06.10.2014

"None of us will get out of here alive," Jim Morrison, mentioned here, sang about life. And, sadly, you can't argue with that.

Memento mori (Remember death) in Ancient Rome this phrase was uttered during the triumphal procession of the Roman generals returning with a victory. A slave was placed behind the back of the commander, who was obliged to periodically remind the victor that, despite his glory, he remains mortal.

Exactly the same and all the pictures of celebrities collected here, taken shortly before their death.

Paul Walker

On November 30, 2013, the actor rode in the passenger seat of his beloved 2005 Porsche Carrera GT driven by his friend, former racing driver Roger Rodas. According to the police, the Porsche driver lost control, and the car crashed into a tree at high speed, then into a lamppost and caught fire.

Freddie Mercury

This is the last shot of Freddie Mercury in 1991 before he died of bronchial pneumonia as a result of AIDS.

Tupac Shakur

Rapper Tupac Shakur sits with his manager Suge Knight, before he was shot dead from a drive-by on September 13, 1996.

Vladimir Lenin

One of the last photographs of the sick "leader of the world proletariat" in Gorki, December 1923. Lenin died in January 1924.

Adolf Gitler

This photo of Adolf Hitler was taken about two days before he died. He stepped out of his Berlin bunker to assess the damage from a shell hit. Hitler committed suicide between 3:15 pm and 3:30 pm on 30 April 1945.

Abraham Lincoln

This photo was taken shortly before the assassination of the President of the United States in 1865 and was found in General Ulysses Grant's photo album.

Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein poses for a photograph in March 1955 at his home in Princeton, New Jersey. A month later, he died of an aortic aneurysm.

Amy Winehouse

A week before the death of British singer Amy Winehouse on July 23, 2011, she was seen walking outside her North London home.

Heath Ledger

Heath Ledger smiling on the set of his last movie"The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" shortly before overdosing on painkillers in January 2008.

John Lennon

The man who shot John Lennon, Mark David Chapman, is seen on the right in the musician's last picture taken in December 1980. He asked for an autograph.

Anne Frank

This is supposedly last photo Anne Frank. She stands with her sister Margo in early or mid 1942. The picture was taken before her family was discovered and arrested by the Nazis in Holland on August 4, 1944.

Bob Marley

Musician Bob Marley communicates with family in Munich, Germany, just before his death from cancer on May 11, 1981.

The crew of the Challenger

This is the last photograph of the seven-man crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger, which exploded 73 seconds into flight on January 28, 1986.

Jimi Hendrix

Guitarist Jimi Hendrix poses with his favorite instrument, "Black Betty," the day before his death on September 8, 1970.

Yuri Gagarin

On March 27, 1968, Yuri Alekseevich Gagarin, the first man on the planet Earth who was in space, died in a plane crash while performing a training flight on a MiG-15UTI aircraft under the control of instructor pilot V. S. Seregin, near the village of Novoselovo, Kirzhachsky district Vladimir region. This photo was taken just in the cockpit for training flights in the spring of 1968.

Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley returns to the Graceland estate on August 16, 1977, after visiting the dentist. Died on the same day.

Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe visited Frank Sinatra and Buddy Greco the weekend before her death on August 5, 1962.

Mahatma Gandhi

The last photo of the ideologue of the movement for the independence of India from the UK. Five months before Gandhi's death, India peacefully achieved national independence. On January 30, 1948, in the evening, he went out onto the lawn in front of the house. As usual, the assembled crowd enthusiastically cheered for the "father of the nation". Adherents of his teaching rushed to their idol, trying, according to ancient custom, to touch the feet of the Mahatma. Taking advantage of the turmoil that had arisen, Nathuram Godse, among other worshipers, approached Gandhi and shot him three times. This moment is captured in the picture.

Keith Moon

Drummer bands The Who Keith Moon died on September 7, 1978 from an overdose of a drug prescribed to combat alcoholism. This is his last dinner with Paul McCartney and his then-wife Linda.

Martin Luther King

On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr., a US colored rights activist, stood on the balcony of his hotel room in Memphis. There was a shot. The bullet traveled through King's right cheek to the spinal cord and exited over his shoulder. This photo was taken on April 3rd. Martin Luther stands approximately in the same place where he will be killed a day later.

