purportedly under duress from the maker of the bomb.

[[Category:Lists of people by cause of death|.unusual]]

Liste ungewöhnlicher Todesfälle

2005-07-13T22:20:39Z

LibraryLion: reverted: death by lightning perhaps not unusual, but incredibly rare, and he may be the only famous person ever killed this way; I could contend others on this list if your using that criteria

This is a '''list of unusual deaths'''.

*[[456 BC]]: [[Aeschylus]], [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] [[dramatist]], according to tradition, died when a [[vulture]], mistaking his bald head for a stone, dropped a [[tortoise]] on it.
*[[453]]: [[Attila the Hun]], suffered a severe [[nosebleed]] and [[choke]]d to death on his [[wedding]] night.
*[[1063]]: [[Eight Deer Jaguar Claw]], [[Mixtecs|Mixtec]] ruler, served as a [[human sacrifice]].
*[[1277]]: [[Pope John XXI]] was killed in the collapse of his [[science|scientific]] [[laboratory]].
*[[1534]]: [[Pope Clement VII]] who died after eating the [[death cap]] mushroom.
*[[1601]]: [[Tycho Brahe]], [[Denmark|Danish]] [[astronomer]], died of a [[bladder]] infection after refusing to leave for the bathroom during a banquet for the sake of good manners.
*[[1626]]: [[Francis Bacon]], [[England|English]] [[philosopher]], [[statesman]], and [[essayist]], died because he purchased a [[chicken]] to see if [[snow]] can preserve [[meat]], but, during the endeavour of stuffing it with snow, contracted a fatal case of [[pneumonia]].
*[[1671]]: [[François Vatel]], chef to [[Louis XIV]] committed suicide because his seafood order was late, and he couldn't stand the shame of a postponed meal. His body was soon discovered by an aide, sent to tell him of the arrival of the fish.
*[[1687]]: [[Jean-Baptiste Lully]], [[composer]], died of a [[gangrene|gangrenous]] [[abscess]] after piercing his foot with a staff while he was vigorously conducting a ''[[Te Deum]]''.
*[[1783]]: [[James Otis]], American patriot, struck and killed by lightning.
*[[1841]]: [[William Henry Harrison]], ninth [[President of the United States]], gave the longest inaugural address in the [[history of the United States]] in heavy snow and caught a cold. It developed into [[pneumonia]] and killed him in a month.
*[[1884]]: [[Allan Pinkerton]], [[detective]], died of gangrene resulting from having bitten his [[tongue]] after stumbling on the [[sidewalk]].
*[[1888]]: [[Charles-Valentin Alkan]], composer and pianist, died when a bookcase collapsed on him when he was reaching for a copy of the Talmud from the top shelf.
*[[1911]]: [[Jack Daniels|Jack Daniel]], founder of the famous [[Tennessee whiskey]] distillery, died of [[blood poisoning]] due to a [[toe]] injury he received after kicking his safe in anger when he could not remember its combination code.
*[[1915]]: [[François Faber]], [[Luxembourg|Luxembourgean]] [[Tour de France]] winner, died in a [[trench]] on the western front of [[World War I]]. He received a telegram saying his wife had given birth to a daughter. He cheered, giving away his position, and was shot by a [[Germany|German]] [[sniper]].
*[[1916]]: [[Grigori Rasputin]], [[Russia]]n [[mysticism|mystic]], died of [[hypothermia]] while swimming to shore after having been poisoned, shot multiple times in the head and torso, bludgeoned, [[mutilation|mutilated]] (severed [[penis]]), wrapped in a sheet and dropped into the river [[Neva]] through a hole in the [[winter]] [[ice]].
*[[1923]]: [[Frank Hayes]], [[jockey]], suffered a [[Myocardial infarction|heart attack]] during a [[Horse-racing|horse race]]. The horse, ''[[Sweet Kiss]]'', went on to finish first, making Hayes the only deceased jockey to win a race.
*[[1927]]: [[Isadora Duncan]], [[dancer]], died of accidental [[strangulation]] and [[cervical fracture|broken neck]] when her [[scarf]] caught on the wheel of a [[automobile|car]] in which she was a passenger.
*[[1933]]: [[Michael Malloy]], a homeless man, was murdered by gassing after surviving multiple poisonings, intentional exposure, and being struck by a car. Malloy was murdered by five men in a plot to collect on [[life insurance]] policies they'd purchased.
