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| Kennedy Family Deaths: A Timeline of Tragedy | Kennedy Family Deaths: A Timeline of Tragedy |
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| Saoirse Kennedy Hill, 22, a granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy, died on Thursday after suffering an apparent overdose at the Kennedy compound in Hyannis Port, Mass. | |
| “Our hearts are shattered by the loss of our beloved Saoirse,” the Kennedy family said in a statement. “Her life was filled with hope, promise and love.” | “Our hearts are shattered by the loss of our beloved Saoirse,” the Kennedy family said in a statement. “Her life was filled with hope, promise and love.” |
| [Read more about Ms. Kennedy Hill’s life here.] | [Read more about Ms. Kennedy Hill’s life here.] |
| Her death adds to a litany of tragedies that have befallen the Kennedys and taken on the grim aura of a family curse. Here is a look back at some of the misfortunes that have struck one of the most visible families in the United States. | |
| 1944 | 1944 |
| The eldest child of Joseph and Rose Kennedy, he was killed in a plane crash while serving with the United States Navy in World War II. He was 29. | The eldest child of Joseph and Rose Kennedy, he was killed in a plane crash while serving with the United States Navy in World War II. He was 29. |
| 1948 | 1948 |
| Kathleen, a daughter of Joseph and Rose, was also killed in a plane crash. She died at age 28 on a flight from Paris to the French Riviera. | Kathleen, a daughter of Joseph and Rose, was also killed in a plane crash. She died at age 28 on a flight from Paris to the French Riviera. |
| 1963 | 1963 |
| Patrick, who was born prematurely to President Kennedy and his wife, Jacqueline, in 1963, died three months before his father’s assassination. His life lasted less than 40 hours. | Patrick, who was born prematurely to President Kennedy and his wife, Jacqueline, in 1963, died three months before his father’s assassination. His life lasted less than 40 hours. |
| 1963 | 1963 |
| The 35th president of the United States and another of Joseph and Rose’s children. President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963. He was 46. | The 35th president of the United States and another of Joseph and Rose’s children. President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963. He was 46. |
| 1968 | 1968 |
| Robert, the president’s brother and a former senator and attorney general, was assassinated in Los Angeles on June 5, 1968. He was 42. | Robert, the president’s brother and a former senator and attorney general, was assassinated in Los Angeles on June 5, 1968. He was 42. |
| 1984 | 1984 |
| David died of a drug overdose in a hotel near family vacation home in Palm Beach, Fla. A son of Robert and Ethel, he was 28. | David died of a drug overdose in a hotel near family vacation home in Palm Beach, Fla. A son of Robert and Ethel, he was 28. |
| 1997 | 1997 |
| David’s brother Michael was killed in a New Year’s Eve skiing accident at Aspen, Colo. He was 39. | David’s brother Michael was killed in a New Year’s Eve skiing accident at Aspen, Colo. He was 39. |
| 1999 | 1999 |
| The president’s son, John F. Kennedy Jr., was killed in 1999 when the airplane he was flying crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off Martha’s Vineyard, Mass; his wife and sister-in-law were on board and were also killed. | The president’s son, John F. Kennedy Jr., was killed in 1999 when the airplane he was flying crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off Martha’s Vineyard, Mass; his wife and sister-in-law were on board and were also killed. |
| 2011 | 2011 |
| Kara, the daughter of Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, died of a heart attack after working out at a Washington-area health club. She was 51. | Kara, the daughter of Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, died of a heart attack after working out at a Washington-area health club. She was 51. |