Lee Harvey Oswald

American former marine who assassinated John F. Kennedy (1939–1963)
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Lee Harvey Oswald
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Lee Harvey Oswald

Summary

Lee Harvey Oswald is a human[1]. His place of birth was New Orleans[2]. He was born on October 18, 1939[3]. He died in Parkland Memorial Hospital[4]. He died on November 24, 1963[5]. He worked as a laborer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.12% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25,969 views/month, #1,163 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Lee Harvey Oswald's place of birth was New Orleans[2].
  • Lee Harvey Oswald passed away in Parkland Memorial Hospital[4].
  • Lee Harvey Oswald was born on October 18, 1939[3].
  • Lee Harvey Oswald died on November 24, 1963[5].
  • Burial took place at Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park[8].
  • Lee Harvey Oswald's father was Robert Edward Lee Oswald[9].
  • Lee Harvey Oswald's mother was Marguerite Oswald[10].
  • Lee Harvey Oswald was married to Marina Oswald Porter[11].
  • Lee Harvey Oswald held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Lee Harvey Oswald's professions included laborer[6].
  • Lee Harvey Oswald was employed by Horizont[13].
  • Lee Harvey Oswald's education included a stint at Warren Easton High School[14].
  • Lee Harvey Oswald was educated at Arlington Heights High School[15].
  • Lee Harvey Oswald is recorded as male[16].
  • Lee Harvey Oswald's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Lee Harvey Oswald's killed by is recorded as Jack Ruby[18].
  • Lee Harvey Oswald's military branch is recorded as United States Marine Corps[19].
  • Lee Harvey Oswald's Commons category is recorded as Lee Harvey Oswald[20].
  • The cause of death was gunshot wound[21].
  • Lee Harvey Oswald's catalog code is recorded as 433-54-3937[22].
  • Lee Harvey Oswald's family name is recorded as Oswald[23].
  • Lee Harvey Oswald's given name is recorded as Lee[24].
  • Lee Harvey Oswald's given name is recorded as Harvey[25].
  • Lee Harvey Oswald's significant event is recorded as death in police custody[26].
  • Lee Harvey Oswald's significant event is recorded as posthumous birth[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1939-10-18[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1963-11-24[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f38997d3-d710-484c-9ca2-a9b80397a59a[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Lee Harvey Oswald was born in New Orleans[2]. He was born on October 18, 1939[3]. His father was Robert Edward Lee Oswald[9]. His mother was Marguerite Oswald[10].

Education

Educated at Warren Easton High School[14], a high school[33], in United States[34], founded in 1843[35] and Arlington Heights High School[15], a high school[36], in United States[37], founded in 1922[38]. Lee Harvey Oswald studied under Stanisław Šuškievič[39].

Career and Affiliations

Lee Harvey Oswald's professions included laborer[6]. He was employed by Horizont[13].

Personal Life

Lee Harvey Oswald was married to Marina Oswald Porter[11].

Death and Burial

Lee Harvey Oswald died on November 24, 1963[5]. He died in Parkland Memorial Hospital[4]. The cause of death was gunshot wound[21]. He is buried at Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park[8].

Why It Matters

Lee Harvey Oswald ranks in the top 0.12% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25,969 views/month, #1,163 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] He is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was Lee Harvey Oswald born?

Lee Harvey Oswald's place of birth was New Orleans[2].

Where did Lee Harvey Oswald die?

Lee Harvey Oswald passed away in Parkland Memorial Hospital[4].

Who were Lee Harvey Oswald's parents?

Lee Harvey Oswald's father was Robert Edward Lee Oswald[9]. Lee Harvey Oswald's mother was Marguerite Oswald[10].

Who was Lee Harvey Oswald married to?

Lee Harvey Oswald's spouses include Marina Oswald Porter[11].

What did Lee Harvey Oswald do for work?

Lee Harvey Oswald worked as laborer[6].

Where did Lee Harvey Oswald go to school?

Lee Harvey Oswald was educated at Warren Easton High School[14] and Arlington Heights High School[15].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . britannica.com. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [39] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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