King Wu of Qin: One of his generals lifted a massive bronze tripod, so he mouthed off saying he could carry it for a few steps out of jealousy. He tried to lift it, dropped it on his leg, and died from excessive bleeding.
Charles II of Navarre: To treat his gangrene, a doctor soaked him in brandy and wrapped him in bandages. The doctor's assistant couldn't find scissors to cut the thread, so they used a candle to burn it off—he ended up burning to death.
Terry Kath, guitarist for the band Chicago: He put a gun to his temple and pulled the trigger as a joke to show it wasn't loaded, but there was a live round in it. He died instantly.
Tennessee Williams, author of 'A Streetcar Named Desire': He had a habit of holding the eye drop cap in his mouth while tilting his head back. He accidentally swallowed the cap and choked to death.
Jack Daniel, the founder of Jack Daniel's: He got pissed one morning because he couldn't open the company safe, so he kicked it. He died of sepsis from the resulting toe injury.
Chrysippus, a Greek Stoic philosopher: He saw a donkey eating figs and said, 'Now give the donkey some pure wine to wash down the figs.' He found his own joke so hilarious that he laughed himself to death.
Uesugi Kenshin: He had high blood pressure from his habit of eating super salty food every day. He died from a stroke/brain hemorrhage while straining to take a dump in the toilet.
William Henry Harrison, the 9th US President: To act tough despite his old age, he gave his inauguration speech in the rain without a coat. He caught a cold and died a month later.
John Bonham, the drummer for Led Zeppelin: He was originally a total lightweight who couldn't drink at all, but he tried to keep up with the other members and downed 30 shots of vodka. He got completely wasted and died after choking on his own vomit. The leader, Jimmy Page, reportedly tried to revive him with black magic but failed.
René Descartes: The Queen of Sweden summoned him for high-paying private tutoring. But since the Queen was an old lady who didn't sleep much, she held the lessons at dawn. Descartes, who was physically weak since birth, had his health fail from waking up so early for the lessons and died. In his youth, he was actually quite a famous swordsman.
Japanese singer Izumi Sakai (ZARD): She was hospitalized for cancer surgery and had a habit of taking a walk every morning. She leaned against a landing railing on a slope, flipped backward, and died.
He died from just this height. Source: Sing-geul-beong-geul Earth Gallery [View Original]
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