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Bizarre Suicides - http://www.corsinet.com/trivia/2-triv.html
Some of the more imaginative ways well-known people have chosen to end their lives.

Boltzmann - http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Boltzmann.html
Biography of Ludwig Boltzmann (1844-1906). Famous mathematician and physicist.

Cesare Pavese - http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0837929.html
Italian novelist, poet, and translator. In 1950, unhappy with both his personal life and the political climate of postwar Italy, he committed suicide.

Child Suicide Spurs HMO Lawsuit - http://mysonsean.org
The life and death of 11 year-old Sean. Also includes prevention info and links to helpful sites.

Death of a Rock Star - http://members.tripod.com/plasmatics/suicide.htm
The suicide of Wendy O Williams.

Excerpts from Touching From a Distance - http://users.net1plus.com/steff/bookcurtis.htm
The life of Ian Curtis (from the band Joy Division) and his suicide. Written by his wife Deborah.

George Eastman Kodak - http://www.kodak.com/US/en/corp/kodakHistory/eastmanTheMan.shtml
The founder of the Kodak company.

Life and Death of Lolo Ferrari - http://implants.clic.net/tony/Corner/H/0381.html
Feature story on the suicide of the porn star, from the Guardian (UK).

List of Famous Suicides - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_famous_suicides
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Love? Duty? or Sacrifice? -- The Sati System - http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/women/sati/pietro-della.htm
Eye witness account of a 16th century Sati (suicide ritual). By Pietro Della Valle.

Memories of Michael - http://members.westnet.com.au/rbagshaw/
Eulogies for Michael Graeme Lewis, an artist suffering from depression. Committed suicide in 1997.

Politicians Who Committed Suicide - http://politicalgraveyard.com/death/suicide.html
American politicians.

Rumors about Jack London's Death - http://www.jack-london.org/suicide.htm
Most sources claim that he committed suicide, however, there is other evidence.

Suicide: Dead Musician Directory - http://elvispelvis.com/suicide.htm
Musicians who took their own lives.

The Paul Lafargue Internet Archive - http://www.marxists.org/archive/lafargue/index.htm
A Marxist and an activist for women's rights. At the age of 70, he committed suicide together with his wife (Marx's daughter), having decided they had nothing left to give to the movement to which they devoted their lives.

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