#UnusualDeaths
When Charles II of Navarre fell ill in 1387, he was prescribed a "body wrap" of bedsheets soaked in spirits. After sewing him in for the night, his maid used a candle flame to sever the thread – accidentally igniting the bedsheets and the cocooned king. pic.twitter.com/U3gCNO6q5o— Joseph Mallozzi 🏴☠️ (@BaronDestructo) March 1, 2023
#UnusualDeaths – The London Beer Flood
On October 17, 1841, an accident at the Horseshoe Brewery released a 15 foot wave of porter into St. Giles Rookery, killing 8 (not including those rumored to have died of alcohol poisoning trying to make the best of a bad situation). pic.twitter.com/i3GQZaygg5— Joseph Mallozzi 🏴☠️ (@BaronDestructo) March 2, 2023
#UnusualDeaths – The Molasses Flood
On January 15, 1919, a storage tank explosion sent 2.3 million gallons of molasses weighing 13 000 tons sweeping through Boston at a speed of 35 mph, covering the North End neighborhood with its sticky deliciousness. And killing 21 people pic.twitter.com/oW3498oPP2— Joseph Mallozzi 🏴☠️ (@BaronDestructo) March 3, 2023
#UnusualDeaths – Knocked on the Noggin Edition
334 BC – The Greek comic poet Antiphanes, killed by a pear.
June 6, 1217 – Henry 1 of Castile, killed by a floor tile.
March 20, 1751 – Frederick Prince of Wales, killed by a cricket ball. pic.twitter.com/fKJMLJCQJi— Joseph Mallozzi 🏴☠️ (@BaronDestructo) March 4, 2023
#UnusualDeaths
On November 17, 375 AD, Roman Emperor Valentian I was so outraged by the attitude of some visiting foreign envoys that he yelled at them with such intense fury that he suffered a stroke and dropped dead on the spot. pic.twitter.com/PavV2yLe8z— Joseph Mallozzi 🏴☠️ (@BaronDestructo) March 6, 2023
#UnusualDeaths – Mind Your Head edition
On August 5, 882, Louis III of France hit his head on a doorway and died while chasing a girl into her father's home.
On April 7, 1498, Charles VIII of France hit his head on a doorway and died while rushing out to catch a tennis match. pic.twitter.com/eVh6Z6TJeX— Joseph Mallozzi 🏴☠️ (@BaronDestructo) March 6, 2023
#UnusualDeaths
On October 13, 1601, while attending a banquet in Prague, Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe refused to leave the table and relieve himself because he considered it rude. Eleven days later, he died of a burst bladder. pic.twitter.com/ie4vLKOPMG— Joseph Mallozzi 🏴☠️ (@BaronDestructo) March 7, 2023
#UnusualDeaths
François Vatel was the maître d'hôtel in charge of a lavish banquet for over 2000 diners in honor of Louis XIV on April 24, 1671. Upon learning that a seafood delivery would not be arriving in time for the meal, a distraught Vatel ran himself thru with a sword. pic.twitter.com/hvVWKBLbM8— Joseph Mallozzi 🏴☠️ (@BaronDestructo) March 8, 2023
#UnusualDeaths
On November 6, 1816, Gouverneur Morris died from an infection and internal injuries suffered after using a piece of whale bone as a catheter to clear a blockage in his urinary tract. pic.twitter.com/DqmXULlwdx— Joseph Mallozzi 🏴☠️ (@BaronDestructo) March 9, 2023
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