The autopsy showed no needle marks on her body and no evidence of a pill in her stomach. There was also no indication of the yellow dye from the Nembutal capsules she supposedly OD’d on. Theories surrounding her death revolve around the mafia, CIA, Area 51, and the Kennedy family. After all, she was known to allegedly have had affairs with both Robert and John F. Kennedy. In fact, the last person she had reportedly spoken to before she died was JFK.

Brandon’s death was just as shocking. He was only 28 when died on the set of the film The Crow after a prop gun mistakenly fired a semi-live round into him. The autopsy showed a .44-caliber bullet in Brandon’s spine, in fact having pierced his abdomen despite the fact that it was supposed to be safe. Brandon was rushed to the emergency room where surgeons worked for hours to save his life. They even ended up transfusing over 60 pints of blood into him – enough for five grown men. But, they were unsuccessful.

The autopsy, conducted in Colombia where Hawkins passed away, showed a panel of 10 different drugs in his system upon his death, including antidepressants, opiods, and supposedly heroin. It also apparently found that he had a severely enlarged heart of over 600 grams (~1.3 pounds).

Her autopsy gave more details including the fact that “cocaine, benzoylecgonine, cocaethylene, marijuana, alprazolam (Xanax), cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril), and diphenhydramine (Benadryl)” were all found in her system. Houston’s official cause of death was “drowning due to cocaine use and atherosclerotic heart disease.” Even more tragic, the coroner found that she had been developing emphysema and would not have been able to sing at her normal caliber at the time of her death.

Fisher died around Christmas in 2016 after going into cardiac arrest on a flight from London to Los Angeles. While everyone on the plane did their best to help her until they could land, she died shortly after being rushed to the hospital. Her autopsy showed that she had a combination of alcohol, opiates, methadone, cocaine, and MDMA in her system. It also showed that “there was an exposure to heroin,” but the date and time of usage could not be concluded by officials. Fisher’s official cause of death was undetermined, but heart disease and drug use were cited.

Even more tragic, Fisher’s mother, legendary actress Debbie Reynolds died just a few days later. Many of their family believe that Reynolds died of a broken heart over Fisher.

Everyone in the house was stabbed to death. Tate’s autopsy showed that she had been stabbed 16 times before she was finally hanged. The worst part of Tate’s murder? She was eight and a half months pregnant. Members of the Manson family were arrested later that year for the murders of Leno and Rosemary LaBianca. This led investigators to put together the puzzle pieces and connected them to Tate’s murder.

His autopsy showed that he had an extremely high amount of fentanyl, an opioid almost 50 times more powerful than heroin, in his system. Authorities found that Prince had been taking opioid painkillers for a while, but could not find out if he had been prescribed the medications by a licensed physician. However, many believe that Prince might have been killed, especially as his body was quickly cremated and no other tests could be performed. Many theories state that Prince couldn’t get a legal prescription for the painkillers, and he got involved with an underground drug dealer that ended up killing him.

It is clear that Lennon died from the shooting but his wife, Yoko Ono, never released the autopsy report. So, we’ll never know the exact findings of the report, including if any alcohol or drugs were in his system at the time of his death.

Farley’s autopsy showed that he had a lethal cocktail of cocaine and morphine in his system, a combination usually referred to as a ‘speedball’. The autopsy also showed that Farley had advanced atherosclerosis (clogging of arteries), which also contributed to his death. He was only 33 years old at the time of his death, the same age as Belushi when he died. Farley was very open about how much he idolized Belushi, making the circumstances of his death that much spookier.

Winehouse was found in her bed surrounded by three empty vodka bottles in 2011. The autopsy showed “416mg of alcohol per decilitre in her blood.” This made her comatose and depressed her respiratory system. Months before her death, she had drunk herself into a coma and in 2007, she had several drug-induced seizures. After the seizures, she seemed to have predicted her own death when she told her mother that her days were numbered.

