These lists of unusual deaths consist of unique or extremely rare circumstances of death recorded throughout history and noted as being unusual by multiple sources.

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  • List of unusual animal deaths
  • 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

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File:Death of Aeschylus in Florentine Picture Chronicle.jpg|alt=|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

File:Barbarossa smrt.jpg|alt=|Frederick Barbarossa's strange drowning gave rise to legends that he was still alive

File:Franz Reichelt (high res).jpg|alt=|Franz Reichelt, known as the "Flying Tailor", prior to his death testing an early wingsuit

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See also

  • Autoerotic fatality
  • Darwin Awards
  • Death by coconut
  • Death by vending machine
  • Death during consensual sex
  • Death from laughter
  • Execution by elephant
  • Spontaneous human combustion
  • 1000 Ways to Die
  • Curious and Unusual Deaths
  • Stupid Deaths, a recurring segment in the television adaptation of Horrible Histories
  • List of association footballers who died while playing
  • List of causes of death by rate
  • List of deaths due to injuries sustained in boxing
  • List of entertainers who died during a performance
  • List of inventors killed by their own invention
  • Lists of people by cause of death
  • List of people executed for witchcraft
  • List of people who died on the toilet
  • Lists of people who disappeared
  • List of political self-immolations
  • List of premature obituaries
  • List of racing cyclists and pacemakers with a cycling-related death
  • List of selfie-related injuries and deaths
  • Toilet-related injuries and deaths
  • United States amusement park accidents

References

Further reading