I found this Info on Wickipedia, and i though it was interesting enough to open a Thread about it...
It is believed that the Greek philosopher Calchas died of laughter when the day that was to be his death day arrived and the prediction didn't seem to materialize.
In the third century B.C. the Greek philosopher Chrysippus died of laughter after giving his donkey wine, then seeing it attempt to feed on figs.
It is cited that the Burmese king Nandabayin, in 1599 "laughed to death when informed, by a visiting Italian merchant, that Venice was a free state without a king".
In 1660, the Scottish aristocrat, polymath and first translator of Rabelais into English, Thomas Urquhart, is said to have died laughing upon hearing that Charles II had taken the throne.
In 1782, a certain Mrs Fitzherbert is reported to have suffered from an attack of hilarity while she attended a performance of the Beggar's Opera. When Charles Bannister appeared on scene as Peachum, she burst into an uncontrollable laugh so loud that she had to be expelled from the theatre. She laughed continuously all night long and the day after and died early in the morning, the following day.
The phenomenon is also recorded in the book Crazy History where a Celtic soothsayer was able to predict the hour of his demise. When the time arrived and the soothsayer found himself still alive, he purportedly laughed hysterically, eventually killing himself through either heart attack or asphyxiation.
PS:I really didn't know that people could die over laughter, and since i couldn't verify the veracity of this i was wondering if any of you had any thoughts to share about it...
It is believed that the Greek philosopher Calchas died of laughter when the day that was to be his death day arrived and the prediction didn't seem to materialize.
In the third century B.C. the Greek philosopher Chrysippus died of laughter after giving his donkey wine, then seeing it attempt to feed on figs.
It is cited that the Burmese king Nandabayin, in 1599 "laughed to death when informed, by a visiting Italian merchant, that Venice was a free state without a king".
In 1660, the Scottish aristocrat, polymath and first translator of Rabelais into English, Thomas Urquhart, is said to have died laughing upon hearing that Charles II had taken the throne.
In 1782, a certain Mrs Fitzherbert is reported to have suffered from an attack of hilarity while she attended a performance of the Beggar's Opera. When Charles Bannister appeared on scene as Peachum, she burst into an uncontrollable laugh so loud that she had to be expelled from the theatre. She laughed continuously all night long and the day after and died early in the morning, the following day.
The phenomenon is also recorded in the book Crazy History where a Celtic soothsayer was able to predict the hour of his demise. When the time arrived and the soothsayer found himself still alive, he purportedly laughed hysterically, eventually killing himself through either heart attack or asphyxiation.
PS:I really didn't know that people could die over laughter, and since i couldn't verify the veracity of this i was wondering if any of you had any thoughts to share about it...
