Five Famous People Who Died By Drowning
The act of drowning is a terrible way to die. It is caused from asphyxia due to suffocation caused by water entering the lungs and preventing the absorption of oxygen. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), drowning is the 3rd leading cause of unintentional injury death worldwide, accounting for 7% of all injury related deaths. Drowning itself is quick and silent, although it may be preceded by distress which is more visible. Most drownings occur in fresh water (lakes, pools, and rivers). Drownings don't usually make the news, but occasionally a famous person dies this way. If you were to ask most people about people who drowned, they might make mention of the people upon the Titanic. However, most of those people died of exposure to the cold or from blunt form trauma. The people on this list are of famous people who died by drowning. In the following cases, these drownings made worldwide news.
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Five People Born on January 24
Today is January 24, 2010 and the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 341 days left in the year 2010. According the Mayan calendar, there are 1062 days till the end of the current cycle. On this date in 1848, gold was found at Sutter’s Mill, near Sacramento, starting the California Gold Rush. Here are five people that share a birthday on this day: Read more...
Categories: Born On Date Tags: birthday, birthdays, california gold rush, charles manson, ernest borgnine, jan 24, january 24, mark goodson, mary lou retton, roman polanski, sharon tate
Roman Polanski Arrested – Again
Roman Polanski is, once again, in the news for having sex with a minor - the same minor - in a 31 year old case that has been chasing after him over the entire world. Polanski, age 76, is a renowned film director who was married to actress Sharon Tate, the pregnant actress murdered in the Charles Manson slayings in 1969. Polanski is best known for his films, Chinatown and Rosemary's Baby. His trouble started when he had sex with a 13 year old girl, named Samantha Gailey (now Samantha Geimer). Afterwards, Polanski fled the United States to France where he has citizenship and didn't fear being extradited. Saturday, he was arrested in Switzerland for the crimes he committed in 1977. Here are some facts behind the case and the news from today. Read more...
Categories: Crime and Punishment, Entertainment Tags: Chinatown, roman polanski, rosemary's baby, samantha gailey, samantha geimer, sharon tate, statutory rape
