Unusual deaths

Chrysippus, a Greek stoic philosopher, is believed to have died from laughter after watching his drunk donkey attempt to eat figs.
Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford was fatally speared through the anus by a pikeman hiding under the bridge during the battle of Boroughbridge.
George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence, was executed by drowning in a barrel of Malmsey wine at his own request.
Francois Vatel, chef to Louis XIV, commited suicide because his seafood order was late and he could not stand the shame of a postponed meal.
Jim Creighton, baseball player, died when he swung a bat too hard and ruptured his bladder.
Isadora Duncan, dancer, died of a broken neck when one of the long scarves she was known for caught on the wheel of a Bugatti car in which she was a passenger.
Sherwood Anderson, writer, swallowed a toothpick at a party and then died of peritonitis.
Abigail Taylor, aged 6, died after several of her internal organs were partially sucked out of her lower body while she sat on an excessively powerful swimming pool drain.