Attempted Assassinations of U.S. Presidents

totally not based on recent events
- Only including attempts that were actually (fully) carried out; No assassination plots
- Includes former presidents
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First submittedJuly 15, 2024
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1835, Unsuccessful
Andrew Jackson
1864, Unsuccessful
Abraham Lincoln
1865, Successful
Abraham Lincoln
1881, Successful
James Garfield
1901, Successful
William McKinley
1912, Unsuccessful
Theodore Roosevelt
1933, Unsuccessful
Franklin D. Roosevelt
1950, Unsuccessful
Harry S. Truman
1963, Successful
John F. Kennedy
1975, Unsuccessful
Gerald Ford
1975, Unsuccessful
Gerald Ford
1981, Unsuccessful
Ronald Reagan
1994, Unsuccessful
Bill Clinton
2005, Unsuccessful
George W. Bush
2011, Unsuccessful
Barack Obama
2024, Unsuccessful
Donald Trump
2026, Unsuccessful
Donald Trump
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4 Comments
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Level 56
Jul 15, 2024
jfk was killed in 1963, not 1960. i assume you got other stuff wrong too.
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Level 53
Jul 15, 2024
Fixed
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Level 57
Aug 15, 2024
Kinda weird how there were 3 successful ones in a row in the 19th century and early 20th century. Though I suspect this is due to a lack of reporting, there probably were more that were never discovered
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Level 53
Aug 19, 2024
This isn't including failed plots, only when the assassin was able to carry them out.