Walker’s body was found in a boxer’s stance with his arms locked in front of his face. This is something that is common in burning victims as the thermal effects on muscles cause them to tighten and shorten. Even worse, the autopsy showed that Walker suffered a broken collarbone, jaw, and pelvis in the crash and his body had been badly charred. Last but not least, it appears that he was alive for a few short moments following the crash as there were bits of soot found in his trachea.

Lucille Ball died on April 26, 1989, in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States. In the days before her death, Ball started experiencing shooting pains in her chest. Her husband called the doctor and tried to talk Ball into going to the hospital. Lucille initially refused, but her daughter managed to persuade her. Ball was given 7 hours of open-heart surgery. Her operation was successful and after a few days, she returned home. She was moved to the guest bedroom downstairs to avoid any unnecessary stress. However, the morning after she got home, her repaired aorta ruptured once again – she was rushed into hospital but on this occasion, the doctors couldn’t save her. She was laid to rest on May 8, 1989, in Lake View Cemetery, Jamestown, New York, marking the end of an era. “Poppers”, which is the street name given to the drug amyl nitrite, were apparently found in her system at the time of her death. Although they may be used for a different reason today, back then they were taken when chest pains would occur.

Her parents had only taken her to the hospital for flu-like symptoms but by the time they found the obstruction, she was beyond help. Eventually, O’Rourke’s parents filed a wrongful-death suit because her illness had originally been misdiagnosed. The obstruction wasn’t found until her autopsy even though X-rays had been taken before her death.

Also, in photos leaked at the time of his death, he appeared to be wearing a wig and fishnets. At first, his death was ruled a suicide. However, a second autopsy showed that Carradine died in a sex act that went wrong. The autopsy ruled that his death was an accident that resulted from his usage of autoerotic asphyxiation.

Once, Monteith even told Parade that in the past, he had been abusing “anything and everything, as much as possible.” Despite multiple rehab visits, he went back to his old ways and was found dead with a “spoon with drug residue and a used hypodermic needle,” as well as “two empty champagne bottles”. The coroner’s report also stated that he had been dead for a few hours before he was found.

In 2012, neighbors found Lewis’s body in the driveway of the property with the left side of his skull and left eye socket caved in. He had fallen from the second floor or the roof. Before his fall, though, he beat Davis and her cat to death. It was assumed that Lewis had been strung out on drugs at the time, but his autopsy showed that there were no drugs in his system, making his actions all the more incredulous.

In general, people often find they look for closure when it comes to deaths around them. This need is only maximized when it comes to celebrities, as without the personal connection of acquaintance, fans have less to hold onto in the aftermath of a passing. While autopsy conclusions are one possible way for fans to better understand the figures they admire, open funerals are another…

Investigators believed this was a personal murder, especially since he was found in bed. There was no forced entry and nothing of value was missing from the scene. Investigations led police to John Henry Carpenter who helped Crane with his video equipment, but without DNA testing at the time, nothing conclusive was found. Carpenter was later charged and acquitted, making Crane’s murder still unsolved.

However, the amount of codeine found in his system was about 10 times higher than the normal, safe range. His autopsy also showed that his heart was two times its normal size and that had atherosclerosis in many of his main arteries and vessels. Not to mention, the autopsy also revealed that Presley suffered from a rare genetic condition, antitrypsin deficiency, that caused emphysema. All in all, it sounds like the drugs exacerbated his already present heart issues and caused his fatal heart attack.

Not to mention, there are other pieces of evidence from the crime scene that many believe were mishandled in a coverup. This theory also points to his then-wife, Courtney Love, as possibly being involved with the murder thanks to a handwriting practice sheet found in her bag and the fact they were looking at getting divorced. In April 2021, files released by the FBI would certainly have given these conspiracy theorists fuel for their versions of events. These files included letters sent to the FBI stating alternate theories as to how the legend met his end. These letters mentioned that apparently there were no fingerprints found on the shotgun and they also pointed out the different handwriting in the suicide note. The letters also mentioned that Courtney Love reportedly hired a private investigator to investigate Cobain’s suicide. It turns out that this investigator actually thought that Love may have had something to do with Cobain’s death.

