Abraham Lincoln
US President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated on April 14, 1865 while watching a play at Ford’s Theater in Washington, DC. The shot was fired by John Wilkes Booth.
Prince Ferdinand
Austrian Prince Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were shot dead in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914 while visiting Bosnia, sparking World War I.
Mahatma Gandhi
Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi was shot dead on January 30, 1948 by Hindu nationalist Nathuram Godse.
John F. Kennedy
On November 22, 1963, US President John F. Kennedy was shot dead by an unknown assailant while riding in a car in Dallas, Texas. Kennedy was 35 years old. Lee Harvey Oswald was later implicated in the assassination that shocked the world.
Robert F. Kennedy
American presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated on June 6, 1968 by a Palestinian activist named Sirhan Sirhan.
Indira Gandhi
Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was shot dead by Sikh bodyguards Satwant Singh and Biant Singh on October 31, 1984. The killing was a revenge for the Golden Temple liberation military operation (Operation Blue Star).
Rajiv Gandhi
Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was killed in a bomb blast at Sriperumputhur in Tamil Nadu on May 21, 1991 during his election campaign. LTTE human bomb Tanu did the job.
Renasinghe Premadasa
Former Sri Lankan President Renasinghe Premadasa was killed in a LTTE bomb blast in Colombo on 1 May 1993.
Isaac Rabin
Former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was shot dead by Zionist Igal Amir on November 4, 1995. Rabin was the main architect of the Oslo Accords, the main Palestinian-Israeli peace agreement.
Dyokar Dudayev
Chechen President Dyokar Dudayev was killed in a Russian airstrike on April 21, 1996.
Benazir Bhutto
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was shot dead on December 27, 2007 during an election campaign rally.
Muammar Gaddafi
Libyan President Colonel Muammar Gaddafi was killed in an airstrike by US forces on October 20, 2011.