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1997 Jeff Buckley, musician, singer, guitarist, alternative rock, folk music genres, performed with Gods and Monsters, dies of an accidental drowning at age 30
1995 Susan Smith found guilty of drowning her 2 children in South Carolina 1977 Ringo releases "Drowning in Sea of Love" 1975 Explosion at Chasnala Colliery collapses drowning 350 (Dhanbad India) 1973 Ferryboat capsized off coast of Equador, drowning 200 1970 Ferryboat capsized in Korean Strait drowning 261 1965 Trackless trolley plunged into Nile River drowning 74 (Cairo Egypt) 1957 Soviet steamer "Eshghbad" sinks in Caspian Sea, drowning 270 1953 Hurricane-like winds flood Netherlands drowning 1,835 1928 French sun "Ondine" sinks returning to Toulon, drowning 42 1928 Hurricane hits Lake Okeechobee Florida drowning 1,800-2500 1919 2 million gallons of molasses flood Boston MA, drowning 21 1912 Steamers collide in Nile, drowning 200 1864 Dale Dike on Humber River crumbles drowning some 240 1859 "Pomona" sinks in North Atlantic drowning all 400 aboard 1853 Emigrant ship "Annie Jane" sinks off Scotland, drowning 348 1751 Thomas Colley executed in England for drowning supposed witch 1478 Duke of Clarence, forced drowning in a wine barrel |
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