*[[1941]]: [[Sherwood Anderson]], [[writer]], swallowed a [[toothpick]] at a party and then died of [[peritonitis]].
*[[1971]]: [[Jerome Irving Rodale]], an [[United States|American]] pioneer of [[organic farming]], died of a heart attack while being interviewed on the ''[[Dick Cavett|Dick Cavett Show]]''. When he appeared to fall asleep, Cavett quipped "Are we boring you, Mr. Rodale?".[http://www.snopes.com/horrors/freakish/onstage.htm] The show was never broadcast.
*[[1974]]: [[Christine Chubbuck]], an [[United States|American]] [[television]] [[news reporter]] committed [[suicide]] during a live broadcast on [[July 15th]]. At 9:38 AM, 8 minutes into her talk show, on WXLT-TV in [[Sarasota]], [[Florida]], she drew out a [[revolver]] and shot herself in the head.
*[[1977]]: [[Tom Pryce]], a [[Formula One]] driver, and a 19-year-old track marshal both died at the [[1977 South African Grand Prix]] after the marshal ran across the track beyond a blind brow to attend to another car and was struck by Pryce's car. Pryce was hit in the face by the marshal's [[fire extinguisher]] and killed instantly.
*[[1978]]: [[Georgi Markov]], a [[Bulgarian]] dissident, was assassinated by poisoning in [[London]] by an unknown assailant who jabbed him in the leg with a specially designed [[umbrella]] that injected a pellet of [[ricin]] into the victim.
*[[1982]]: [[Vic Morrow]], [[actor]], was [[decapitate|decapitated]] by [[helicopter]] blade during filming of ''[[Twilight Zone: The Movie]]'' and was killed instantly, along with two child actors.
*[[1982]]: [[Vladimir Smirnov (fencer)|Vladimir Smirnov]], an [[1980 Summer Olympics|Olympic champion]] [[Fencing|fencer]], died of [[brain damage]] nine days after his opponent's [[Foil (sword)|foil]] snapped during a match, pierced his [[eye]]ball and entered his [[brain]].
*[[1983]]: [[Sergei Chalibashvili]], a professional [[Diving|diver]], died after a diving accident during [[World University Games]]. When he attempted a three-and-a-half reverse [[somersault]] in the tuck position, he smashed his head on the board and was knocked unconscious. He died after being in a [[coma]] for a week.
*[[1984]]: [[Jon-Erik Hexum]], an American television actor, died after he shot himself in the head with a prop gun during a break in filming. Whether he deliberately committed suicide or was simply unaware of the potentially deadly effects of the [[Blank (cartridge)|blank]] round was not determined.
*[[1986]]: [[Jane Dornacker]], a musician, actress and comedienne turned radio station traffic reporter, died after a helicopter owned by [[New York City|New York]]'s WNBC 660AM in which she was a passenger crashed into the [[Hudson River]]. The fatal crash occurred as Dornacker was delivering a traffic report, and was broadcast live on air.
*[[1987]]: [[R. Budd Dwyer]], a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[politician]], committed [[suicide]] during a televised [[press conference]]. Facing a potential 55-year jail sentence for alleged involvement in a [[conspiracy]], Dwyer shot himself in the head with a [[revolver]].
*[[1993]]: [[Brandon Lee]], the son of [[Bruce Lee]], was shot and killed by a prop [[Magnum Research|44 Magnum]] while filming the movie ''[[The Crow]]''. Unknown to the film crew, the tip of a dummy round broke off in the chamber of the weapon during practice. When a blank round was later fired from the same inadvertantly loaded gun it fatally wounded Lee.
*[[1999]]: [[Owen Hart]], [[World Wrestling Federation|WWF]] [[Professional wrestling|wrestler]], died when he fell 78 feet while being lowered into the [[ring]] by a cable from the stadium rafters before an upcoming match, [[cervical fracture|snapping his neck]].
*[[2003]]: [[Brian Wells]], [[pizza delivery]]man, was killed by a time [[explosive|bomb]] fastened to his neck after he was apprehended by the [[police]] for robbing a [[bank]] - purportedly under duress from the maker of the bomb.

