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The second American president to die in office, Zachary Taylor, died on July 9, 1850, from acute gastroenteritis. [4] Abraham Lincoln was the first U.S. president to be killed while in office. He was shot by John Wilkes Booth on the night of April 14, 1865, and died the following morning. [5]
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 ] 39 have died – eight of them while in office .
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.
U.S. presidents generally spend years in office, but the ninth president of the United States served only for a month. William Henry Harrison holds the record for serving the shortest term thus ...
Tombs of presidents of the United States (2 C, 42 P) Pages in category "Deaths and funerals of United States presidents" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
William Henry Harrison, nicknamed Old Tippecanoe, died just a month after taking office in 1841.His death is the first attributed to the Curse of Tippecanoe. The Curse of Tippecanoe (also known as Tecumseh's Curse, the 20-year Curse [1] or the Zero Curse [2]) is an urban legend [3] about the deaths in office of presidents of the United States who were elected in years divisible by 20.
Though he is the longest-living president by a long shot, a few other leaders enjoyed long lives after the White House ... Died: Still living. Years in office: 1977-1981. ... USA TODAY Sports.
Presidents of the United States who died while in office (1 C, 5 P) Pages in category "National presidents who died in office" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.