Profession: US Senator
Biography: A US Senator since 1987, McCain initially gained fame as a result of his experiences as prisoner-of-war in North Vietnam for five years between October 1967 and March 1973.
In 2008 he was selected as the Republican presidential candidate, forming a ticket with his pick for Vice President, Sarah Palin. In the November election he was defeated by Democrat Barack Obama.
McCain gained notability as one of the fiercest critics of his party's eventually successful candidate for President, Donald Trump.
Born: August 29, 1936
Birthplace: Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone, US unincorporated territory
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Virgo
Died: August 25, 2018 (aged 81)
Cause of Death: Brain cancer
Married Life
- 1965-07-03 American Navy pilot John McCain (28) weds first wife American model Carol Shepp (27-ish); divorce in 1980)
- 1980-05-17 Navy Liaison and future politician John McCain (43) weds second wife American teacher Cindy Lou Hensley (25)
Historical Events
- 1973-03-14 Future US senator John McCain is released after spending over five years in a North Vietnamese prisoner of war camp
- 2008-11-04 Barack Obama becomes the first African-American to be elected President of the United States, defeating Republican candidate John McCain
- 2008-12-17 Joe Lieberman endorses Republican Senator John McCain for president
- 2017-07-19 US Senator John McCain diagnosed with brain cancer
- 2017-07-28 US Senate vote for "skinny" repeal of the Affordable Care Act ('Obamacare') fails 51-49 when John McCain casts deciding vote against
- 2018-08-29 John McCain is only the third person to lie in state at the Arizona state capital rotunda in Phoenix
- 2018-09-01 Memorial service for Senator John McCain at Washington National Cathedral with his daughter Meghan McCain, Barack Obama and George W. Bush speaking
George Murphy
Joe Biden
Joe Lieberman
Mitch McConnell
Rand Paul
Strom Thurmond