TOP : 10
Name : Gyorgy Dozsa
Profession : Hungarian rebel
Death Date : died on 1514
Caused of Death : Half cooked to death on a hot iron throne then eaten alive by his co-conspirators as punishment for leading a peasant's revolt.
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TOP : 9
Name : Gouverneur Morris
Profession : American statesmen
Death Date : died on 1816
Caused of Death : Death caused by an attempt to unblock his urinary tract using a whale bone.
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TOP : 8
Name : Moliere
Real Name : Jean-Baptiste Poquelin
Profession : Playwright and actor
Death Date : died on 1673
Caused of Death : Died from a coughing fit shortly after starring as the hypochondriac in the play "The Imaginary Invalid".
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TOP : 7
Name : Franz Reichelt
Profession : Inventor
Death Date : died on 1912
Caused of Death : Fell to his death after jumping off the Eiffel Tower to demonstrate the parachute suit he had invented.
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TOP : 6
Name : Chrysippus
Profession : Philosopher
Deatd Date : died on 206 BC
Caused of Death : Supposedly died from a fit of laughter after his drunk donkey attempted to eat figs.
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TOP : 5
Name : Marcus Garvey
Profession : Black nationalist
Death Date : died on 1940
Caused of Death : Pan-African proponent who suffered a fatal stroke after reading a premature obituary about himself.
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TOP : 4
Name : Harry Houdini
Profession : Magician
Death Date : died on 1912
Caused of Death : Already suffering from appendicitis, he challenged someone to punch him in the stomach. He died a few days later from a burst appendix.
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TOP : 3
Name : Tycho Brahe
Profession : Astronomer
Death Date : died on 1601
Caused of Death : Modern research points to mercury poisoning but historically his death ws attributed to bladder damage the result of his refusal to break etiquette and use the toilet during a banquet.
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TOP : 2
Name : King Adolf Frederick
Profession : King of Sweden
Death Date : died on 1771
Caused of Death : Known as the king who ate himself to death. Died after eating a huge meal that included 14 servings of semla dessert.
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TOP : 1
Name : Attila the Hun
Profession : Ruler of the Huns
Death Date : died on 453 AD
Caused of Death : Choked to death on his own blood on his wedding blood - possibly the result of a particularly bad nosebleed.
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Data source for this top 10 list pf unusual historical deaths : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4MJ06MMGcY
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