[[Category:Lists of people by cause of death|.unusual]]

Liste ungewöhnlicher Todesfälle

2005-07-13T21:55:01Z

LibraryLion: added James Otis

This is a '''list of unusual deaths'''.

*[[456 BC]]: [[Aeschylus]], [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] [[dramatist]], according to tradition, died when a [[vulture]], mistaking his bald head for a stone, dropped a [[tortoise]] on it.
*[[453]]: [[Attila the Hun]], suffered a severe [[nosebleed]] and [[choke]]d to death on his [[wedding]] night.
*[[1063]]: [[Eight Deer Jaguar Claw]], [[Mixtecs|Mixtec]] ruler, served as a [[human sacrifice]].
*[[1277]]: [[Pope John XXI]] was killed in the collapse of his [[science|scientific]] [[laboratory]].
*[[1534]]: [[Pope Clement VII]] who died after eating the [[death cap]] mushroom.
*[[1601]]: [[Tycho Brahe]], [[Denmark|Danish]] [[astronomer]], died of a [[bladder]] infection after refusing to leave for the bathroom during a banquet for the sake of good manners.
*[[1626]]: [[Francis Bacon]], [[England|English]] [[philosopher]], [[statesman]], and [[essayist]], died because he purchased a [[chicken]] to see if [[snow]] can preserve [[meat]], but, during the endeavour of stuffing it with snow, contracted a fatal case of [[pneumonia]].
*[[1671]]: [[François Vatel]], chef to [[Louis XIV]] committed suicide because his seafood order was late, and he couldn't stand the shame of a postponed meal. His body was soon discovered by an aide, sent to tell him of the arrival of the fish.
*[[1687]]: [[Jean-Baptiste Lully]], [[composer]], died of a [[gangrene|gangrenous]] [[abscess]] after piercing his foot with a staff while he was vigorously conducting a ''[[Te Deum]]''.
*[[1783]] [[James Otis]], American patriot, was struck and killed by [[lightning]].
*[[1841]]: [[William Henry Harrison]], ninth [[President of the United States]], gave the longest inaugural address in the [[history of the United States]] in heavy snow and caught a cold. It developed into [[pneumonia]] and killed him in a month.
*[[1884]]: [[Allan Pinkerton]], [[detective]], died of gangrene resulting from having bitten his [[tongue]] after stumbling on the [[sidewalk]].
*[[1888]]: [[Charles-Valentin Alkan]], composer and pianist, died when a bookcase collapsed on him when he was reaching for a copy of the Talmud from the top shelf.
*[[1911]]: [[Jack Daniels|Jack Daniel]], founder of the famous [[Tennessee whiskey]] distillery, died of [[blood poisoning]] due to a [[toe]] injury he received after kicking his safe in anger when he could not remember its combination code.
*[[1915]]: [[François Faber]], [[Luxembourg|Luxembourgean]] [[Tour de France]] winner, died in a [[trench]] on the western front of [[World War I]]. He received a telegram saying his wife had given birth to a daughter. He cheered, giving away his position, and was shot by a [[Germany|German]] [[sniper]].
*[[1916]]: [[Grigori Rasputin]], [[Russia]]n [[mysticism|mystic]], died of [[hypothermia]] while swimming to shore after having been poisoned, shot multiple times in the head and torso, bludgeoned, [[mutilation|mutilated]] (severed [[penis]]), wrapped in a sheet and dropped into the river [[Neva]] through a hole in the [[winter]] [[ice]].
*[[1923]]: [[Frank Hayes]], [[jockey]], suffered a [[Myocardial infarction|heart attack]] during a [[Horse-racing|horse race]]. The horse, ''[[Sweet Kiss]]'', went on to finish first, making Hayes the only deceased jockey to win a race.
*[[1927]]: [[Isadora Duncan]], [[dancer]], died of accidental [[strangulation]] and [[cervical fracture|broken neck]] when her [[scarf]] caught on the wheel of a [[automobile|car]] in which she was a passenger.
*[[1933]]: [[Michael Malloy]], a homeless man, was murdered by gassing after surviving multiple poisonings, intentional exposure, and being struck by a car. Malloy was murdered by five men in a plot to collect on [[life insurance]] policies they'd purchased.
