EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson

Discussion (4) ¬

1. 
   Gil
   

   June 15, 2005 at 6:28 am | Permalink| Reply

   The best one:
   1916: Grigori Rasputin, Russian mystic, died of hypothermia while swimming to shore after having been poisoned, shot multiple times in the head and torso, bludgeoned, mutilated (severed penis), wrapped in a sheet and dropped into the river Neva through a hole in the winter ice.
   [b](actual death not confirmed)[/b]

2. 
   Novan
   

   June 15, 2005 at 8:29 am | Permalink| Reply

   Two of my favorites:
   1915: François Faber
   1916: Grigori Rasputin

   Wait, I’m not sure… they’re all so good…

3. 
   ChrisS
   

   June 15, 2005 at 8:58 am | Permalink| Reply

   Oh man… this one is terrible:
   1915: François Faber, Luxembourgean Tour de France winner, while in a trench on the western front of World War I. He received a telegram saying his wife had given birth to a daughter. He cheered, giving away his position, and was immediately shot by a German sniper.

4. 
   Gil
   

   June 16, 2005 at 3:53 am | Permalink| Reply

   ^that’s actually quite sad. Probably the worst way to go