38. Marked for death

During the American Civil war, General John Sedgwick was shot to his death by a sniper right after he said, “They couldn’t hit an elephant at this distance.” Experts said that his last words were about how dodging would have been a good idea.

39. Death by robot

In 1981, a Japanese factory worker named Kenji Urada was killed by a robot. No, the robot didn’t become self-aware. Rather, the robot malfunctioned and pushed Urada into a grinding machine where he was shredded to pieces.