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.

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

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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^[1]
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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

• "Curious and Unusual Deaths Pictures". Discovery Channel. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
• "Freakish Fatalities Articles". Snopes. Retrieved 7 August 2024.