*[[1941]]: [[Sherwood Anderson]], [[writer]], swallowed a [[toothpick]] at a party and then died of [[peritonitis]].
*[[1971]]: [[Jerome Irving Rodale]], an [[United States|American]] pioneer of [[organic farming]], died of a heart attack while being interviewed on the ''[[Dick Cavett|Dick Cavett Show]]''. When he appeared to fall asleep, Cavett quipped "Are we boring you, Mr. Rodale?".[http://www.snopes.com/horrors/freakish/onstage.htm] The show was never broadcast.
*[[1974]]: [[Christine Chubbuck]], an [[United States|American]] [[television]] [[news reporter]] committed [[suicide]] during a live broadcast on [[July 15th]]. At 9:38 AM, 8 minutes into her talk show, on WXLT-TV in [[Sarasota]], [[Florida]], she drew out a [[revolver]] and shot herself in the head.
*[[1977]]: [[Tom Pryce]], a [[Formula One]] driver, and a 19-year-old track marshal both died at the [[1977 South African Grand Prix]] after the marshal ran across the track beyond a blind brow to attend to another car and was struck by Pryce's car. Pryce was hit in the face by the marshal's [[fire extinguisher]] and killed instantly.
*[[1978]]: [[Georgi Markov]], a [[Bulgarian]] dissident, was assassinated by poisoning in [[London]] by an unknown assailant who jabbed him in the leg with a specially designed [[umbrella]] that injected a pellet of [[ricin]] into the victim.
*[[1982]]: [[Vic Morrow]], [[actor]], was [[decapitate|decapitated]] by [[helicopter]] blade during filming of ''[[Twilight Zone: The Movie]]'' and was killed instantly, along with two child actors.
*[[1982]]: [[Vladimir Smirnov (fencer)|Vladimir Smirnov]], an [[1980 Summer Olympics|Olympic champion]] [[Fencing|fencer]], died of [[brain damage]] nine days after his opponent's [[Foil (sword)|foil]] snapped during a match, pierced his [[eye]]ball and entered his [[brain]].
*[[1983]]: [[Sergei Chalibashvili]], a professional [[Diving|diver]], died after a diving accident during [[World University Games]]. When he attempted a three-and-a-half reverse [[somersault]] in the tuck position, he smashed his head on the board and was knocked unconscious. He died after being in a [[coma]] for a week.
*[[1984]]: [[Jon-Erik Hexum]], an American television actor, died after he shot himself in the head with a prop gun during a break in filming. Whether he deliberately committed suicide or was simply unaware of the potentially deadly effects of the [[Blank (cartridge)|blank]] round was not determined.
*[[1986]]: [[Jane Dornacker]], a musician, actress and comedienne turned radio station traffic reporter, died after a helicopter owned by [[New York City|New York]]'s WNBC 660AM in which she was a passenger crashed into the [[Hudson River]]. The fatal crash occurred as Dornacker was delivering a traffic report, and was broadcast live on air.
*[[1987]]: [[R. Budd Dwyer]], a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[politician]], committed [[suicide]] during a televised [[press conference]]. Facing a potential 55-year jail sentence for alleged involvement in a [[conspiracy]], Dwyer shot himself in the head with a [[revolver]].
*[[1993]]: [[Brandon Lee]], the son of [[Bruce Lee]], was shot and killed by a prop [[Magnum Research|44 Magnum]] while filming the movie ''[[The Crow]]''. Unknown to the film crew, the tip of a dummy round broke off in the chamber of the weapon during practice. When a blank round was later fired from the same inadvertantly loaded gun it fatally wounded Lee.
*[[1999]]: [[Owen Hart]], [[World Wrestling Federation|WWF]] [[Professional wrestling|wrestler]], died when he fell 78 feet while being lowered into the [[ring]] by a cable from the stadium rafters before an upcoming match, [[cervical fracture|snapping his neck]].
*[[2003]]: [[Brian Wells]], [[pizza delivery]]man, was killed by a time [[explosive|bomb]] fastened to his neck after he was apprehended by the [[police]] for robbing a [[bank]] - purportedly under duress from the maker of the bomb.

