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 … See more

• Bellamy, John G (2008). Strange Inhuman Deaths. History Press. ISBN 978-0-7509-3864-8.
• Daws, … See more

• "Curious and Unusual Deaths Pictures". Discovery Channel. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
• "Freakish Fatalities Articles". Snopes. Retrieved 7 August … See more

• Autoerotic fatality
• Darwin Awards
• Death by coconut
• Death from laughter
• Execution by elephant See more

• Barber, Richard; Barker, Juliet (1989). Tournaments: Jousts, Chivalry and Pageants in the Middle Ages. Boydell. pp. 134, 139. ISBN 978-0-85115-470-1.
• Baumgartner, Frederic J (1988). Henry II, King of France, 1547–1559. Duke University Press See more