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02-15-2010, 09:54 PM
Top 5 Famous Last Words and Quotes
1. Mozart (1756-1791)
“The taste of death is upon my lips. I feel something that is not of this earth.”
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, with many being acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music. He is among the most well-known and popular of all classical composers. Mozart was a child genius and wrote his first piece of music at the age of five. The circumstances surrounding his death have been widely debated over the years. Mozart passed away at 1:00 AM on December 5, 1791, at the age of 35, following a short illness. He had a history of health problems and had suffered from smallpox, tonsillitis, bronchitis, pneumonia, typhoid fever, rheumatism, and gum disease.
Mozart suffered from many mysterious symptoms before his death. His sickness began with swelling of the hands and feet and then progressed to sudden stomach pains and intense vomiting. The illness would come and go and Mozart had the suspicion that he was being poisoned. He remained completely conscious until two hours before his death. Mozart’s body swelled up so much he could no longer sit up in bed, or even move on his own. His final words are quite revealing, “The taste of death is upon my lips. I feel something that is not of this earth.”
2. Steve Irwin (1962-2006)
“Don’t worry, they usually don’t swim backwards.”
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Steve Irwin was an iconic Australian television personality, wildlife expert, and conservationist. He created the documentary series, The Crocodile Hunter and was the owner and manager of the Australian Zoo at Beerwah, Queensland. On September 4, 2006, Irwin was fatally pierced in the chest by a stingray spine while snorkeling at the Great Barrier Reef, at Batt Reef, which is located off the coast of Port Douglas in north Queensland. He was filming a shallow water segment for his daughter Bindi’s new show, Bindi the Jungle Girl. Irwin suffered major internal damage and tears to arteries and other main blood vessels.
It has been speculated that the puncture wound from the spine caused Steve to die of cardiac arrest, although blood loss was a major factor. The events were caught on tape, and a copy of the footage was confiscated by the Queensland Police. Steve Irwin’s last recorded words were “don’t worry, they usually don’t swim backwards.” He recognized that the stingray was acting awkwardly and was alarmed. The video footage confirms that the stingray was swimming backwards.
3. Amelia Earhart (1897-1937)
“KHAQQ calling Itasca. We must be on you but cannot see you. Gas is running low. We are on the line 157-337. We will repeat this message. We will repeat this on 6210 kilocycles. Wait.”
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Amelia Earhart was a noted American aviation pioneer. She was the first woman to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross, which was awarded for becoming the first aviatrix to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Earhart set many other records and wrote best-selling novels about her flying experiences. In 1937, Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean during an attempt to make a circumnavigational flight of the globe. Their intended destination was Howland Island, which is an uninhabited coral island. The cause of her death and location of her plane’s crash has always been a mystery. Many researchers believe that Earhart’s airplane ran out of fuel and was ditched at sea. Her final radio correspondence and last words indicated that she was close to her destination, but could not find it.
The USCGC Itasca was deployed to provide air navigation and radio links for Amelia Earhart, but a two-way connection could not be reached. Many theories exist surrounding the plane’s crash. Nikumaroro, formerly Gardner Island, is part of the Phoenix Islands in the western Pacific Ocean. It is a remote area with a large central marine lagoon. In 2007, the International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery did a study and archeological dig on Nikumaroro. Many artifacts were discovered, but the most interesting was a brass zipper. Archaeologists claim that the zipper dates from 1930s America and is fitted for women’s clothing. Other artifacts that speak of an American woman from the 30s were discovered.
4. Bob Marley (1945-1981)
“Money can’t buy life.”
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Bob Marley was the lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist of the reggae band Bob Marley & The Wailers. Marley remains the most widely known and revered performer of reggae music. He is credited with helping spread Jamaican music to a worldwide audience. In July 1977, while seeking treatment for an injury sustained during a friendly football match, Marley was found to have acral lentiginous melanoma, a form of malignant melanoma. He declined amputation of his toe and the melanoma eventually spread to his lungs and brain. Bob Marley died at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Miami on the morning of May 11, 1981, at the age of 36. His final words were spoken to his son Ziggy. They were, “Money can’t buy life.” The compilation album, Legend (1984), released three years after Marley’s death, is reggae’s best-selling album and has sold 20 million copies worldwide.
5.Jack Daniel (1846-1911)
“One last drink, please.”
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Jack Daniel was an American distiller and the founder of Jack Daniel’s Tennessee whiskey distillery. He never married or had any children and was close with his favorite nephew, Lem Motlow. In 1907, due to failing health, Daniel gave the distillery to Motlow, who then passed it down to his children, Robert, Reagor, Dan, Connor, and Mary. Jack Daniel died from blood poisoning on October 10, 1911, in Lynchburg, Tennessee. The infection that killed him started in his big toe, which he injured after kicking a safe. His final words were recorded on the day of his death and fittingly they were “one last drink, please.” This incident was the subject of a marketing poster used on the London Underground transit system in January 2006. Jack Daniel’s brand of Tennessee whiskey is among the world’s best-selling liquors and is known for its square bottles and black label.