[[Category:Lists of people by cause of death|.unusual]]

Liste ungewöhnlicher Todesfälle

2005-07-13T21:27:12Z

LibraryLion: added Pope Clement VII

This is a '''list of unusual deaths'''.

*[[456 BC]]: [[Aeschylus]], [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] [[dramatist]], according to tradition, died when a [[vulture]], mistaking his bald head for a stone, dropped a [[tortoise]] on it.
*[[453]]: [[Attila the Hun]], suffered a severe [[nosebleed]] and [[choke]]d to death on his [[wedding]] night.
*[[1063]]: [[Eight Deer Jaguar Claw]], [[Mixtecs|Mixtec]] ruler, served as a [[human sacrifice]].
*[[1277]]: [[Pope John XXI]] was killed in the collapse of his [[science|scientific]] [[laboratory]].
*[[1534]]: [[Pope Clement VII]] who died after eating the [[death cap]] mushroom.
*[[1601]]: [[Tycho Brahe]], [[Denmark|Danish]] [[astronomer]], died of a [[bladder]] infection after refusing to leave for the bathroom during a banquet for the sake of good manners.
*[[1626]]: [[Francis Bacon]], [[England|English]] [[philosopher]], [[statesman]], and [[essayist]], died because he purchased a [[chicken]] to see if [[snow]] can preserve [[meat]], but, during the endeavour of stuffing it with snow, contracted a fatal case of [[pneumonia]].
*[[1671]]: [[François Vatel]], chef to [[Louis XIV]] committed suicide because his seafood order was late, and he couldn't stand the shame of a postponed meal. His body was soon discovered by an aide, sent to tell him of the arrival of the fish.
*[[1687]]: [[Jean-Baptiste Lully]], [[composer]], died of a [[gangrene|gangrenous]] [[abscess]] after piercing his foot with a staff while he was vigorously conducting a ''[[Te Deum]]''.
*[[1841]]: [[William Henry Harrison]], ninth [[President of the United States]], gave the longest inaugural address in the [[history of the United States]] in heavy snow and caught a cold. It developed into [[pneumonia]] and killed him in a month.
*[[1884]]: [[Allan Pinkerton]], [[detective]], died of gangrene resulting from having bitten his [[tongue]] after stumbling on the [[sidewalk]].
*[[1888]]: [[Charles-Valentin Alkan]], composer and pianist, died when a bookcase collapsed on him when he was reaching for a copy of the Talmud from the top shelf.
*[[1911]]: [[Jack Daniels|Jack Daniel]], founder of the famous [[Tennessee whiskey]] distillery, died of [[blood poisoning]] due to a [[toe]] injury he received after kicking his safe in anger when he could not remember its combination code.
*[[1915]]: [[François Faber]], [[Luxembourg|Luxembourgean]] [[Tour de France]] winner, died in a [[trench]] on the western front of [[World War I]]. He received a telegram saying his wife had given birth to a daughter. He cheered, giving away his position, and was shot by a [[Germany|German]] [[sniper]].
*[[1916]]: [[Grigori Rasputin]], [[Russia]]n [[mysticism|mystic]], died of [[hypothermia]] while swimming to shore after having been poisoned, shot multiple times in the head and torso, bludgeoned, [[mutilation|mutilated]] (severed [[penis]]), wrapped in a sheet and dropped into the river [[Neva]] through a hole in the [[winter]] [[ice]].
*[[1923]]: [[Frank Hayes]], [[jockey]], suffered a [[Myocardial infarction|heart attack]] during a [[Horse-racing|horse race]]. The horse, ''[[Sweet Kiss]]'', went on to finish first, making Hayes the only deceased jockey to win a race.
*[[1927]]: [[Isadora Duncan]], [[dancer]], died of accidental [[strangulation]] and [[cervical fracture|broken neck]] when her [[scarf]] caught on the wheel of a [[automobile|car]] in which she was a passenger.
*[[1933]]: [[Michael Malloy]], a homeless man, was murdered by gassing after surviving multiple poisonings, intentional exposure, and being struck by a car. Malloy was murdered by five men in a plot to collect on [[life insurance]] policies they'd purchased.
*[[1941]]: [[Sherwood Anderson]], [[writer]], swallowed a [[toothpick]] at a party and then died of [[peritonitis]].
