Strangest or most ironic causes of death

66Mustang

Inspired by some other threads about reading, I want to share a few bits from a page I've been reading which is a list of reported deaths with a strange cause, I'm about half way through so far but it's really interesting

If you know of any others, feel free to share!!!!!

Charondas - 612 BC

According to Diodorus Siculus, the Greek lawgiver from Sicily issued a law that anyone who brought weapons into the Assembly must be put to death. One day, he arrived at the Assembly seeking help to defeat some brigands in the countryside, but with a knife still attached to his belt. In order to uphold his own law, he committed suicide

Saint Lawrence - 258 AD

The deacon was roasted alive on a giant grill during the persecution of Valerian. Prudentius tells that he joked with his tormentors, "Turn me over—I'm done on this side". He is now the patron saint of cooks, chefs, and comedians

Erfurt latrine disaster - 1184

While Henry VI, the King of Germany, was holding an informal assembly at the Petersburg Citadel in Erfurt, the combined weight of the assembled nobles caused the wooden second story floor of the building to collapse. Most of the nobles fell through into the latrine cesspit below the ground floor, where about 60 of them drowned in liquid excrement

Leandro Mathias de Novaes - 2023

The 40-year-old activist for the right to keep and bear arms in Brazil was assisting his mother in the MRI suite of Cura Laboratory in the central region of São Paulo on 16 January while wearing a registered firearm on his waistband. The gun, affected by the magnet, was pulled away from him and subsequently discharged, shooting him in the stomach. He remained in intensive care for 21 days before dying of his injuries

Rachel_Scope

You're on fire today with your ideas @66Mustang!

These are fascinating. I'm impressed with Charondas' dedication!