Random People Who Were Killed by Bugs (17 items)

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  (#5) Andy Irons

  • Dec. at 32 (1978-2010)

  Andy Irons was a talented surfer and three-time world championship. Despite his healthy physique and general fitness, Irons couldn't fight off Dengue fever - a mosquito-born tropical disease - which he contracted while traveling for a surf tournament. Irons died at age 32.
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  (#2) Hiker Alex Bestler

  In May 2016, Alex Bestler chose the wrong day to go on a morning hike in Usery Mountain Park in Arizona. While he was walking, a swarm of aggressive bees attacked him, apparently unprovoked. The 23-year-old was stung more than 1,000 times. Onlookers tried to help Bestler, but couldn't get near enough to him to assist. Authorities finally had to use a utility vehicle to get him to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
  
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  (#17) Giovanni Villani

  Giovanni Villani was one of roughly 200 million people who died during Europe's Black Plague pandemic. Working as a banker, historian, and politician, Villani and his family were brought down by the disease in 1250. Flea-bitten cats, dogs, and rats carried the disease, which spread across the whole continent in a matter of years.
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  (#15) Alban Berg

  • Dec. at 50 (1885-1935)

  Alban Berg, a student of Arnold Schoenberg, was known for being a prolific composer around the time of both World War I and World War II. In 1935, he was working on a new opera piece titled, "Lulu," when he was stung by an unknown insect. The sting turned into an abscess, which became infected, and eventually led to his curtain call. Berg never got to finish his final opera.
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  (#12) 5th Earl of Carnarvon George Herbert

  The death of Lord Carnarvon put the "curse" of bug bites on the map. After opening King Tut's tomb on a private expedition in 1923, Lord Carnarvon and his followers suffered a mysterious death shortly after, which became known as "King Tut's Curse."

  Turns out, there was no curse. The Lord died from an untreated mosquito bite on his face that led to a fatal infection.
  
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  (#11) Kingsmill Key

  • Dec. at 68 (1864-1932)

  Kingsmill Key was one of the great English cricket legends. His world record store of 281 is unmatched to this day. In 1932, Key passed away when he contracted blood poisoning from an insect bite at the age of 67.

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