In which year did Ronald Reagan and the Pope survive assassination attempts?

Attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan

Reagan assassination attempt
Coordinates 38°54′58″N 77°02′43″WCoordinates: 38°54′58″N 77°02′43″W
Date March 30, 1981 2:27 p.m. (Eastern Time)
Target Ronald Reagan
Weapons Röhm RG-14

Did Ronald Reagan ever get shot?

The Assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan happened on Monday, March 30, 1981, 69 days after becoming President. Ronald Reagan was leaving after a speaking engagement at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C.. As Reagan left to enter his car, John Hinckley, Jr. fired his gun.

Why did Mehmet Ali Agca shot the pope?

In 1979 The New York Times reported that Agca, whom it called “the self-confessed killer of an Istanbul newspaperman”, had described the Pope as “the masked leader of the crusades” and threatened to shoot him if he did not cancel his planned visit to Turkey, which went ahead in late November 1979.

How old was Ronald Reagan when died?

93 years (1911–2004)
Ronald Reagan/Age at death

How many US presidents have been assassinated?

four Presidents
In the course of the history of the United States four Presidents have been assassinated, within less than 100 years, beginning with Abraham Lincoln in 1865. Attempts were also made on the lives of two other Presidents, one President-elect, and one ex-President.

How old is Ronald Reagan?

Who shot Ronald Reagan when he was president?

John Hinckley Jr.
A federal judge has approved the unconditional release next year of John Hinckley Jr., who wounded President Ronald Reagan and three others outside a Washington, D.C., hotel in a failed assassination attempt in 1981.

Why Pope John Paul II was shot?

Peter’s Square in Vatican City, Pope John Paul II was shot and wounded by Mehmet Ali Ağca while he was entering the square. The Pope was struck four times and suffered severe blood loss….Attempted assassination of Pope John Paul II.

Pope John Paul II assassination attempt
Injured 3 (including the Pope)
Perpetrator Mehmet Ali Ağca (Grey Wolves)

How many popes have been assassinated?

Though there is no official tally for how many popes have been assassinated, it has been estimated by African Journals Online that 25 popes have died of unnatural causes.