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Sirhan Sirhan

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Sirhan Bishara Sirhan (; Arabic: سرحان بشارة سرحان Sirḥān Bišāra Sirḥān; born March 19, 1944) is a Palestinian-Jordanian man who assassinated Senator Robert F. Kennedy, a younger brother of American president John F. Kennedy and a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 1968 United States presidential election, on June 5, 1968. Kennedy died the next day at the Good Samaritan Hospital of Los Angeles. On April 17, 1969, Sirhan was convicted of first-degree murder, among other charges, and subsequently sentenced to death by gas chamber. In 1972, this was commuted to a life sentence in the aftermath of Furman v. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sirhan Sirhan is the 114th most popular extremist (down from 98th in 2019), the 156th most popular biography from Israel (up from 160th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Israeli Extremist.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Sirhan Sirhan ranks 114 out of 283. Before him are Oskar Gröning, Therese Brandl, Joachim Kroll, Henry Lee Lucas, Leonarda Cianciulli, and Wadie Haddad. After him are Robert Stroud, Matteo Messina Denaro, Horst Mahler, Harold Shipman, Richard Ramirez, and Anwar al-Awlaki.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Sirhan Sirhan ranks 194. Before him are Michael Rosbash, David Trimble, Gianfranco Ferré, Chris Patten, John Newcombe, and Muhammad Naji al-Otari. After him are Jon Anderson, Alan Stivell, António Mascarenhas Monteiro, Dennis Farina, Richard Ford, and Petar Zhekov.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Sirhan Sirhan ranks 156 out of 466. Before him are Sarah Aaronsohn (1890), Naftali Bennett (1972), Lusius Quietus (100), Amos Tversky (1937), Eutocius of Ascalon (480), and Wadie Haddad (1927). After him are Dana International (1969), Dirk III, Count of Holland (982), Benny Gantz (1959), Peter I, Count of Alençon (1251), Rafi Eitan (1926), and Naji al-Ali (1937).

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Among EXTREMISTS In Israel

Among extremists born in Israel, Sirhan Sirhan ranks 4. Before him are George Habash (1926), Abu Nidal (1937), and Wadie Haddad (1927). After him are Yigal Amir (1970).

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