John F. Kennedy assassination

The assassination of John F. Kennedy, the thirty-fifth President of the United States, took place on Friday, November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas, USA at 12:30 PM Central Standard Time (18:30 UTC). Kennedy was fatally wounded by gunshots while riding in a presidential motorcade within Dealey Plaza. He was the fourth U.S. President to be assassinated, and the eighth to die while in office.

Similarities to other Presidential deaths in office

Every United States president elected or reelected in 20 year intervals beginning with 1840 (beginning with William Henry Harrison) had died in office (Harrison 1840, Lincoln 1860, Garfield 1880, McKinley 1900, Harding 1920, Roosevelt 1940). John F. Kennedy's assasination continued this pattern. It ultimately broke with Ronald Reagan who, elected in 1980, survived being shot in a March 1981 assassination attempt. This pattern of Presidential deaths is usually referred to as Tecumseh's curse.

Related Topics:
William Henry Harrison - Lincoln - Garfield - McKinley - Harding - Roosevelt - 1981 - Tecumseh's curse

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After JFK's assassination, numerous similarities between Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln were noted: seven letters in last name, Vice Presidents named Johnson from the South, assassinated by someone who was himself killed before he could be brought to trial. See Lincoln-Kennedy coincidences for more coincidences and discussion of probabilities.

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