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This list of unusual deaths includes 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 ]
Philip K. Dick: A Time for George Stavros and Nicholas and the Higs, both lost manuscripts, and The Owl in Daylight, uncompleted at the time of his death; Lee Duncan: rough draft of an autobiography by the trainer of Rin Tin Tin; Ken Grimwood: untitled sequel to Replay, in progress at the time of his death, and a collaboration with Tom Atwill
Those who might find a book that includes a hamster shooting a silver-tipped arrow into the ear of a wolverine and a tomato fight between pigeons and baboons nonsensical might consider mentally ...
After he died, Jacobites were said to have toasted in the mole's honour, calling it "the little gentleman in the black velvet waistcoat". [15] [16] Hannah Twynnoy: 23 October 1703: The 33-year-old barmaid at the White Lion Inn was mauled to death by a tiger in Malmesbury, Wiltshire. She was the first person to be killed by a tiger in British ...
Roborovski hamsters have become increasingly popular as pets in recent years. They are best suited to life as merely observational creatures, with limited interaction between them and humans, due to their increased activity levels that lead to a high stress predisposition and decreased ease of handling when compared to other domestic hamster ...
Created Date: 8/30/2012 4:52:52 PM
An unnamed 60-year-old Belarusian fisherman bled to death after being bitten by a beaver which he had tried to grab in order to have his picture taken with it. [104] [105] João Maria de Souza 2013: The 45-year-old was crushed in his bed by a cow falling through the roof of his home in Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil. It had climbed on top of ...
When Wu tried to lift a giant bronze pot believed to have been cast for Yu the Great, it crushed his leg, inflicting fatal injuries. Meng Yue and his family were sentenced to death. [6] [8] Agathocles of Syracuse: 289 BC: The Greek tyrant of Syracuse was murdered with a poisoned toothpick. [7] [16]: 104 Pyrrhus of Epirus: 272 BC