The Grim Reaper had different plans for some historical figures who fought in multiple battles and experienced extreme situations. The bizarre deaths of these people who achieved everything through their noble birth or their own hard work or their exceptional intelligence show how death comes for all people because no one can escape dying even from toilet use or tongue biting. The grand stories and the well-known final statements of historical figures include accounts of their deaths which occurred through events that would be considered fictional. The following list presents 20 of history's most unusual demises.
Attila the Hun
Attila the Hun ruled the Huns from 434 to 453 and he became the most feared man throughout Asia. He ironically died on his wedding night when he suffered a nosebleed and choked to death during his sleep. Some theories suggest, however, that he was actually poisoned by his new wife.
Emperor Qin Shi Huang
Emperor Qin Shi Huang established the ancient Chinese Qin dynasty through his role as its first emperor. He constructed the terracotta warrior army because he wanted to achieve eternal life and he consumed mercury pills because he believed they would grant him eternal existence. The "immortality pills" proved to be ineffective because they caused human deaths and mercury is a toxic substance.
Tycho Brahe
The Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe reportedly died because he showed too much respect when he refused to leave a banquet to use the restroom. His body stopped producing urine after he returned home and he spent five days in suffering before he died from a bladder rupture.
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Jean-Baptiste Lully
Jean-Baptiste Lully served as the composer for King Louis XIV. He accidentally impaled his foot with his conducting staff in a particularly passionate moment during a performance. The foot became gangrenous and he died.
Molière
The French playwright who achieved great fame remained active in theatrical performances until his death which occurred after he performed an exceptionally authentic role in his own theatrical work. He collapsed on stage but, like a true actor, insisted the show must go on, and he died two hours later from a tuberculosis complication.
King Adolf Frederick of Sweden
King Adolf Frederick of Sweden died because he consumed excessive food at a feast. The "king who ate himself to death" known for his excessive eating brought his body to its limits through his consumption of lobster and caviar and sauerkraut and smoked herring and a sweet dish called semla.
Li Po
Li Po was a renowned poet during China's Tang Dynasty. He died from drowning after he fell off a boat because he was drunk and wanted to embrace the moon's reflection on the Yangtze River which he found to be beautiful.
Isadora Duncan
Isadora Duncan who was an American dancer established her status as a pioneer of modern contemporary dance. The scarf which she wore became stuck in the wheels of the vehicle she was traveling in which caused her to die by strangulation.
Grigori Rasputin
Grigori Rasputin the Romanov dynasty's notorious adviser died through an unusual execution method which Russian noble conspirators executed. The autopsy results showed that he had been poisoned and shot multiple times and bludgeoned before his attackers dumped him into the river where he died from drowning while still alive.
Bobby Leach
Bobby Leach worked as a daredevil throughout his life because he wanted to perform extreme stunts which included his most famous act of going over the Niagara River in a barrel. He died from an orange peel slip accident instead of dying during his dangerous stunts. His broken leg resulted in an infection that required amputation which ultimately led to his death.
Harry Houdini
The legendary escape artist, Harry Houdini, was accustomed to putting himself in all sorts of dangerous situations but a simple punch to the stomach caused his death. One of his students administered the hit, wanting to test if Houdini could really withstand the blow. Houdini wasn't prepared for it and it ruptured his appendix.
Chrysippus
Chrysippus who practiced Stoic philosophy died because he lost control of his laughter. He saw his donkey eating figs which made him laugh so much that he lost the ability to breathe.
King Alexander of Greece
King Alexander of Greece ruled from 1917 until his death in 1920. He saw a fight between his dog and the estate's domestic Barbary ape while he walked through the castle grounds and went to stop the fight but another monkey appeared and bit him. His wounds received immediate cleaning and bandaging but he developed sepsis and died shortly afterward.
