Famous People Who Died of Assassination - Celebrities with Assassination - page 3

Assassinations are murders of a political nature, and their impacts often have far-reaching consequences that affect not just the immediate family of the deceased person but far beyond that. When Archduke Franz Ferdinand, nephew of Emperor Franz Josef and heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, was assassinated in 1914, the incident triggered off events that led to the World War I. Years later, in a different continent, another world-shaking assassination took place—M. K. Gandhi, known as the man responsible of gaining independence for India and preacher of peace, was shot dead by a frenzied man called Nathuram Godse. In 1963, John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of United States was on a political campaign in Dallas where he was shot dead in one of the century’s most shocking assassinations. His assassination gave rise to a number of conspiracy theories and made the headlines for weeks. More recently, in 2007, the then-leader of the opposition Pakistan People’s Party was assassinated after a political rally at Liaquat National Bagh. Throughout history there have been several political leaders as well as human rights activists who have been assassinated. This section provides you information about the life and works of famous people who were assassinated.

List of famous people who were assassinated. Check out their biographies that include trivia, interesting facts, timeline and life history.

The Most Famous People Who Died of Assassination

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Anwar SadatDecember 25, 1918EgyptianAnwar Sadat was the third President of Egypt and has been awarded the Nobel Prize for his peace initiatives
Barbara Daly Baekeland1922AmericanBarbara Daly Baekeland was a gorgeous American model and socialite who was murdered ruthlessly by her own son
Merlin SantanaMarch 14, 1976AmericanMerlin Santana was an Afro-Latino-American television actor
Danny GreeneNovember 14, 1933AmericanDanny Greene was an infamous Irish American gangster who rose to dominate the criminal underbelly of the city of Cleveland during the 1970s
SelenaApril 16, 1971AmericanSelena Quintanilla-Pérez, famously known as the ‘Queen of Tejano music’, was a Mexican-American singer, composer, actress, spokesperson and fashion designer
Dean CorllDecember 24, 1939AmericanDean Corll was an American serial killer and the mastermind behind the Houston Mass Murders
Emiliano ZapataAugust 8, 1879MexicanEmiliano Zapata was a Mexican revolutionary leader and one of the most important figures of the Mexican Revolution.
Roy DeMeoSeptember 7, 1942AmericanRoy DeMeo was a New York mobster
Ranasinghe PremadasaJune 23, 1924Sri LankanRanasinghe Premadasa was a Sri Lankan politician, who served as the third President of the island nation
Trevor BerbickAugust 1, 1954Canadian, JamaicanTrevor Berbick was a professional Jamaican Canadian boxer, and a former world heavy weight champion
Domitian

Domitian

Domitian was the last Roman emperor of the Flavian dynasty who ruled from 81 to 96 AD

Juan Ponce de León

Juan Ponce de Leon was a Spanish explorer and conquistador who is credited to have led the first European expedition to Florida

Spanish1474157 views

Emperor Yang of Sui

Yangdi, also known as Emperor Yang of Sui, was the second emperor of China's Sui dynasty

Chinese56986 views

Guru Gobind Singh

Guru Gobind Singh was the last of the ten Sikh Gurus

IndianDecember 22, 1666130 views

Caligula

Caligula was the 3rd Emperor of Roman Empire

Ajatasatru

Ajatasatru was a ruler of the Haryanka dynasty of the Magadha Empire

Indian492 BC116 views

Thomas Becket

Thomas Becket was the Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 until his assassination in 1170

BritishDecember 21, 1118171 views

Francisco Pizarro

Francisco Pizarro was a Spanish conquistador who is known for his expeditions to Peru

SpanishJune 26, 1478169 views

Rafic Hariri

Rafic Hariri was a former Prime Minister of Lebanon

Óscar Romero

Óscar Romero the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, who was assassinated within three years of his appointment

SalvadoranAugust 15, 1917224 views