This Day in History: Cachy the poodle fell to his death from a 13th floor balcony in Buenos Aires on this day in 1988. Why is this such a big deal you may ask? Because when he fell, he landed on 75 year old Marta Espina killing her as well. But wait, there's more! 46 year old Edith Sola noticed the commotion and came to investigate. In doing so, she was struck and killed by a bus. But wait, there's more! An unidentified man who witnessed both incidents, suffered a heart attack, and subsequently died in an ambulance on the way to the hospital.
There have been many strange deaths over time involving animals. In 2011, Jose Luis Ochoa died after being stabbed in the leg at an illegal cockfight in Tulare County, California, by a bird with a knife-like spur strapped to its leg.
In 2012, Erica Marshall, a British veterinarian in Ocala, Florida, died when the horse she was treating in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber kicked the wall, released a spark from its horseshoes, and triggered an explosion. The horse died as well.
In 2013, 68-year-old James Campbell left his van to open a gate. As he did so, his dog stepped on the van's gas pedal and the van ran over and killed Mr Campbell.
In 2014, Peng Fan, a chef in Foshan, China, was bitten by a cobra's severed head, which he had cut off 20 minutes earlier while preparing soup.
In 2016, a 7-year-old girl died after being struck by a stone thrown by an elephant from its enclosure at a zoo in Morocco.
Chrysippus, an ancient Greek philosopher, died of laughter after he saw his drunken donkey eating his figs.
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