List of drowning victims

This is a list of drowning victims in chronological order. The reasons for drowning are diverse and range from suicide, to accidents or murders.

Antiquity

Middle Ages

Renaissance

18th Century

19th Century

20th Century

1900s

1910s

1920s

1930s

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

21st Century

2000s

2010s

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