https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln%E2...ban_legend
Kennedy-Lincoln coincidences:
...Both were elected to congress in '46: Lincoln was elected in 1846 from Illinois,[7][8] and Kennedy was elected in 1946 from Massachusetts.[9][10]
Both were elected to the presidency in '60: Lincoln was elected in 1860,[11][12] and Kennedy was elected in 1960.[13][14]
Both have seven letters in their last names ("Lincoln" and "Kennedy").
Both were concerned with civil rights:
Lincoln felt strongly that all slaves should be freed and issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which legally freed slaves within the Confederacy.[15]
Kennedy was concerned with racial equality and was the first to propose what would be the Civil Rights Act of 1964.[16][17]
Both married in their 30s to women that were in their 20s:
Lincoln was married on November 4, 1842,[18][19] Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809,[15][8] making him 33 years old at the time of his wedding. Lincoln's bride, Mary Anne Todd, was born on December 13, 1818,[20][21] making her 23 years old at the time of the wedding.
Kennedy was married on September 12, 1953,[22][23] Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917,[22][10] making him 36 years old at the time of his wedding. Kennedy's bride, Jacqueline Bouvier, was born on July 28, 1929,[24][25] making her 24 years old at the time of the wedding.
Both were shot on a Friday: Lincoln was shot on Good Friday, April 14, 1865,[15][26] and Kennedy was shot on Friday, November 22, 1963.[27][28]
Both were shot in the head. (Lincoln[29][30] and Kennedy[27][31]).
Both were assassinated by Southerners: Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth from Maryland,[32][33] and Kennedy was shot by Lee Harvey Oswald from New Orleans, Louisiana.[34][35]
Both of the presidents' successors were named Johnson: Lincoln was succeeded by Andrew Johnson,[36][37] and Kennedy was succeeded by Lyndon B. Johnson.[31][27]
Both were succeeded by Southerners: Andrew Johnson was from Tennessee,[37] and Lyndon B. Johnson was from Texas.[38][39]
Both successors were born in '08: Andrew Johnson was born December 29, 1808,[40][37] and Lyndon B. Johnson was born August 27, 1908[38][39]
Both assassins, John Wilkes Booth and Lee Harvey Oswald, are known by their three names, although this is common for many notorious assassins who are covered by the press (see Mark David Chapman). This is routinely done by the press to avoid tarnishing the reputations of people with similar names (i.e. there are many John Booths, Lee Oswalds, and Mark Chapmans).[41]
Each assassin's full name is composed of fifteen letters...."
