Lists of unusual deaths
| Lists of unusual deaths | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Antiquity | Middle Ages | Renaissance | Early modern period |
| 19th century | 20th century | 21st century | Animal 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.
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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