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Dan White

1946 - 1985

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Daniel James White (September 2, 1946 – October 21, 1985) was an American politician who assassinated George Moscone, the 37th mayor of San Francisco, and Harvey Milk, a fellow member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, inside San Francisco City Hall on November 27, 1978. During trial his lawyers argued, controversially, that White did not have the mental capacity required to be found guilty of murder, due to his depression as evidenced by his consumption of junk food. White was convicted, not of murder, but on two counts of voluntary manslaughter and served five years of a seven-year and eight-month prison sentence. Less than two years after his release, he returned to San Francisco and later committed suicide. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dan White is the 6,850th most popular politician (up from 16,665th in 2019), the 2,491st most popular biography from United States (up from 10,326th in 2019) and the 208th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Dan White ranks 6,850 out of 19,576. Before him are Kandalanu, Bakenranef, William II, Count of Hainaut, Zahir al-Umar, Lucius Aemilius Lepidus Paullus, and Mirsaid Sultan-Galiev. After him are Nangolo Mbumba, Emperor Daozong of Liao, George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney, Christian I, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg, Mike Dunleavy, and Frederick, Duke of Bohemia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Dan White ranks 179. Before him are Lars Vilks, Patrick Head, Francisco Varela, Peter Green, Pēteris Vasks, and Dave Holland. After him are Giuseppe Sinopoli, Ichiro Hosotani, Alun Armstrong, Malcolm McLaren, Tina Aumont, and Bernd Hölzenbein. Among people deceased in 1985, Dan White ranks 58. Before him are Taizo Kawamoto, Ricky Nelson, Zarifa Aliyeva, Alfredo Foni, Kyu Sakamoto, and André Kertész. After him are Tapio Wirkkala, Karl-Adolf Hollidt, Louise Brooks, Michael Redgrave, Eric Voegelin, and David Byron.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dan White ranks 2,491 out of 20,380. Before him are Anne Sexton (1928), Marc Anthony (1968), Don Rosa (1951), Aaron Eckhart (1968), Othniel Charles Marsh (1831), and Paul Bowles (1910). After him are John Hughes (1950), Mike Dunleavy (1961), Sundance Kid (1867), William H. Seward (1801), Justin Timberlake (1981), and Curtis LeMay (1906).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Dan White ranks 208. Before him are Mark Felt (1913), Elijah Muhammad (1897), Kalākaua (1836), John O. Brennan (1955), Dan Quayle (1947), and William Wirt (1772). After him are Mike Dunleavy (1961), William H. Seward (1801), Curtis LeMay (1906), Sam Houston (1793), Ron Paul (1935), and Henry L. Stimson (1867).

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