Margaret Thatcher

Last public photo of the first female former head of European state. Thatcher died in the early morning of April 8, 2013, at the age of 88, at the Ritz Hotel in central London, where she had been living after being discharged from the hospital at the end of 2012. It was at the exit of the hotel that this photo was taken.

Kurt Cobain

This photograph of Kurt Cobain was taken shortly before the suicide of Nirvana's frontman in 1994.

Princess Diana

Princess Diana in the back seat looks back at the paparazzi in Paris. Seconds after that, her Mercedes crashes into a pole in a tunnel on August 31, 1997.

Mark Twain

Last thing famous photo American writer Samuel Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, in April 1910.

"Titanic"

Last known photograph of the Titanic who died in 1912 after colliding with an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean.

Robert Kennedy

He ran for the presidency of the United States after the death of his elder brother John F. Kennedy. Shot and killed in the kitchen of the Ambassador Hotel (pictured) after giving a speech to win the California primary. Died June 6, 1968.

Sharon Tate

These photos of Roman Polanski's pregnant wife were taken shortly before her brutal murder by the Charles Manson gang on August 9, 1969.

George Harrison

Since the mid-nineties, one of the Beatles has struggled with a serious illness. In 1997, a cancerous tumor of the larynx and part of the lung was removed, and in May 2001 he was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor that could not be operated on. Harrison died on November 29, 2001 at Paul McCartney's home in Los Angeles, where this picture was taken.

Michael Jackson

The last picture in public of singer Michael Jackson. In March 2009, Michael announced that he was going to give last episode concerts in London under the name "This Is It Tour". The concerts were supposed to start on July 13, 2009. The tour never took place, Michael Jackson died on June 25, 2009 as a result of a drug overdose.

Steve Jobs

After eight years of fighting the disease, Steve Jobs died of pancreatic cancer in 2011. Above is the last known photograph of Jobs taken on September 27, 2011 outside his home. Pictured is Steve Jobs in an armchair with his wife Lauren and son Reed.

Jim Morrison

The Doors frontman Jim Morrison and his girlfriend Pamela Courson pose in Paris in 1971. Five days later he was found dead in the bath.

Ayrton Senna

Brazilian racing driver, three-time Formula 1 world champion (1988, 1990 and 1991) 15 minutes before his death in 1994 in an accident at the San Marino Grand Prix.

All these pictures have one thing in common - they were taken shortly before the life of the people depicted in them changed drastically or even ended. Let them serve as an extra reminder to us of how fragile human life is.

This photo captures the moment 175 UA crashed into the south tower during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

After Robert Giblin took this photo, he shared it on Facebook, then stabbed to death his pregnant wife and threw her and himself off the balcony.

Sandy Irwin and George Mallory may have been the first people to reach the peak of Mount Everest. Whether this is true or not, no one knows, since both climbers are missing (George Mallory's body was found in 1999). They were last seen at the base camp where this photo was taken.

The crash of the Concorde near Paris was caused by the ignition of the aircraft's left engine during takeoff. The victims of the tragedy were 9 crew members, 100 passengers and 4 people on the ground.

The crew of the shuttle Challenger shortly before the disaster in 1986. A little later than a minute after takeoff, the external fuel tank exploded. All 5 crew members and 2 engineers died in the failed launch, which was broadcast around the world.

Pavel Kashin tried to do a back somersault on the edge of the roof of a 16-storey building. Somersault he succeeded, but he lost his balance and broke. Here he is at the time of the somersault.

This photo was found on Darsh Patel's phone. Darsh was found dead with bear fangs on his phone.

The girl took a photo for snapchat with her boyfriend. A little later, she was shot in the head with the same pistol.

William Sanders was a teacher at Columbine School. In this photo, he warns his students about the shooting. Within seconds, he was dead.

This photo was taken seconds before the fire started at the Station Club in Rhode Island. The pyrotechnics used by the Great White group caused a fire and led to the death of 100 people.

The mayor of St. Louis and other politicians aboard an army glider before its wing was torn off, causing the glider to crash. All people on board were killed.

The balloon crashed into power lines. 11 passengers died.

Photo of James Dean a couple of hours before he crashed. Paul Walker crashed in exactly the same car. Coincidence?

Timothy McVeigh pulls over a truck he rented, loaded with explosives. The truck will explode and claim the lives of 168 people.

Joseph Avery's boat hit a rock and sank. Everyone in the boat died, except for Joseph himself, who managed to grab onto a log and stay above the water for 18 hours. The rescue service managed to get to it, but this boat also sank. Joseph died after falling from a waterfall.

