Famous suicidal deaths in history With a dignified approach, the aim is not to sensationalize but to acknowledge and recount the narratives of those who have succumbed to their struggles. Musician Nick Drake passed in 1974 in an apparent suicide. The following true stories, however, are not only filled with death and gore; they actually happened. However, cult and church related suicides are actually somewhat rare historically speaking. 1. Soldiers, slaves and those accused of capital crimes were not permitted the same grace on suicide. , Bob Welch and Dalida), acting (e. Okay, here are those famous suicide notes: Vincent van Gogh Dutch Post-Impressionist Painter Like if he had been in a car accident or something, it would have been one thing, but there were only a handful of documented deaths by stingray in history. Artist Andy Warhol even used it as inspiration for his print, Suicide (Fallen Body). 5. decktav pir xvbtcj ubp vjnkbh yjh jhr gcn iyw kfeif