Later, in 2011, Murray was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. Murray had been giving Jackson a propofol drip every night for insomnia. But this anesthetic is notoriously unpredictable and potentially fatal and as a cardiologist, Murray wasn’t trained properly in its usage. Not to mention, Jackson’s autopsy showed that he had a large cocktail of additional drugs in his system including lidocaine, midazolam, ephedrine, and diazepam.

Other than the drugs, there was nothing physical found in his autopsy that would have led to an early death. The autopsy also revealed that Jackson had had his lips tattooed pink and his scalp tattooed black so his wigs could blend in better and that he also had vitiligo, a condition which lightened his skin.

The toxicology tests show that Boyce tested positive for Levetiracetam, a common anti-seizure medication used by many. Other than that nothing else was found in his blood. The report also said that Boyce had already suffered from “non-traumatic” yet major seizures in the past.

However, if she had gone to the hospital 24 hours earlier and received intravenous drugs, she probably would have lived. But, even with this information, Murphy’s father, Angelo Bertolotti, claims that his daughter was poisoned by an assassin. His reasoning is that Murphy’s husband died in almost the exact same way five months after her death. Not to mention, Murphy died shortly after she and her husband had publicly supported a government whistleblower.

Her death was originally ruled an accident, but evidence from her autopsy have made officials take another look into the nature of her death. According to her autopsy, certain urine levels in her bladder show that it is possible that was already unconscious before she went into the water. Wood, who was notoriously afraid of water and drowning, also publicly had a rocky marriage with Wagner.

The crime scene was so bloody that investigators had to wait until the autopsy to be able to recreate the attack. Simpson had been stabbed seven times in her scalp and neck with the final blow being a 5.5-inch long gash to her throat. The cut was deep enough to sever both her left and right carotid arteries, breach her left and right jugular veins, and even penetrate her cervical vertebrae. This attack was so vicious that Simpson was nearly decapitated.

Goldman died just as violently and authorities believed that he arrived to return her sunglasses in the middle of the attack. Authorities stated that the murderer had personal motivation which is what led them directly to her ex-husband. After his infamous trial, O.J. was eventually acquitted.

When he took on the role of the infamous Batman villain, he locked himself in his hotel room for weeks preparing. The documentary Heath Ledger: Too Young To Die showed the journal he kept during this time including pages with photos of hyenas and stills of Alex DeLarge from A Clockwork Orange. Even more suspicious is the last page in his journal that simply said, “Bye Bye.” Many think that Ledger got too into his character, but others think this is just in reference to Ledger finally being finished with filming the movie. His family doesn’t think that he was depressed or that his death was intentional, and his autopsy showed that he died accidentally from abusing prescription medication. A combination of doxylamine, oxycodone, alprazolam, hydrocodone, temazepam, and diazepam was found in his system.

It was said that she never got over her son’s death, and on February 8th, 2007, Smith was found dead in her hotel room. The autopsy revealed that she had also been the victim of an overdose and that there were 11 drugs in her system, the combination of which had proved fatal. It was later revealed that almost all of the 11 drugs had come from prescriptions written not to her but to people close to her, pointing to the fact that they had facilitated her substance addiction.

These photographs are the last glimpses we have of Gandolfini before his son, who was only 13, found his father unconscious in his hotel room late at night. His body was flown back to the U.S. for a funeral in New York.

Authorities cited the unpredictable current and whirlpools in the lake as the likely cause of her drowning, declaring it to have been an accidental death. She was 33. This photo taken from a CCTV footage shows Naya and her son walking from their parked car to where they would take the boat.

Although Bowie had been diagnosed with cancer years prior, he didn’t realize the illness was terminal until a few months before his death. While he was still alive, Bowie claimed that the “Lazarus” video was not a farewell message, but the timing seemed oddly aligned. Nevertheless, Bowie’s charismatic talent will live on forever in his music—all 25 albums.

To make this tragedy even worse, Bobbi Kristina Brown, the daughter of Houston and Bobby Brown, was only 22 years old when she was found face down in a bathtub just a few years later. She survived the incident but ended up in a coma, and she died six months later.

