There were a few deaths in his family: his son in 1596 and his father in 1600. Otherwise, Shakespeare's life was pretty much free of tragedy.
President Calvin Coolidge has this honor.
You have a higher chance of getting struck by lightning than getting killed by a shark. The odds of being struck by lightning are about 1 in 15,300 during a lifetime, while the odds of being killed by a shark are about 1 in 3.7 million.
The rock struck him in the head. She was struck by how handsome he was.
Roy Sullivan, a park ranger in Virginia, was struck by lightning a total of seven times during his lifetime. He earned the nickname "Human Lightning Rod" for surviving multiple lightning strikes. Unfortunately, he passed away from a self-inflicted gunshot wound unrelated to lightning strikes.
About 1 in 300,000 for it to happen in an entire lifetime. With one shower .... Probably in the billions to one.
The tallest person or object is more likely to get struck than anything else. But don't get me wrong anything can get struck by lightning. and if you wear rubber soles you more likely not to get struck.
The ship that sank 100 years ago this month is the RMS Titanic. It struck an iceberg on April 15, 1912, during its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City. The disaster resulted in the loss of over 1,500 lives and is one of the deadliest maritime tragedies in history. The Titanic's sinking led to significant changes in maritime safety regulations.
Shakespeare was born in 1564. As years go it was fairly uneventful for England in terms of tragic events. Historical accounts of England at that time only list the Birth of Shakespeare and a few other minor nobles as significant.
The hailstones struck the roof loudly during the storm.
The Royal Society struck gold medals to honor him during his lifetime. His awards are mostly posthumous: a great number of landmarks plus a group of islands were named after him.
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You can be struck by lightening and killed if you are outside during a major thunderstorm.