“I don’t age. I level up.”
The martial artist and actor posted this humorous birthday message on Instagram just nine days before passing away at the age of 86. Chuck Norris was hospitalized in Hawaii after experiencing a sudden medical emergency and shortly afterwards died peacefully surrounded by his family.
“There will be another great player for Brazil.”
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known by the nickname Pelé, spoke these last words on his sick bed before his demise at the age of 82.
Regarded by many as the greatest soccer player ever, he passed away at the Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital in São Paulo. The cause of death was due to multiple organ failure, a complication resulting from his battle with colon cancer.
“Kiss me… hug me tight.”
The pioneer of heavy metal music and lead vocalist for the band Black Sabbath said these final words to wife Sharon on his deathbed. John Michael “Ozzy” Osbourne died from a heart attack at his home in Buckinghamshire with family by his side, he was 76 years old.
“It’s time.”
These were the poignant last words of the iconic Country musician, who passed away from diabetes complications while hospitalized at the Baptist Hospital in Nashville Tennessee. Johnny Cash was 71 and his death came less than four months after wife June’s.
“Sleep is all I want now”
Widely regarded as the greatest movie actor of all time, Marlon Brando whispered these final words on his deathbed. Aged 80 he died from respiratory failure at his home in Los Angeles surrounded by family.
“I think it’s brilliant. I’ve fallen completely in love with it. And the promise of what’s to come once people start developing in Cocoa is awesome…”
Douglas Adams, a technology enthusiast, was excited about the then-new Mac OS X he had been trying, and wrote this update on his personal website two weeks before his death at the age of 49.
The author and environmentalist, best known as the creator of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, collapsed from a heart attack at a private gym and died in Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital.
“Let me go to the house of the Father.”
The head of the Catholic Church, and 263rd successor to Peter, spoke these deathbed words to his aides in his native language Polish. John Paul II died from heart failure at the age of 84 in his private apartment at the Vatican.
“Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet.”
This is a quote from one of Stephen Hawking’s books – Brief Answers to the Big Questions. At the age of 21 he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease, which over time gradually paralysed him. The scientist, professor and author died peacefully at his home in Cambridge, he was aged 76.
“I don’t feel well.”
Three weeks after having surgery to remove a blood clot on his brain, Diego Maradona spoke these last tragic words to nephew Johnny Esposito. The 60 year old soccer legend suffered a heart attack in his sleep and passed away at home in Buenos Aires.
“I’m ready.. it’s been a while.”
These were the actor’s last words from his final public Instagram post. Val Kilmer died in his sleep of pneumonia at home in Los Angeles, he was 65 years old.