Wilder kept a low profile, but he kept going to his biggest love – tennis, specifically the US Open. He had Alzheimer’s disease but kept his condition private from the public as he did not want young fans of Willy Wonka to worry about him.

His friend Roger Rodas was driving the car, and he also died. Walker’s family filed wrongful death claims against Porsche, blaming their vehicle for his death, and multiple settlements were made to the family.

Ball’s husband, Desi Arnaz, had passed away three years prior, and she had been noticeably upset ever since. She began to have serious health issues in 1989 and needed to undergo heart surgery. She was miserable in the hospital and died of a ruptured artery on April 26, 1989. While that’s the technical diagnosis, some claim it was a broken heart that killed her.

His last set of photos shows him in the car being returned to the castle from the hospital, wearing a yellow robe of some sort, sitting in the back of a car. He hasn’t been seen since.

This photo of her was taken on the 20th of December, a week and a half before she passed away on the 31st of December at the age of 99, a couple of weeks before her 100th birthday. Her former assistant posted it on Facebook for the occasion with the caption “She was radiant and beautiful and as happy as ever. Thanks to all of you who are doing kind things today and every day to make the world a better place.”

Diana was leaving the Ritz in Paris with her boyfriend, Dodi Al-Fayed, an Egyptian billionaire. Upon entering her car, her driver took off very quickly in an attempt to avoid the paparazzi. This led to a crash at the Pont d’Alma Bridge. Henri Paul, the driver, and Al-Fayed died instantly. Princess Diana was rushed to the hospital but died from her injuries later that night. It was later revealed that the driver had been drunk and on anti-depressants. This picture was taken a few days before her daeth.

While he was very respected in Hollywood, Reynolds admitted that he would’ve liked to play more serious characters during his career. He deeply regretted missing out on the opportunity to play a part in the movie Endearment. Despite this, Reynolds was still one of the film industry’s top-earning A-listers. With his legendary career behind him, he died of a heart attack at the age of 82 in 2018.

In November, he was in New York for radiotherapy to fight the lung tumor that spread to his brain, and he spent his final days in Los Angeles at Paul McCartney’s house before he died on November 28, 2001. George had his ashes scattered in the Ganges and Yamuna rivers in India, following the Hindu beliefs that he followed.

Cory had substance abuse problems since he was a teenager, and just two days before he was discovered in his hotel room already dead as a result of drugs and alcohol, this photo of him was taken. What may have been a totally normal picture takes on a whole new meaning, as the silhouette has a haunting quality.

In December 2012, after a performance the previous night, she boarded a jet with a few other passengers. The picture shows her and others on board, shortly before takeoff and crashing. The reason for crashing was unknown, but everyone perished when the plane completely disintegrated upon impact with the ground.

Just before his diagnosis was revealed, Hudson made an appearance on his longtime friend and collaborator, Doris Day’s, variety show. She revealed that while filming, “He’d get very tired…he couldn’t eat. I’d say ‘What if I get a fork and feed you’ but he said ‘Doris I can’t eat.'”

Rivers died on September 4, 2014, from complications that came from a surgery, and her daughter filed a lawsuit that blamed her death on the negligence of the doctors. The image was taken a few days before her death.

The legendary comedian broke down racial barriers. He appeared in many classic films and had iconic comedy specials that left a huge influence on future generations of comics. He suffered from multiple sclerosis and had heart problems over the years, with his smoking and drinking being a potential cause.

“He just sort of calmly looked up at me and said, ‘I’m dying.’ And that was the last thing he said,” he added. This short video clip was taken less than 24 hours before he died on the 4th of September, 2006.

He attempted to maintain his normal lifestyle during his final days, but his health made that very difficult. During his public announcement, he stated, “My privacy has always been very special to me and I am famous for my lack of interviews. Please understand this policy will continue.” He died just one day later.

Although no autopsy was performed, his obesity and other health issues suggest that it was a heart attack. Though the film was still in production at the time of his death, they were able to complete it using stand-ins, special effects, and rewrites.

This image – the last publically-shared one of the iconic star – was shared by one of his daughters in February of 2021 for Sidney’s 94th birthday celebration.

