Random People Who Were Killed by Bugs (17 items)

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  (#15) Alban Berg

  • Dec. at 50 (1885-1935)

  Alban Berg, a student of Arnold Schoenberg, was known for being a prolific composer around the time of both World War I and World War II. In 1935, he was working on a new opera piece titled, "Lulu," when he was stung by an unknown insect. The sting turned into an abscess, which became infected, and eventually led to his curtain call. Berg never got to finish his final opera.
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  (#7) Charity Champion Alison Lane

  In 2015, OBE award-winning charity director Alison Lane was working with orphanage kids in Mexico when she was bitten by a spider. She immediately went into septic shock and suffered a heart attack. Lane passed away three weeks later from a severe reaction to the bite.
  
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  (#11) Kingsmill Key

  • Dec. at 68 (1864-1932)

  Kingsmill Key was one of the great English cricket legends. His world record store of 281 is unmatched to this day. In 1932, Key passed away when he contracted blood poisoning from an insect bite at the age of 67.
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  (#12) 5th Earl of Carnarvon George Herbert

  The death of Lord Carnarvon put the "curse" of bug bites on the map. After opening King Tut's tomb on a private expedition in 1923, Lord Carnarvon and his followers suffered a mysterious death shortly after, which became known as "King Tut's Curse."

  Turns out, there was no curse. The Lord died from an untreated mosquito bite on his face that led to a fatal infection.
  
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  (#5) Andy Irons

  • Dec. at 32 (1978-2010)

  Andy Irons was a talented surfer and three-time world championship. Despite his healthy physique and general fitness, Irons couldn't fight off Dengue fever - a mosquito-born tropical disease - which he contracted while traveling for a surf tournament. Irons died at age 32.
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  (#6) Ray Shaw

  • Dec. at 67 (1913-1980)

  Sports commentator and journalist Ray Shaw, president of Dow Jones & Company and Chairman of the American City Business Journals, suffered a deadly wasp sting in 2009. He had a severe allergic reaction to the sting, and died in the hospital the next day.

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