Life is short and very fragile! Shortly after each of these pictures were taken, life-changing tragedy struck.
In come cases they were happy and laughing, enjoying life before it was tragically cut short. Others show their deep troubles in their faces, making it clear how they suffered before their untimely deaths.
The photos below are the very last pictures ever taken of each of these 27 famous people before they passed away.
1. The Who drummer, Keith Moon, died on September 7, 1978. He overdosed on a drug prescribed to combat alcoholism. Moon had attended a party the night before organised by Paul McCartney for the launch of the The Buddy Holly Story movie.
2. Jimi Hendrix and his favorite guitar, Black Betty. He died the day after this photo was taken.
3. Jim Morrison and his girlfriend spent time at a commune in Northern France five days before Morrison was found dead.
4. Photo of Albert Einstein in his New Jersey home, taken one month before he died.
5. Freddie Mercury poses for a photo in 1991. He died of bronchial pneumonia resulting from AIDS.
6. Bob Marley spends time with a family member in Munich in 1981, shortly before losing his battle with cancer.
7. Elvis Presley pulls into Graceland on August 16, 1977.
8. Photo of Abraham Lincoln shortly before his assassination in 1865. The photo was found in the album of General Ulysses S. Grant.
9. The man who shot John Lennon, Mark David Chapman was asking for an autograph. He shot and killed Lennon shortly after.
10. James Dean hours before his death in beloved Porsche 550 Spyder.
11. Amelia Earhart prepares for her final flight in 1937, from which she never returned.
12. Kurt Cobain right before he committed suicide in 1994.
13. Tupac Shakur and manager Suge Knight take a ride on September 13, 1996. That night Shakur was shot in a drive-by and was killed.
14. Princess Diana is in the back seat here, looking back at the paparazzi. Seconds after this picture was taken, the Mercedes she was in crashed.
15. Marilyn Monroe visited Frank Sinatra and Buddy Greco the weekend before her death on August 5, 1962.
16. This photo of Adolf Hitler was taken approximately two days prior to his death. He was standing outside of his Berlin bunker, surveying the damage a bomb had done.
17. This picture of Lucille Ball was taken on the red carpet at the 61st Academy Awards in March 1989.
18. This is supposedly the last photo of Anne Frank. She stands with her sister Margot in early-to-mid 1942. This was taken before her family were discovered and arrested on August 4th, 1944.
19. Mahatma Gandhi-Gandhi was on his way to address a prayer meeting when his assassin, Nathuram Godse, fired three bullets from a Beretta 9 mm pistol into his chest.
20. Heath Ledger flashes a smile on the set of The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus before his pain killer overdose.
21. Biggie Smalls (The Notorious B.I.G.) poses with P. Diddy at the Soul Train Music Awards. He was killed after the Award Show ended.
22. John F. Kennedy as his motorcade toured downtown Dallas.
23. Mark Twain before his heart attack.
24. Robert F. Kennedy right after he was shot by a gunman.
25. Vladimir Lenin's last known photo. He had three strokes at this point and was completely mute, 1923.
26. Martin Luther King Jr. during one of his final interviews.
27. The last known photo ever taken of Marc Bolan, September 13, 1977, a mere three days before his tragic death.
In come cases they were happy and laughing, enjoying life before it was tragically cut short. Others show their deep troubles in their faces, making it clear how they suffered before their untimely deaths.
The photos below are the very last pictures ever taken of each of these 27 famous people before they passed away.
1. The Who drummer, Keith Moon, died on September 7, 1978. He overdosed on a drug prescribed to combat alcoholism. Moon had attended a party the night before organised by Paul McCartney for the launch of the The Buddy Holly Story movie.
2. Jimi Hendrix and his favorite guitar, Black Betty. He died the day after this photo was taken.
3. Jim Morrison and his girlfriend spent time at a commune in Northern France five days before Morrison was found dead.
4. Photo of Albert Einstein in his New Jersey home, taken one month before he died.
5. Freddie Mercury poses for a photo in 1991. He died of bronchial pneumonia resulting from AIDS.
6. Bob Marley spends time with a family member in Munich in 1981, shortly before losing his battle with cancer.
7. Elvis Presley pulls into Graceland on August 16, 1977.
8. Photo of Abraham Lincoln shortly before his assassination in 1865. The photo was found in the album of General Ulysses S. Grant.
9. The man who shot John Lennon, Mark David Chapman was asking for an autograph. He shot and killed Lennon shortly after.
10. James Dean hours before his death in beloved Porsche 550 Spyder.
11. Amelia Earhart prepares for her final flight in 1937, from which she never returned.
12. Kurt Cobain right before he committed suicide in 1994.
13. Tupac Shakur and manager Suge Knight take a ride on September 13, 1996. That night Shakur was shot in a drive-by and was killed.
14. Princess Diana is in the back seat here, looking back at the paparazzi. Seconds after this picture was taken, the Mercedes she was in crashed.
15. Marilyn Monroe visited Frank Sinatra and Buddy Greco the weekend before her death on August 5, 1962.
16. This photo of Adolf Hitler was taken approximately two days prior to his death. He was standing outside of his Berlin bunker, surveying the damage a bomb had done.
17. This picture of Lucille Ball was taken on the red carpet at the 61st Academy Awards in March 1989.
18. This is supposedly the last photo of Anne Frank. She stands with her sister Margot in early-to-mid 1942. This was taken before her family were discovered and arrested on August 4th, 1944.
19. Mahatma Gandhi-Gandhi was on his way to address a prayer meeting when his assassin, Nathuram Godse, fired three bullets from a Beretta 9 mm pistol into his chest.
20. Heath Ledger flashes a smile on the set of The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus before his pain killer overdose.
21. Biggie Smalls (The Notorious B.I.G.) poses with P. Diddy at the Soul Train Music Awards. He was killed after the Award Show ended.
22. John F. Kennedy as his motorcade toured downtown Dallas.
23. Mark Twain before his heart attack.
24. Robert F. Kennedy right after he was shot by a gunman.
25. Vladimir Lenin's last known photo. He had three strokes at this point and was completely mute, 1923.
26. Martin Luther King Jr. during one of his final interviews.
27. The last known photo ever taken of Marc Bolan, September 13, 1977, a mere three days before his tragic death.