When They Know, They Know

It is wild to think about, but some of the world's most recognizable figures seemed to have an eerie direct line to the universe regarding their final moments. While most of us cannot even guess what we are having for dinner tomorrow, these iconic individuals accurately pinpointed exactly when or how they would exit the stage of life. Whether you call it a strange coincidence, a deeply intuitive gut feeling, or a flat-out psychic premonition, the accuracy of their claims will definitely give you goosebumps.

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1. Mark Twain

The legendary American author was born during the appearance of Halley's Comet in 1835 and publicly stated he expected to go out with it too. He famously told people it would be the greatest disappointment of his life if he did not leave the Earth alongside his cosmic twin. Sure enough, the famous comet returned to view in the night sky right as Twain passed away from a heart attack in 1910.

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2. Abraham Lincoln

The night before he was assassinated, Lincoln told his wife about an unusual dream he had while in bed. He recounted seeing himself walking through the East Room of the White House toward a "funeral procession." Upon investigation, he was told "the president" had passed.

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3. Tupac Shakur

In a 1995 interview, Tupac was asked where he saw himself in ten years. He replied, "in the cemetery." Pac recorded a music video before he passed. He even recorded a verse for a music video that vividly depicted him being hunted down in the street.

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4. Pete Maravich

Basketball superstar Pete Maravich gave a shockingly precise interview to a reporter in 1974 when he was only twenty-six years old. He explicitly stated that he did not want to play ten years in the NBA. Eerily, he retired after exactly one decade in the league and collapsed from an undetected heart defect.

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5. Mikey Welsh

The former Weezer bassist hopped onto his Twitter account in the autumn of 2011 to share a dream he had just experienced. He told his followers that he envisioned passing from a heart attack in Chicago over the upcoming weekend. The music world was stunned when he was found unresponsive in a Chicago hotel room that exact weekend.

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6. Arnold Schoenberg

The brilliant Austrian composer spent his entire life convinced that a year ending in thirteen or a multiple of it would prove fatal to him. On Friday, July 13, 1951, he stayed in bed all day out of sheer panic. Only to pass away just minutes before midnight.

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7. Jimi Hendrix

Five years before he joined the tragic twenty-seven club, the guitar virtuoso recorded a track called "The Ballad of Jimi." The lyrics shockingly detailed a story about a man who passed away when he hit the age of twenty-six. While he missed the age by a single year, the track serves as a chilling blueprint.

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8. Buddy Holly

The rock and roll pioneer was plagued by a terrifying nightmare about a plane crash just before he boarded that fateful flight in 1959. His pregnant wife, Maria Elena, experienced an almost identical dream at the exact same time. The tragedy shook the music industry.

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9. John Lennon

Throughout his later years, the beloved Beatle dropped several hints that he felt his life would end at the hands of a fanatic. He once remarked during an interview that he would probably be popped off by some lunatic who wanted to make a name for himself. This casual comment became a tragic reality in 1980.

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10. Jim Morrison

While drinking with his close friends in a bar, the charismatic Doors frontman learned about the sudden passings of Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix. He looked at his companions and quietly remarked that they were currently drinking with the third person destined to join that tragic lineup. His prediction proved entirely accurate.

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11. Bruce Lee

You can look back at the journals of dynamic actor and martial artist Bruce Lee to see he did not expect a long life. He regularly told his colleagues that he was certain he would not live past half the age of his father. Lee passed unexpectedly from brain swelling at the age of thirty-two, matching his math perfectly.

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12. Princess Diana

In a letter to her butler that was later published, Princess Diana said she feared that her husband would plot a car accident. She passed in similar circumstances two months later. The discovery of the letter after 1997 sent massive shockwaves through the media and public alike.

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13. Frank Pastore

Frank Pastore told his listeners to imagine him passing away on his motorcycle. Three hours after finishing his radio show that day, Pastore passed away when a car drifted into his lane on the highway and hit his motorcycle.

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14. Bob Marley

The reggae icon possessed a reputation for being able to read palms when he was a young boy growing up in Jamaica. When he entered his teenage years, he told his closest friends that he knew he would pass away when he reached the age of thirty-six. His prediction held true.

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15. Warren Zevon

The dark-witted singer-songwriter released an album featuring themes of mortality and leaving loved ones behind long before he received a medical diagnosis. He told his inner circle that he felt he was running out of time. Doctors discovered terminal lung cancer shortly after.

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16. Marc Bolan

The glamorous T. Rex frontman refused to learn how to drive a car because he was completely convinced a vehicle would end him. He even included a lyric in one of his popular songs that mentioned a fox on a hill and a car crash. The fear manifested in 1977 when his girlfriend lost control of their vehicle.

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17. Michael Jackson

The King of Pop reportedly confessed to his sister, La Toya, that he was terrified someone was going to hurt him over his music catalog. He consistently mentioned that he felt targeted. His sudden passing from acute intoxication in 2009 mirrored his paranoid premonitions.

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18. Lynyrd Skynyrd

The southern rock band released an album featuring cover art where they stood surrounded by flames just days before their world shattered. One of the tracks on that specific record detailed a story about a person falling. Their chartered plane ran out of fuel and crashed into a forest.

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19. Jeff Buckley

The ethereal singer spent the weeks leading up to his tragic accident reminiscing about his passing. He even wrote a song called "Dream Brother" that contained haunting references to a man drowning in a dark river. Fans were left devastated when he took a spontaneous nighttime swim in the Mississippi River and never resurfaced.

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20. Sugar Ray Robinson

The legendary boxer dreamed that he would fatally hurt his opponent, Jimmy Doyle, inside the ring with a series of powerful punches. Boxing officials persuaded him to fight anyway, but the tragic dream became a reality when Doyle passed away from injuries sustained during the match.

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