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- This is a list of notable people who have died by choking.
* 405 BC: Sophocles (91), Diodorus Siculus claims Sophocles choked on a grape-seed in a cup of wine.
* circa 200: Lucius Fabius Cilo, Pliny the Elder claims "Chilo" perished from choking on a single hair in a draught of milk.
* 453: Attila the Hun (47), although cause of death is disputed.
* 1065: Godwin, Earl of Wessex (~55), reported (by Aelred of Rievaulx) to have choked to death at a Winchester banquet with Edward the Confessor after asking God to witness his claimed innocence in the death of Edward's brother.
* 1635 Tom Parr (152)
* 1946: Alexander Alekhine (53), autopsy indicates heart attack, but supposed witness claimed choking.
* 1956: Tommy Dorsey (51)
* 1957: Raymond Griffith (62)
* 1960: Air Marshal Subroto Mukerjee (49), first Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force (IAF), died on 8 November 1960 at Tokyo by choking on a piece of food lodged in his windpipe.
* 1963: Skinnay Ennis (55)
* 1967: Jimmie Foxx, famous Major League Baseball player, died by choking on a bone on 21 July 1967 aged 59.
* 1970: Jimi Hendrix (27), choked on his aspirated vomit while unconscious with barbiturates.
* 1971: T. V. Soong (76), former premier of Republic of China
* 1978: Dingle Foot (72), well known British politician and brother to future Labour Party Leader Michael Foot died in a Hong Kong hotel after choking on bone in a chicken sandwich.
* 1980: John Bonham (32), Led Zeppelin drummer. Bonham had consumed around 40 shots (1–1.4 litres) of 40% ABV vodka in a 24 hour period, after which he vomited and choked (a condition known as pulmonary aspiration). The finding was accidental death.
* 1981: Christy Brown (49)
* 1983: Tennessee Williams, playwright, reportedly died after choking on a bottle cap on 25 February 1983 aged 71.
* 2009: Christopher Nolan (43), Irish poet and author.
* 2015: Praful Bidwai (66), Indian journalist and activist, died by choking on food on 23 June 2015 at a conference in Amsterdam.
* 2017: American rapper Prodigy (42) of Mobb Deep, died by accidental choking. (en)
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- This is a list of notable people who have died by choking.
* 405 BC: Sophocles (91), Diodorus Siculus claims Sophocles choked on a grape-seed in a cup of wine.
* circa 200: Lucius Fabius Cilo, Pliny the Elder claims "Chilo" perished from choking on a single hair in a draught of milk.
* 453: Attila the Hun (47), although cause of death is disputed.
* 1065: Godwin, Earl of Wessex (~55), reported (by Aelred of Rievaulx) to have choked to death at a Winchester banquet with Edward the Confessor after asking God to witness his claimed innocence in the death of Edward's brother.
* 1635 Tom Parr (152)
* 1946: Alexander Alekhine (53), autopsy indicates heart attack, but supposed witness claimed choking.
* 1956: Tommy Dorsey (51)
* 1957: Raymond Griffith (62)
* 1960: Air Marshal Subroto Muk (en)
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