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List of volcanic eruption deaths

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This is a list of notable people who died as a result of injuries sustained during a volcanic eruption.

Name Age Volcano Location Date
Pliny the Elder[1] 56 Mount Vesuvius Italy 24 August CE 79
Drusilla ~41 Mount Vesuvius Italy 24 August CE 79
Marcus Antonius Agrippa Un­known Mount Vesuvius Italy 24 August CE 79
Caesius Bassus[2] Un­known Mount Vesuvius Italy 24 August CE 79
Aulus Umbricius Scaurus Un­known Mount Vesuvius Italy 24 August CE 79
Carl Hunstein 45 Ritter Island Papua New Guinea 13 March 1888
Louis Mouttet 44 Mount Pelée Martinique 8 May 1902
Hélène de Coppet 35 Mount Pelée Martinique 8 May 1902
Marius Hurard 53 Mount Pelée Martinique 8 May 1902
Truman Taylor[3][4] 21 Kīlauea Hawaii 18 May 1924
David A. Johnston 30 Mount St. Helens United States 18 May 1980
Reid Blackburn 28 Mount St. Helens United States 18 May 1980
Robert Landsburg 48 Mount St. Helens United States 18 May 1980
Harry R. Truman 83 Mount St. Helens United States 18 May 1980
Omayra Sánchez 13 Nevado del Ruiz Colombia 16 November 1985
Katia Krafft 49 Mount Unzen Japan 3 June 1991
Maurice Krafft 45 Mount Unzen Japan 3 June 1991
Harry Glicken 33 Mount Unzen Japan 3 June 1991
Mbah Maridjan 83 Mount Merapi Indonesia 26 October 2010

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References

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  1. ^ David, Ariel (31 August 2017). "Pompeii Hero Pliny the Elder May Have Been Found 2,000 Years Later". Haaretz. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  2. ^ Stover, Tim (5 July 2012). "Epic and Empire in Vespasianic Rome: A New Reading of Valerius Flaccus' Argonautica". OUP Oxford. p. 8. ISBN 9780199644087.
  3. ^ Program, Volcano Hazards. "USGS: Volcano Hazards Program HVO Kilauea". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  4. ^ "Truman Arthur Taylor". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
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