Jul 4 1826
A comatose Thomas Jefferson dies on the fiftieth anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, only a few hours before John Adams also expires.
Thanks to The Daily Rotten for the tidbit!
I always thought it was kind of weird since they were rivals of sort. It was almost as if Jefferson "beat" him at dying.
Posted by: Dianne on July 4, 2005 03:39 PM