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Throughout the 20th century in the developed world, the leading causes of death transitioned from infectious diseases such as influenza, to degenerative diseases such as cancer or diabetes. [4] In 1900, the leading cause of death in the United States was influenza with 202.2 deaths per 100,000 people followed by tuberculosis with 194.4, which ...
Pages in category "20th-century deaths" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 441 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
This list of unusual deaths includes unique or extremely rare circumstances of death recorded throughout the 20th century, noted as being unusual by multiple sources. Franz Reichelt , known as the "Flying Tailor", prior to his death testing an early wingsuit
The following is a list of wars caught by number of U.S. battle deaths suffered by military forces; deaths from disease and other non-battle causes are not included. Although the Confederate States of America did not consider itself part of the United States, and its forces were not part of the U.S. Army, its battle deaths are included with the ...
This list of wars by death toll includes all deaths directly or indirectly caused by the deadliest wars in history. These numbers encompass the deaths of military personnel resulting directly from battles or other wartime actions, as well as wartime or war-related civilian deaths, often caused by war-induced epidemics , famines , or genocides .
This list of unusual deaths includes unique or extremely rare circumstances of death recorded throughout history, noted as being unusual by multiple sources. The death of Aeschylus , killed by a tortoise dropped onto his head by an eagle , illustrated in the 15th-century Florentine Picture-Chronicle by Baccio Baldini [ 1 ]
This is a list of accidents and disasters by death toll. It shows the number of fatalities associated with various explosions , structural fires , flood disasters , coal mine disasters , and other notable accidents caused by negligence connected to improper architecture , planning , construction , design , and more.
The exact death toll is unknown, although scholarly sources estimate the number of Arabs killed to be between 13,000 and more than 20,000. [164] [165] 25% or more of the Arab population (50,000 people) of Zanzibar were killed by the end of 1964. [164] Maya genocide: Guatemala: 1962 1996 166,000 [167] 166,000 [168]