Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.

male, deceased (1968)
I Have a Dream, assassinated, American Civil Rights Movement, nonviolence, Christian, peacemaker…American, African American, AssassinatedAmerican, American Christian socialist, American anti-Vietnam War activist
Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of the main leaders of the American civil rights movement, a political activist, a Baptist minister, and is...
Laurence Foley

Laurence Foley

male, deceased (2002)
From Boston, death by firearm in Jordan, assassinated, libya, diplomat, American…AssassinatedAmerican
Laurence Michael Foley, Sr. (October 5, 1942-October 28, 2002) was an American diplomat assassinated outside his home in Amman, Jordan. Born in...

David Hennessey

male, deceased (1890)
Irish-American, assassination, italian american, mafia, secret society, police officer…American, assassinated, AssassinatedAmerican
David C. Hennessey (??-1890) was the police chief of New Orleans, Louisiana from 1888 until his death. His death, supposedly at the hands of...
John H. Wood Jr.

John H. Wood Jr.

male, deceased (1979)
John H. Wood, Sr., murdered, judge, lawyer, AssassinatedAmerican, death by firearm in the United States
John Howland Wood, Jr. (March 31 1916 - May 29 1979) served as a Judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas before...
St. John Richardson Liddell

St. John Richardson Liddell

male, deceased (1870)
death by firearm in the United States, murder victim, American, slavery, from Mississippi, emancipation…american civil war, American murder victim, AssassinatedAmerican, Chickamauga Campaign of the American Civil War
St. John Richardson Liddell (September 6, 1815 - February 14, 1870) was a prominent Louisiana planter who served as a general in the Confederate...
William Nordeen

William Nordeen

male, deceased (1989)
from Wisconsin, terrorist, United States Navy officer, us navy, diplomat, arlington national cemetery…American, assassinated, AssassinatedAmerican
William Edward Nordeen (October 9, 1936-June 28 1988) was an American diplomat. He was born in Amery, Wisconsin) and was the United States defense...
Major Ridge

Major Ridge

male, deceased (1839)
Indian, Native American, slaveholder, Murdered Native American, cherokee, American…AssassinatedAmerican
Major Ridge was a Cherokee Indian leader and protoge, along with Charles R. Hicks, of the noted figure James Vann.
Thomas C. Wales

Thomas C. Wales

male, deceased (2001)
civil commitment, murder, Hofstra University alumni, John McKay, Harvard University alumni, death by firearm in the United States…AssassinatedAmerican, American
Thomas C. Wales (1952-2001) was a federal prosecutor and gun control advocate from Seattle, Washington, who was the victim of an unsolved murder....