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Wierd ways of dying
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Posted by: Indyan
Kudos to these guys.They have shown that even death can be interesting and humorous.Here are a few of them
* 456 BC: Aeschylus, Greek dramatist, according to tradition, died when a vulture, mistaking his bald head for a stone, dropped a tortoise on it.
* 1671: François Vatel, chef to Louis XIV committed suicide because his seafood order was late, and he couldn't stand the shame of a postponed meal. His body was soon discovered by an aide, sent to tell him of the arrival of the fish.
* 1841: William Henry Harrison, ninth President of the United States, gave the longest inaugural address in the history of the United States in heavy snow and caught a cold. It developed into pneumonia and killed him in a month.
* 1884: Allan Pinkerton, detective, died of gangrene resulting from having bitten his tongue after stumbling on the sidewalk.
* 1923: Frank Hayes, jockey, suffered a heart attack during a horse race. The horse, Sweet Kiss, went on to finish first, making Hayes the only deceased jockey to win a race.
* 1971: Jerome Irving Rodale, an American pioneer of organic farming, died of a heart attack while being interviewed on the **** Cavett Show. When he appeared to fall asleep, Cavett quipped "Are we boring you, Mr. Rodale?".
* 1974: Christine Chubbuck, an American television news reporter committed suicide during a live broadcast on July 15th. At 9:38 AM, 8 minutes into her talk show, on WXLT-TV in Sarasota, Florida, she drew out a revolver and shot herself in the head.
See the full list at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unusual_deaths
Very interesting facts about the subject of dying. I`ve moved it to `Off Topic` folder. 