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The following is a list of last words uttered by notable individuals during the 20th century (1901-2000). A typical entry will report information in the following order: Last word(s), name and short description, date of death, circumstances around their death (if applicable), and a reference.
The Wounded Word: A Brief Meditation on the Seven Sayings of Christ on the Cross. Baker Books. Pink, Arthur (2005). The Seven Sayings of the Saviour on the Cross. Baker Books. ISBN 0-8010-6573-9. Rutledge, Fleming (2004). The Seven Last Words From The Cross. Eerdmans Publishing Company. ISBN 0-8028-2786-1
In rising chronological order, with death date specified. If relevant, also the context of the words or the circumstances of death are specified. If there is controversy or uncertainty concerning a person's last words, this is described in footnotes. For additional suicide notes, see Suicide note.
A Texas man convicted of murdering a pastor was put to death on Wednesday — and uttered chilling last words prior to being executed. Steven Lawayne Nelson, 37, was convicted for the 2011 killing ...
Christopher Collings' last words, meal before execution in 2007 rape, murder of 9-year-old girl revealed ... was executed Tuesday for the 2007 rape and murder of a 9-year-old girl who knew him as ...
John Christie was born on 8 April 1899 in Northowram, near Halifax in the West Riding of Yorkshire, [3] [4] [better source needed] the sixth in a family of seven children. He had a troubled relationship with his father, carpet designer Ernest John Christie, an austere and uncommunicative man who displayed little emotion towards his children and would punish them for trivial offences.
This is a list of successful assassinations, sorted by location.For failed assassination attempts, see List of people who survived assassination attempts.. For the purposes of this article, an assassination is defined as the deliberate, premeditated murder of a prominent figure, often for religious, political or monetary reasons.
Over a two decade reign of terror, Dennis Rader stalked, raped and murdered his victims before boasting of his kills in encrypted messages to police and media.. Rader’s need for notoriety ...