Less than two weeks before he died, Martin was photographed outside of a restaurant and it was the last time he came out in public. After his passing on December 25, 1995, his crypt had the words “Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime” written on it, in reference to one of his most famous songs.

She was said to have a problem with drugs such as valium and Ambien, and many other drugs were found in her home. Shortly before her death, she posted some strange pictures on social media. She can be seen here with a black eye.

His death came with a resurgence of stories saying he had molested children. While there were some allegations in his lifetime, many more came after he died, and the evidence became hard to ignore. His family even had his gravestone taken out as a result of the controversy.

In a cruel timeline of events, doctors went from saying Tanya would recover to telling Lance to say his final goodbyes, which he did on January 3rd preceding reports of her death…only to be contacted the very next day to be told she was actually still alive. Sadly, Tanya’s condition was still fatal and she passed away on January 5th, 2021, at age 65.

On September 7, 1978, he died of a drug overdose. He was known for playing pranks on people, and Rolling Stone magazine told the story of how he would “disrupt small British villages by blaring bogus public service announcements from a passing car. Though he occasionally used a police bullhorn for these occasions, he also had his own cars rigged up with hidden amplifiers and speakers, which allowed him to keep his windows rolled up while scaring the locals with bulletins about such nonexistent dangers as impending tidal waves or advancing throngs of poisonous snakes.”

Swayze’s decline was a disturbing sight. This photo was only released when Swayze’s wife published a memoir about his life. His cancer was initially diagnosed in January 2008, which marked the beginning of a very difficult year for him. He went through chemotherapy, but eventually lost his fight with cancer on September 14, 2009.

You possibly don’t know, however, that the inventor and physicist was poor by the end of his life. This picture shows his less glamorous side and from this image, it’s easier to imagine him dying alone in a hotel, which is how he went. For all his contributions, his end wasn’t so bright.

Rumors had flown around about his health, and he even was in the hospital just days before, but by all appearances, he seemed fine. His death of a fentanyl overdose shocked the world. His Walgreens visit caught on camera took a greater significance after his death, as he may have gotten illicit pain medication from the establishment.

Garry did not shy away from joking about death, and he even remarked once, when talking about his deceased friend Robin Williams, “What I want at my funeral is an actual boxing referee to do a count, and at ‘Five,’ just wave it off and say, ‘He’s not getting up.'”

Stills from a video posted by his fiancee on Instagram on March 30th showed him jamming out to music in the car, enjoying life before it would sadly all come to an end just days later.

The days leading up to his death were very hard on Jobs. He was bedridden and would fall in and out of consciousness. When he passed away he was surrounded by loved ones, including his children and partner. His final words, while staring contently at his family, were, “Oh wow. Oh wow. Oh wow.”

Mark Chapman casually read “Catcher in the Rye” while waiting outside Lennon’s New York apartment on December 8, 1980. Upon Lennon’s arrival, Chapman fired four rounds into his back, killing him on the spot. Despite numerous requests for parole, Chapman has been denied every time and remains in prison to this day.

While he died of natural causes and old age, he had faced death earlier in his life. In 1996 Douglas experienced a severe stroke that nearly killed him and was in a traumatizing helicopter crash in 1991. Douglas was riding in a helicopter that collided with a small airplane and, while he was blessed enough to survive the incident, two passengers of the plane were tragically killed.

Jackson’s personal physician Conrad Murray was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for giving Michael these drugs. AEG Live, who was the promoter for the concerts, was sued by the Jackson family in the wrongful death case, but the jury found that AEG was not liable.

McCandless ended up starving to death, and his body was found in August of 1992, around four months after he first embarked on his journey. Along with his possessions was this photograph, then undeveloped, which is the last photo that was ever taken of him.

But behind the comedian and actor’s beautiful facade of happiness, Williams was troubled with Lewy Body Dementia, a mentally degenerative disorder that caused cognitive issues—which played a large role in his decision to take his own life on August 11, 2014.

Zappa can be seen in this image from one of the last interviews he ever gave, and his deteriorating health is apparent. After his death, his family announced, “Composer Frank Zappa left for his final tour just before 6:00 pm on Saturday.”

