Last photos of famous people made before death

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This photograph of Bob Marley was taken in Munich a few months before the musician died of cancer on May 11, 1981. At that moment, he weighed only 35 kg.

This is one of the last photos of Queen's soloist, made in 1991. Until the very end, Freddie denied rumors that he had AIDS. Only a day before his death, he published the following statement in the media: “After a wave of rumors and guesses in the press over the past two weeks, I want to confirm the fact that the HIV test was positive and I have AIDS. Up to this point, I thought it right to keep this information confidential to protect the privacy of my loved ones. But now it’s time to tell the truth to my friends and fans around the world. ” In less than 24 hours, Mercury passed away.

This is a shot from Ledger's latest film, The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus. A few days later, on January 22, 2008, the actor was found dead in his New York apartment. He died as a result of an accidental overdose of prescription drugs.

This photograph of Hendrix embracing his favorite “Black Betty” guitar was taken on September 17, 1970 by his girlfriend Monica Dennemen. Hendrix died the next day from asphyxiation in a dream as a result of an overdose of barbiturates. It was an accident.

The most famous photo in which Lennon gives an autograph to Mark Chapman, his killer. Signing the album, Lennon asked: “Is that all you want?”, And Chapman smiled and nodded. Four hours later, he waylaid a musician near his house and fired five bullets in his back.

The last known photograph of Lenin, made in May 1923. By this time he had already suffered three strokes, followed by partial paralysis and loss of speech. He died on January 21, 1924 from progressive atherosclerosis. An autopsy revealed an incompatible with the defeat of the blood vessels of the brain.

Adolf Hitler rose from the bunker to bask in the rays of the April sun.

In this photo, Marilyn Monroe poses next to jazz pianist Buddy Greco. The photo was taken in August 1962, just a few days before the actress died.

John Kennedy, Dallas, shots will sound in a minute.

This is a snapshot from the latest official Nirvana photo shoot about 5 months before Cobain’s death. The musician suffered from heroin addiction and depression. On April 5, 1994, he shot himself with a gun at his home in Seattle.

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