The last photo of Paul Walker, where he stands next to the car in which he will die.

John Lenon a couple of hours before he is killed by Mark David Chapman, the man in the background.

Filipino politician Reinaldo Dagza took a family photo in which he accidentally captured his killer.

Stephen Hilder gives a "thumbs up" before making his final jump. He deliberately damaged both of his parachutes (both main and reserve), and jumped from the plane.

509 people died when Japan Airlines 123 crashed. 32 minutes to ground impact.

Police officer Stephen Green stands next to the man, who will soon stab him and kill him.

Robert Dwyer, Treasurer of the State of Pennsylvania, committed suicide in live after being accused of corruption. Millions of people witnessed his death.

Princess Diana a couple of seconds before the accident.

David Watson went diving with his wife Tina in Australia in their Honeymoon. He lied to her about being certified as a diver. In this photo, Tina lies at the bottom of the ocean, pinned down by a strong current. David went to safe distance instead of trying to help his wife.

The last photo of the Titanic before it sank in 1912.

In 1961, a Boeing 707 crashed while landing at Brussels Airport. 73 people died, including the entire US figure skating team.

Japanese tourist Ayano Tokumasu (in red) fell into Niagara Falls and died.

The photo was taken seconds before the shooting started at a concert in Paris. The man on the right, Gilles Leclerc, was killed in the shooting.

A snapshot of the crash of the TransAsia plane in Taiwan. 42 of the 58 passengers died.

Robert Overstaker attempted to parachute off Niagara Falls, but his parachute failed to open. He died in the hospital an hour after this photo was taken.

10 seconds after this photo was taken, Andrei Retrovskiy fell off the roof.

That's all. At 11:55:46 UT, NASA's Deep Space Communications Facility in Canberra received the last signal from Cassini. Now we have only one device left at the giant planet. We are talking, of course, about the Juno station. By the way, Cassini transmitted information from the atmosphere of Saturn for about 30 seconds more than expected. Even here he managed to distinguish himself and exceeded the plan. After some time, I think, a detailed report on the last minutes of Cassini's life, its behavior during re-entry and the data collected will be published. Hopefully there won't be any surprises.

In the meantime, let's take a look at some of the latest Cassini shots. They were transmitted by the apparatus to Earth on the night of September 14-15. Here is the final image of Titan - the second most important mission target, as well as a free "refueling". Through the use of satellite gravity, Cassini was able to perform many maneuvers for which he simply did not have enough fuel. The picture was taken from a distance of 774 thousand km.
Sunset of Enceladus beyond the limb of the gas giant. Most likely, this satellite will be the target of the next mission, which will go to Saturn. The only question is when exactly this will happen. At the time of shooting, Cassini was at a distance of 1.3 million km from Enceladus.

Rings of Saturn. The data collected during Cassini's last orbits should help establish their age and origin. The picture was taken from a distance of 1.1 million km.

The limb of Saturn. The picture was taken from a distance of 1.1 million km.

Daphnis. The latest image of the tiny moon, whose gravity has created a 42-kilometer gap in the A ring, known as the Keeler Gap. The shooting was carried out from a distance of 782 thousand km. Daphnis is visible as a tiny dot at the center of the gap.

Propeller in ring A. The picture was taken from a distance of 676 thousand km.

Place of collision. The section of Saturn that Cassini crashed into. The picture was taken in the infrared range at a wavelength of 5 microns.

This is the latest of more than 450,000 images taken by Cassini over nearly 20 years of flight. It captures the site of Saturn, where the device found its last refuge. The photo was taken from a distance of 634 thousand km.

color version last picture Cassini.

And this picture was taken already on Earth, in the control center in Pasadena. The mission team has just received the last signal from the Cassini. I think further comments are unnecessary here.

P.S. I must say that this soundtrack perfectly conveys my feelings from today's farewell to Cassini. But, although he will not return, we must not forget that humanity can always build a new one. The main thing is to have a desire.

Celebrities

For exclusive photos of celebrities, the paparazzi are ready to sell their mother, so they more than once, with undisguised fury, chased away these lovers of eavesdropping and peeping, in order to later release material with a loud headline.

This is the other side of popularity: you will not be allowed to take a step without telling the whole world about it. That is why stars value privacy and family comfort so much. However, even when they leave this world, camera lenses flash before them.