Rickman had been battling cancer for quite some time, but he was very secretive about his struggle. He continued to work despite his illness, and the public only became aware of his condition after his death. This photo, taken a few weeks before Rickman passed away in London, is the last photo that was ever snapped of the beloved actor.

Gandhi’s views of equality made him a target of Hindu extremists, and he was assassinated for the values of Hindu-Muslim harmony that he preached. This photograph of him shows him right before he was killed on January 30, 1948. Today, Gandhi is honored every year on October 2nd, his birthday, which is one of the most important holidays in India.

He was diagnosed with Parkinson’s syndrome in 1984, though he remained healthy and active for decades. When he died on June 3, 2016, from septic shock, the world mourned the loss of one of the most prominent athletes of the past century. We caught a final glimpse of the legend in this image from his daughter Hana, which was from a Facetime chat they had, and she wrote, “My last photo of my beautiful father…telling him I love him on May 22, 2016.”

When her family confirmed the 30-year-old’s death in a statement, they said about her, “Her great light was one that inspired others around the world with her beauty and strength. She cared, she loved, she laughed and she shined.”

Phoenix, whose siblings Rain, Summer, Liberty, and most notably Joaquin were also in the industry, became another great talent that tragically died from a drug overdose. He had been living with John Frusciante from the Red Hot Chili Peppers at the time, and the two took large amounts of drugs together.

Sirhan, who was only 24 years old at the time, was convicted of murder and has been in prison ever since. This photograph shows Kennedy just after he was shot and before he went unconscious.

Sadly, she was only 27 when a heroin overdose took her life on October 4, 1970. We can only imagine what heights she would have reached if she had lived on. This photograph of her was taken not long before she died.

When police arrived, an officer removed Tupac from the car and asked him, “Who shot you?” To this, Tupac paused, looked the officer in the eye, and famously replied, “F*** you.” These were his famous last words. Not long after, Tupac closed his eyes and faded away.

Clemens–writing under the name Mark Twain–was best known for his books, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. While working on his final piece, he told the biographer to write down the following advice: “Leave your dog outside. Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and the dog would go in.” Twain’s life was marked by an interesting relationship with Haley’s Comet. The comet was in the sky on both the day of Twain’s birth and also the day of his death. This meant a great deal to Twain. He was quoted saying, “I came in with Haley’s Comet in 1835. It is coming again next year, and I expect to go out with it. It will be the greatest disappointment of my life if I don’t go out with Haley’s Comet.”

Sometime after this photo was snapped, Anne received a diary to write in. She didn’t know it at the time, but that diary would go on to be one of the most momentous literary works in modern history. Anne Frank’s diary has been translated into 70 languages and has sold over 30 million copies worldwide.

Monroe had been abusing drugs, and her mental health was suffering. On the surface, she appeared vibrant, but there was more to her story than meets the eye. On August 5, 1962, she passed away—just three months after her iconic performance of “Happy Birthday” for JFK. While authorities ruled her death a suicide, there are some conspiracy theorists who believe she was murdered. Monroe was arguably the most famous sex symbol of the twentieth century, and she had a powerful effect on people. Nearly 37 years after her death, her ex-husband, Joe DiMaggio, said, “I’ll finally get to see Marilyn,” on his deathbed.

Doctors found cancer that had been developing in Marley’s foot. The melanoma, which was located under the toenail, was likely triggered by a soccer injury. The doctors recommended amputation. However, Marley opted to forgo the treatment, since the removal of a body part violates the Rastafarian beliefs. This decision allowed cancer to spread, ultimately leading to his death on May 11, 1981. Among his final words were, “money can’t buy life,” which he uttered to his son from his hospital bed in Miami.

The resolution of the Civil War was a tremendous accomplishment for Lincoln. Unfortunately, he was assassinated just one day later. John Wilkes Booth, a Confederate loyalist, shot Lincoln in the back of the head during a performance at Ford’s theater. He died the next day, having never known a post-war presidency.

