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They are exhuming Tycho Brahe's body. He is the only historical figure I know of who died because he did not go to the bathroom as he should have. Or, at least that is what I had heard, but according to the article is sounds like they may verify whether this was actually true.Body of Danish Astronomer Tycho Brahe Exhumed from Tomb
I too have read that Brahe died from a burst bladder during a formal dinner. The way I heard it, protocol did not allow him to get up until the host did.
To be, or not to be ?Tycho Brahe and Hamlet : rumours said that Tycho Brahe had a liaison with Queen Sophie and could even have been Christian IV's father. Shakespeare seemed to be aware of that rumour and might have used him as inspiration for the plot of Hamlet, which was written around the time of Tycho's death.That is the question.
Well, now it's turned into a “whodonit” supposedly involving an affair and murder. I wonder how much this is based on actual history, and how much is projection on the part of a modern public who relishes these kinds of stories.High-tech whodunit probes 1600s death of astronomer