1. Mozart (1756-1791)
“The taste of death is upon my lips. I feel something that is not of this earth.”
http://www.toptenz.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/mozart-portrait-320x400.jpg
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, with many being acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music. He is among the most well-known and popular of all classical composers. Mozart was a child genius and wrote his first piece of music at the age of five. The circumstances surrounding his death have been widely debated over the years. Mozart passed away at 1:00 AM on December 5, 1791, at the age of 35, following a short illness. He had a history of health problems and had suffered from smallpox, tonsillitis, bronchitis, pneumonia, typhoid fever, rheumatism, and gum disease.
Mozart suffered from many mysterious symptoms before his death. His sickness began with swelling of the hands and feet and then progressed to sudden stomach pains and intense vomiting. The illness would come and go and Mozart had the suspicion that he was being poisoned. He remained completely conscious until two hours before his death. Mozart’s body swelled up so much he could no longer sit up in bed, or even move on his own. His final words are quite revealing, “The taste of death is upon my lips. I feel something that is not of this earth.”
2. Steve Irwin (1962-2006)
“Don’t worry, they usually don’t swim backwards.”
http://www.toptenz.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/irwin_zoom-1.jpg
Steve Irwin was an iconic Australian television personality, wildlife expert, and conservationist. He created the documentary series, The Crocodile Hunter and was the owner and manager of the Australian Zoo at Beerwah, Queensland. On September 4, 2006, Irwin was fatally pierced in the chest by a stingray spine while snorkeling at the Great Barrier Reef, at Batt Reef, which is located off the coast of Port Douglas in north Queensland. He was filming a shallow water segment for his daughter Bindi’s new show, Bindi the Jungle Girl. Irwin suffered major internal damage and tears to arteries and other main blood vessels.
It has been speculated that the puncture wound from the spine caused Steve to die of cardiac arrest, although blood loss was a major factor. The events were caught on tape, and a copy of the footage was confiscated by the Queensland Police. Steve Irwin’s last recorded words were “don’t worry, they usually don’t swim backwards.” He recognized that the stingray was acting awkwardly and was alarmed. The video footage confirms that the stingray was swimming backwards.
3. Amelia Earhart (1897-1937)
“KHAQQ calling Itasca. We must be on you but cannot see you. Gas is running low. We are on the line 157-337. We will repeat this message. We will repeat this on 6210 kilocycles. Wait.”
http://www.toptenz.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/amelia-earhart-266x400.jpg
Amelia Earhart was a noted American aviation pioneer. She was the first woman to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross, which was awarded for becoming the first aviatrix to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Earhart set many other records and wrote best-selling novels about her flying experiences. In 1937, Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean during an attempt to make a circumnavigational flight of the globe. Their intended destination was Howland Island, which is an uninhabited coral island. The cause of her death and location of her plane’s crash has always been a mystery. Many researchers believe that Earhart’s airplane ran out of fuel and was ditched at sea. Her final radio correspondence and last words indicated that she was close to her destination, but could not find it.
The USCGC Itasca was deployed to provide air navigation and radio links for Amelia Earhart, but a two-way connection could not be reached. Many theories exist surrounding the plane’s crash. Nikumaroro, formerly Gardner Island, is part of the Phoenix Islands in the western Pacific Ocean. It is a remote area with a large central marine lagoon. In 2007, the International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery did a study and archeological dig on Nikumaroro. Many artifacts were discovered, but the most interesting was a brass zipper. Archaeologists claim that the zipper dates from 1930s America and is fitted for women’s clothing. Other artifacts that speak of an American woman from the 30s were discovered.
4. Bob Marley (1945-1981)
“Money can’t buy life.”
http://dresonic.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/bob-marley.jpg
Bob Marley was the lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist of the reggae band Bob Marley & The Wailers. Marley remains the most widely known and revered performer of reggae music. He is credited with helping spread Jamaican music to a worldwide audience. In July 1977, while seeking treatment for an injury sustained during a friendly football match, Marley was found to have acral lentiginous melanoma, a form of malignant melanoma. He declined amputation of his toe and the melanoma eventually spread to his lungs and brain. Bob Marley died at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Miami on the morning of May 11, 1981, at the age of 36. His final words were spoken to his son Ziggy. They were, “Money can’t buy life.” The compilation album, Legend (1984), released three years after Marley’s death, is reggae’s best-selling album and has sold 20 million copies worldwide.
5.Jack Daniel (1846-1911)
“One last drink, please.”
http://www.toptenz.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Jack-The-Man.jpg
Jack Daniel was an American distiller and the founder of Jack Daniel’s Tennessee whiskey distillery. He never married or had any children and was close with his favorite nephew, Lem Motlow. In 1907, due to failing health, Daniel gave the distillery to Motlow, who then passed it down to his children, Robert, Reagor, Dan, Connor, and Mary. Jack Daniel died from blood poisoning on October 10, 1911, in Lynchburg, Tennessee. The infection that killed him started in his big toe, which he injured after kicking a safe. His final words were recorded on the day of his death and fittingly they were “one last drink, please.” This incident was the subject of a marketing poster used on the London Underground transit system in January 2006. Jack Daniel’s brand of Tennessee whiskey is among the world’s best-selling liquors and is known for its square bottles and black label.