Grant’s love of cigars was well-known. So much so that, following the defeat of two Confederate forts in Tennessee, the local citizens gave Grant 10,000 boxes of cigars. And Grant’s success didn’t stop there. The battle was just a piece of Grant’s overall victory in the Civil War, and he later went on to become the president.

Despite numerous warnings from friends such as Jack Nicholson that the role should be approached with caution, Heath let it get to him. Prescription drugs and sleeping pills were the exact cause of Ledger’s death. After Ledger’s death on January 22, 2008, Nicholson left fans with a cryptic comment regarding the incident, claiming, “I warned him.”

While the autopsy did not determine organ failure, but the headlines still read “Elvis Presley Dies of Heart Attack.” The King passed away in Graceland, his Memphis mansion, after struggling with diabetes and drug addiction for nearly a decade.

There’s been heavy speculation–by both investigators and conspiracy theorists–about the events surrounding JFK’s assassination. Some believe that the official story is not the truth. While many questions remain unanswered, one fact is clear: that day forever altered the course of US history.

Near the end of his life, Morrison gained a substantial amount of weight, but this photo is relatively flattering. As with many celebrity deaths, there were some speculations regarding the cause of his death. While Paris officials claimed his death was the result of drug-induced heart failure, no autopsy was performed.

Immediately following FDR’s death, Harry Truman took office as the US president. Truman was devastated by the grim turn of events. At a press conference, he explained, “Boys, if you ever pray, pray for me now. I don’t know if you fellows ever had a load of hay fall on you, but when they told me yesterday what had happened, I felt like the moon, the stars, and all the planets had fallen on me.”

On September 18, 1970, he died from asphyxiation after a night of heavy drinking at a party with Elton John. A friend of Hendrix claimed that he drank far more than he normally did, and doctors also found high levels of barbiturates in his bloodstream.

Winehouse was a highly regarded musician with five Grammy awards under her belt, including Best Album. But, when we look at the lyrics of her song, “Rehab,” her death is not all that surprising. “They tried to make me go to rehab. I said, no, no, no… Yes, I been black, but when I come back, you’ll know, know, know…” This image is from her last concert, just before she died.

Lenin’s political career in Russia went downhill as quickly as it rose. He only held power for a few years and died at the relatively young age of 54. When this picture was taken, he had already suffered three strokes in the span of two years. On January 21, 1924, a fourth stroke finally ended his historic life.

Einstein’s accomplishments were vast. In addition to a Nobel prize, he formulated one of the most groundbreaking mathematical equations in human history. His work in the Manhattan Project also influenced the world’s political landscape—it led the US to the development of the atomic bomb.

Lee lived to the impressive age of 95. He had a huge impact on the world, inspiring millions with his action-packed films. He believed you were never too old for fantasy, stating, “I don’t think you ever outgrow your love for those kinds of things [fairytales], things that are bigger than life and magical and very imaginative.”

Franklin’s songs were so powerful, they transcended generational lines. Her song lyrics carried the additional weight of the social issues she was fighting for. As an activist, she used her influence to advance the black community and bring women’s rights to the forefront of the conversation. The death of the Queen of Soul felt like the end of an era, but her music will continue to inspire listeners for decades.

The book was an overview of the universe as we know it, from the Big Bang to black holes. Despite covering complex scientific concepts, Hawking presented his ideas in a way that was easy to understand. He made high-level science more accessible to the average person. Sadly, he suffered from Lou Gehrig’s disease for the majority of his adult life. He lived far beyond the doctors’ predictions, but the degenerative disease ultimately killed him at the age of 76 on  March 14, 2018.

In the aggressive final lap, a driver clipped Dale’s car, which forced him out of control. His car spun suddenly and crash into the sidewall. Dale’s seat belt had not been properly for increased comfort. Upon impact, the seat belt broke and Dale’s head hit the steering wheel…he died instantly.

A NASA report claims that the astronauts may have survived the initial explosion, and even attempted to gain control of the destroyed shuttle. Sadly, none escaped with their lives, including Crista McAuliffe, who would’ve been the first elementary school teacher in space.