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The following is a list of presidents of the United States by date of death, plus additional lists of presidential death related statistics.Of the 45 people who have served as President of the United States since the office came into existence in 1789, [a] 40 have died – eight of them while in office.
The most recent U.S. president to die in office is John F. Kennedy, who was assassinated on November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas. He was fatally shot by Lee Harvey Oswald , who fired three shots from a sixth floor window of the Texas School Book Depository at 12:30 p.m. as the presidential motorcade passed through Dealey Plaza .
The presidency of William Henry Harrison, who died 31 days after taking office in 1841, was the shortest in American history. [9] Franklin D. Roosevelt served the longest, over twelve years, before dying early in his fourth term in 1945. He is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms. [10]
Tombs of presidents of the United States (2 C, 42 P) Pages in category "Deaths and funerals of United States presidents" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
This is a list of heads of state and government who died in office.In general, hereditary office holders (kings, queens, emperors, emirs, and the like) and holders of offices where the normal term limit is life (popes, presidents for life, etc.) are excluded because, until recently, their death in office was the norm.
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:National presidents. It includes National presidents that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. This category is for people who were national presidents and died in office.
"William Henry Harrison was the first president to die while in office, when he caught pneumonia and died on April 4, 1841." First comma not necessary. Done --Mr.crabby (Talk) 15:17, 21 December 2008 (UTC) "The most recent president to die while in office was John F. Kennedy, who was assassinated on November 22, 1963."
One partial term; died 2 years, 4 months, and 29 days into term 43: Zachary Taylor: 492 12th • March 4, 1849 – July 9, 1850 [c] One partial term; died 1 year, 4 months, and 5 days into term 44: James A. Garfield: 199 20th • March 4 – September 19, 1881 [c] Assassinated: died 6 months and 15 days into term; 79 days after being shot 45