The most notorious political murder in recent American history occurred this day in 1963, when John F. Kennedy, the 35th U.S. president (1961–63), was shot and killed in Dallas, Texas, while riding in an open car.
| 1994: | | Mount Merapi, on the island of Java, erupted, killing 64 people. |
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| 1990: | | | Margaret Thatcher announced her resignation as British prime minister after a split occurred in the ranks of the Conservative Party. |
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| 1975: | | Juan Carlos became king of Spain, two days after the death of Francisco Franco. |
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| 1718: | | The pirate Blackbeard was killed off the coast of North Carolina. |
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