John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died on this date, the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence on 4th July 1826.
First to die was Thomas Jefferson, then John Adams. With his dying breath, Adams called out "Thomas Jefferson survives...", not knowing that a messenger was on his way to deliver news of Jefferson's death. He did not live to hear the news.
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Five years to the day after Adams and Jefferson died -- on July 4, 1831 -- the fifth President, James Monroe, passed away. So three presidents have died on the same date:
John Adams died July 4, 1826
Thomas Jeffersonian died July 4, 1826
James Monroe died July 4, 1831
Zachary Taylor died July 9, 1850 in office
Martin Van Buren died July 24, 1862
Andrew Johnson died July 31, 1875
U. S. Grant died July 23, 1885.
The most famous to die on July 4 are John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe. Lesser known are Hannibal Hamlin,William L. Marcy, Alan Seeger and Jesse A. Helms.
Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and James Monroe
2nd US President John Adams died on 4 July 1826. 3rd US President Thomas Jefferson also died on 4 July 1826. 5th US President James Monroe died on 4 July 1831.
Jefferson , John Adams and James Monroe all died on July 4. Jeffereson and Adams died on the same day,in 1826; Monroe died five years later,
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson in 1826, and James Monroe in 1831.
July 4th
Three presidents, John Adams, Jefferson and Monroe died on July 4. All of the others did not.
July 4th of all days. Presidents Adams and Jefferson both died on the 4th in 1826, and Monroe in 1831.
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died July 4, 1826 and James Monroe in 1831.
Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and James Monroe who all died on July 4, but only Adams and Jefferson in the same year.
John Adams and Jefferson died on 7/4/1826. Monroe died 7/4/1831. Calvin Coolidge was born on 7/4/1872.
Three of our first five president's died on July Fourth -- Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both in 1826 and James Monroe in 1831.
July 4th
There has been more than one American that died on the 4th of July, all of them presidents.
Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and James Monroe died on July 4th.
Three US Presidents Who Died on Independence DayThree US Presidents died on July 4 (Independence Day) of whom two died in the same year: The second president of the US, John Adams, died on July 4, 1826.The third president of the US, Thomas Jefferson, died on July 4, 1826.The fifth president of the US, James Monroe, died on July 4, 1831.Additional infoSeven US presidents died in the month of July alone - more than any other month.
James Monroe was the third president to die on July 4th or Independence Day. He died on July 4th 1831. Presidents John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died on July 4th 1826.