Lists of unusual deaths explained

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.

Unusual 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
• List of unusual animal deaths

See also

• Autoerotic fatality
• Darwin Awards
• Death by coconut
• Death from laughter
• Execution by elephant
• Spontaneous human combustion
• 1000 Ways to Die
• Stupid Deaths, a recurring segment in the television adaptation of Horrible Histories
• Death during consensual sex

Lists

• List of association footballers who died while playing
• List of causes of death by rate
• List of racing cyclists and pacemakers with a cycling-related death
• List of entertainers who died during a performance
• List of inventors killed by their own invention
• List of last words
• Lists of people by cause of death
• List of people who died on the toilet
• List of people executed for witchcraft
• Lists of people who disappeared
• List of political self-immolations
• List of premature obituaries
• List of selfie-related injuries and deaths
• Toilet-related injuries and deaths
• List of deaths due to injuries sustained in boxing
• United States amusement park accidents

Further reading

• Book: Strange Inhuman Deaths. 978-0-7509-3864-8. Bellamy. John G. 2008. History Press.
• Book: Daws, Nick. Daft Deaths and Famous Last Words. Lagoon Books. 2005. 978-1-9047-9715-9.
• Book: Dreher, Dale. Death by Misadventure: 210 Dumb Ways to Die. B007JYWNV4. 2012-03-12.
• Book: Dunning, John. John Dunning (journalist). Strange Deaths. True Crime. February 1997. 978-185958498-9.
• Book: Powell, Michael. Curious Events in History. Sterling Publishing. 2008. 978-1-4027-6307-6.
• Book: Strange Deaths: More Than 375 Freakish Fatalities. Sieveking. Paul. Simmons. Ian. Stevenson. Val. New York. Barnes & Noble Books. 2000. 14. 978-0-7607-1947-3. 4 January 2022. Google Books.
• Book: The Fortean Times Book of More Strange Deaths. 978-1-902212-02-9. 1998. Sieveking. Paul. John Brown .
• Book: The Fortean Times Book of Strange Deaths. 978-1-907779-97-8. 2011. Sieveking. Paul. Russell Blackman .
• Book: Mysterious Deaths and Disappearances. Southwell. David. David Southwell. Twist. Sean. The Rosen Publishing Group. 2007. 978-1-4042-1081-3.
• Book: Winterbotham, Russell R.. Curious and Unusual Deaths. Russell R. Winterbotham. Haldeman-Julius. Girard, KS. 1929.

External links

• Web site: Curious and Unusual Deaths Pictures. 2013-09-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20130916213200/http://health.discovery.com/tv-shows/curious-and-unusual-deaths-pictures.htm. Discovery Channel. Discovery Communications. 2024-08-07.
• Web site: Freakish Fatalities Articles. Snopes. 2024-08-07.