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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. 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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Dominic Daley and James Halligan were convicted of the murder of Marcus Lyon, a farmer who was found beaten and shot near Wilbraham, Massachusetts on 5 November 1805. There was very little evidence against the two men and the consensus of historians is that they were innocent and were convicted largely due to anti-Irish bigotry; both were legally exonerated in 1984, over a century after their ...
The events that led to the death of German youth Kaspar Hauser (21) remain a mystery, [39] just like many other points regarding his life and identity. On 14 December 1833, he came home with a deep stab wound in his chest of which he died three days later.
Scientists explored Beethoven’s ailments, linked remains to a Norse saga, uncovered colonial secrets, peeked inside an alchemy lab and debunked a royal hoax in 2024.
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The strangest man to ever assassinate a US President. Highlight: the self-penned poem from the point of view of a child that he wrote for his execution. Jerome of Sandy Cove: A man, unable to speak any language known to locals, was discovered on the beaches of Nova Scotia in 1861 with his legs cut off. He lived for fifty more years, but remains ...
No suspects have ever been identified in Nevada's deadliest rail disaster. [132] Louis B. Allyn (65–66) was an American chemistry professor and influential figure in the pure food movement who was murdered by persons unknown on 7 May 1940. [133] [134] His is the only unsolved murder in the history of Westfield, Massachusetts.