*[[1971]]: [[Jerome Irving Rodale]], an [[United States|American]] pioneer of [[organic farming]], died of a heart attack while being interviewed on the ''[[Dick Cavett|Dick Cavett Show]]''. When he appeared to fall asleep, Cavett quipped "Are we boring you, Mr. Rodale?".[http://www.snopes.com/horrors/freakish/onstage.htm] The show was never broadcast.
*[[1974]]: [[Christine Chubbuck]], an [[United States|American]] [[television]] [[news reporter]] committed [[suicide]] during a live broadcast on [[July 15th]]. At 9:38 AM, 8 minutes into her talk show, on WXLT-TV in [[Sarasota]], [[Florida]], she drew out a [[revolver]] and shot herself in the head.
*[[1977]]: [[Tom Pryce]], a [[Formula One]] driver, and a 19-year-old track marshal both died at the [[1977 South African Grand Prix]] after the marshal ran across the track beyond a blind brow to attend to another car and was struck by Pryce's car. Pryce was hit in the face by the marshal's [[fire extinguisher]] and killed instantly.
*[[1978]]: [[Georgi Markov]], a [[Bulgarian]] dissident, was assassinated by poisoning in [[London]] by an unknown assailant who jabbed him in the leg with a specially designed [[umbrella]] that injected a pellet of [[ricin]] into the victim.
*[[1982]]: [[Vic Morrow]], [[actor]], was [[decapitate|decapitated]] by [[helicopter]] blade during filming of ''[[Twilight Zone: The Movie]]'' and was killed instantly, along with two child actors.
*[[1982]]: [[Vladimir Smirnov (fencer)|Vladimir Smirnov]], an [[1980 Summer Olympics|Olympic champion]] [[Fencing|fencer]], died of [[brain damage]] nine days after his opponent's [[Foil (sword)|foil]] snapped during a match, pierced his [[eye]]ball and entered his [[brain]].
*[[1983]]: [[Sergei Chalibashvili]], a professional [[Diving|diver]], died after a diving accident during [[World University Games]]. When he attempted a three-and-a-half reverse [[somersault]] in the tuck position, he smashed his head on the board and was knocked unconscious. He died after being in a [[coma]] for a week.
*[[1984]]: [[Jon-Erik Hexum]], an American television actor, died after he shot himself in the head with a prop gun during a break in filming. Whether he deliberately committed suicide or was simply unaware of the potentially deadly effects of the [[Blank (cartridge)|blank]] round was not determined.
*[[1986]]: [[Jane Dornacker]], a musician, actress and comedienne turned radio station traffic reporter, died after a helicopter owned by [[New York City|New York]]'s WNBC 660AM in which she was a passenger crashed into the [[Hudson River]]. The fatal crash occurred as Dornacker was delivering a traffic report, and was broadcast live on air.
*[[1987]]: [[R. Budd Dwyer]], a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[politician]], committed [[suicide]] during a televised [[press conference]]. Facing a potential 55-year jail sentence for alleged involvement in a [[conspiracy]], Dwyer shot himself in the head with a [[revolver]].
*[[1993]]: [[Brandon Lee]], the son of [[Bruce Lee]], was shot and killed by a prop [[Magnum Research|44 Magnum]] while filming the movie ''[[The Crow]]''. Unknown to the film crew, the tip of a dummy round broke off in the chamber of the weapon during practice. When a blank round was later fired from the same inadvertantly loaded gun it fatally wounded Lee.
*[[1999]]: [[Owen Hart]], [[World Wrestling Federation|WWF]] [[Professional wrestling|wrestler]], died when he fell 78 feet while being lowered into the [[ring]] by a cable from the stadium rafters before an upcoming match, [[cervical fracture|snapping his neck]].
*[[2003]]: [[Brian Wells]], [[pizza delivery]]man, was killed by a time [[explosive|bomb]] fastened to his neck after he was apprehended by the [[police]] for robbing a [[bank]] - purportedly under duress from the maker of the bomb.

[[Category:Lists of people by cause of death|.unusual]]