“Ah, well, I suppose it had to come to this. Such is life.”
Bushranger and outlaw reputedly speaking these words before being executed by hanging, this photo was taken a day before his death, at the age of 25.
Ned Kelly (1854 – 1880)
John Wilkes Booth (1838 – 1865)
“Tell my mother I died for my country.”
The assassin of Abraham Lincoln, whispered these final words after being fatally shot in the neck.
Jesse James (1847 – 1882)
“That picture is awful dusty.”
Notorious bank robber and outlaw, at his home and unarmed examining a picture on the wall. He was betrayed and killed by Robert Ford with a gunshot to the back of the head.
Billy The Kid (1859 – 1881)
“Who is it? Who is it?”
Outlaw and gunfighter, spoken after entering a dark bedroom. He was ambushed and shot in the chest by Sheriff Pat Garrett. Billy the Kid was aged 21 at the time of his death.
Al Capone (1899 – 1947)
“MY JESUS MERCY”
Mob boss during the great depression, this is the inscription on his tombstone. He died at home from heart failure surrounded by his family, aged 48.
Marvin Gaye (1939 – 1984)
“Mother, I’m going to get my things and get out of this house. Father hates me and I’m never coming back.”
Last words of the singer and songwriter, spoken just moments before being fatally shot in the heart by his father.
Kurt Cobain (1967 – 1994)
“It’s better to burn out than to fade away.”
Quoting Neil Young lyrics in his suicide note. The musician and Nirvana front man died from a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head, his body was found three days later. Kurt Cobain was aged 27 at the time of his death.
Groucho Marx (1890 – 1977)
“Die, my dear? Why, that’s the last thing I’ll do.”
Marx brothers comedian cracking jokes right until the end. He died in hospital from pneumonia, aged 86.
George Harrison (1943 – 2001)
“Everything else can wait, but the search for God cannot wait, and love one another.”
The musician and ex-Beatle’s final message to the world as relayed by his family. He died from cancer at the age of 58 in a property owned by Paul McCartney.
George Best (1946 – 2005)
“Don’t die like I did.”
Iconic soccer star who died from the effects of alcoholism. He died at the age of 59, in Cromwell Hospital, London.