Good or bad - you decide. We have collected the rarest pictures of celebrities that were taken shortly before their death. At one time they excited the public, and now it's time for us to look at them (the last photo of Princess Diana will be a bonus).

Whitney Houston, 1963–2013, aged 48

The photo was taken by the paparazzi two days before Whitney's death. She was found dead in the bathtub of her room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

Steve Jobs, 1955–2011, aged 56

This is what Steve Jobs looked like a couple of days before his death. He died of pancreatic cancer.

Elvis Presley, 1935-1977, aged 42

On the evening of August 16, Elvis was returning from a dentist appointment. During the night, he had a heart attack.

Kurt Cobain, 1967-1994, aged 27

Jesse Frohman's last photo of Cobain, shortly before the singer committed suicide.

Jim Morrison, 1943–1971, aged 27

The musician and his girlfriend spend time in the north of France 5 days before Morrison was found dead.

Tupac Shakur, 1971-1996, aged 25

One of the most influential hip-hop artists in history was gunned down in his manager's car on his way to a club.

Jimi Hendrix, 1942–1970, age 27

American guitarist died of choking on vomit after taking 9 sleeping pills.

Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, 1870-1924, aged 53

The last photo of the leader of the revolution. At that time, he was already mute.

Adolf Hitler, 1889–1945, aged 56

2 days before committing suicide, Hitler left the bunker to assess the damage after the bombing.

Freddie Mercury, 1946–1991, aged 45

The frontman of the legendary band Queen suffered from AIDS for 2 years, last days During his life, he experienced severe pain.

Carrie Fisher, 1956–2016, aged 60

The last photo of the actress with her fan. She died of a heart attack

Nikola Tesla, 1856–1943, aged 86

The Serbian-American inventor died alone in the New Yorker's hotel room.

Chester Bennington, 1976-2017, aged 41

Lead singer of Linkin Park with friends a couple of days before his suicide.

John Lennon, 1940-1980, aged 40

In the photo, the musician gives an autograph to his killer Mark Chapman. After 4 hours, he will fire 5 bullets at Lennon.

Heath Ledger 1979–2008, aged 28

The photo was taken on the set of the film The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, in which Ledger never finished. The actor died from an overdose of painkillers.

Marilyn Monroe, 1926–1962, aged 36

The actress on vacation with Frank Sinatra 2 days before her death.

James Dean, 1931-1955, aged 24

An American actor at a gas station a couple of hours before his death in a car accident. A 23-year-old student flew into it at full speed and miraculously survived. Dean died at the scene from his injuries.

Martin Luther King, 1929-1968, aged 39

American preacher and human rights activist the day before his death at the hands of a sniper.

Amy Winehouse, 1983–2011, aged 27

The last photo of the young singer before her death from alcohol poisoning.

John Kennedy, 1917–1963, aged 46

The picture was taken a minute before the assassination of the American president in Dallas.

Michael Jackson, 1958–2009, aged 50

Photos from the rehearsal of Michael's concert, all tickets for which were sold out.

Bob Marley, 1945–1981, aged 36

The singer in Munich after another course of chemotherapy.

Candy Darling, 1944–1974, aged 29

American transgender actress, "Warhol superstar". Died of lymphoma.

Paul Walker 1973-2013, aged 40

A floor in a friend's car where they're in a fatal crash an hour later.

Robin Williams, 1951–2014, aged 63

The actor took this photo on his birthday, and 20 days later he committed suicide.

David Bowie, 1947–2016, aged 69

The last public appearance of a rock musician. He died of liver cancer after a year and a half of fighting the disease.

Mohammed Ali, 1942–2016, aged 74

The cause of death of the American boxer was septic shock, which arose due to problems with the lungs.

Leonard Cohen, 1934-2016, aged 82

The last years of his life, the Canadian poet, writer and musician struggled with cancer. He died in his sleep at his home in Los Angeles.

Christopher McCandless, 1968–1992, aged 24

The last photo of an American traveler who decided to live in seclusion in Alaska and died of starvation.

Princess Diana, 1961–1997, aged 36

Moments before entering the tunnel where the car crashed, Princess Diana looks around to see if the paparazzi have left her behind.

Such pictures are worth their weight in gold, they capture the last moments of the life of your favorite celebrities. Thanks to these frames, it becomes clear what happened to them shortly before their death.