Ponniyin Selvan Varalaatru Peravai

there are more
like lincoln shot in ford theatre and kennedy in a ford car.
both in presence of wives
both assasins being shot before trial

however they are just a set of coincidences without a magical hand of
fate behind them

In 1992, the Skeptical Inquirer ran a "Spooky Presidential
Coincidences Contest".
the winner found a series of sixteen similar coincidences between
Kennedy and former Mexican President Álvaro Obregón, while the other
came up with similar lists for twenty-one pairs of US Presidents.


a 1964 article from time magazine
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,876021,00.html


the wikipedia article on these co incidences

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Kennedy_coincidences_urban_legend





venketesh



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> Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.
> John Kenny was elected in 1946.
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> Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.
> JFK in 1960.
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> Both were particularly concerned with Civil rights.
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> Both were assassinated by Southerners.
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> Both were succeeded by Southerners named Johnson.
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> Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln was born in 1808.
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> Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy was born in 1908 !

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