You read and hear about so many "untimely" deaths in our world today, but what about the rare and poetic "timely" deaths that do occur?
10. Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906), playwright
Ibsen was a Norwegian playwright and poet. He has often been called the "father of modern drama," and he abandoned the title, seemingly in consideration of his mortal coil. As he lay on his deathbed, a nurse told visitors in his room that he was a little better. Ibsen spoke without opening his eyes: "Tvertimod" ("On the contrary"). A short time later he died without another word.
9. Domitian (51-96), Roman emperor
Early in his life, astrological predictions determined that Domitian would be killed at noon on September 18, 96 AD. When the date came, he waited for the prophecy in his bedroom. His servants were plotting to kill him and tricked him out of his room by saying it was late afternoon and he would be safe. Later, her niece tells Steward Stephen that she has important news about his plan to kill her. When Domitian visited Stephen, the steward gave him a list of conspirators to distract him and then stabbed him with the help of four accomplices. He died around noon as predicted.
8. Leonard Warren (1911-1960), Opera singer
Warren was in La forza del destino when he died on stage. According to eyewitnesses, Warren completes La Forza's Act III aria, which begins with "Morir, tremenda cosa" ("to die, a remarkable thing") and then opens a sealed purse, examines its contents, and shouts "E salvo". , o gioia” (“She is safe, O joy”). But as fate would have it, he died of a heart attack after a prophetic statement about death.
7. Elizabeth Ryan (1892-1979), Tennis Player
Ryan won 19 Wimbledon titles during his tennis career, a record that lasted 45 years. On July 7, 1979, Billie Jean King won her 20th Wimbledon title, breaking Ryan's long-standing record. But Ryan missed out on seeing his record break as he died while at Wimbledon the day before.
6. Arnold Schoenberg (September 13, 1874 – July 13, 1951), composer
Schoenberg suffered from triskaidekaphobia, a fear of the number 13, and believed that the number 13 played a role in his death. Perhaps his superstition led to his death. When he discovered that July 13th (1951) of that year fell on a Friday, he feared that it was his 76th year (7+6=13). When the day came, he stayed in bed as he suspected it would be his last day on earth. In a letter dated August 1951 to Schoenberg's sister Ottilie, his wife Gertrud says: “At about a quarter to twelve I looked at the clock and said to myself. Then the doctor called me. Arnold's throat rang twice, his heart pounded, and that was it. His time of death was 23:47, 13 minutes to midnight. (His time of death is also given as 11:45).
5. Charles Davies (1927-1995), Singer
At 67, Davies performed with the Cotsworld Male Voice Choir in England. He was singing a farewell song called "Goodbye" and ended with the words, "I wish you all a final goodbye." As the crowd stood and cheered, Davies collapsed and died.
4. George Story
The first Life magazine featured a photo of a newborn baby. That baby was George Story. "Life Begins" is written on the cover. Throughout the period of publication of the magazine, readers were informed about the events that happened in his life until the day of his death. On April 4, 2000, just a few days after announcing that Life would cease publication, Story died. Poetically, a recent article about George Story was published in the latest issue of Life magazine. It was simply called 'One Life's Over'.
3. Mark Twain (1835-1910), Writer
He said that he came into the world with Halley's Comet and will leave the world with it. True to his word, he died on April 21, 1910, after Halley's interpretation came back.
2. Charles Schulz (1922-2000), cartoonist
In 1999, Charles Schulz announced his retirement due to health reasons. He died on February 12, 2000, the night before the last original Peanuts comic appeared in newsstands. Fellow cartoonist Lynn Johnson (“Better of Horse”) said: “He put in one last term. There is romance in that."
1. Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), US President
The former president was 83 years old when he died. He was not feeling well, but hoped to last until July 4, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. “Is this the fourth?” he asked from his sickbed. When he was told, he died quietly. Coincidentally, his good friend and former president, John Adams, died a few hours later.
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