Full Name: Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
Profession: Assassin of Bobby Kennedy
Biography: Sirhan Sirhan, a Palestinian born in Jerusalem, is the individual found guilty of the 1968 assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
This murder is typically tied to Kennedy's support for Israel, with Sirhan telling Robert Frost: "My only connection with Robert Kennedy was his sole support of Israel and his deliberate attempt to send those 50 bombers to Israel to obviously do harm to the Palestinians."
Sirhan remains incarcerated in California. Despite being granted parole in 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom blocked this in 2022.
Born: March 19, 1944
Birthplace: Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine
Age: 80 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Sign: Pisces
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Historical Events
- 1968-06-05 Palestinian Sirhan Sirhan assassinates Robert F. Kennedy, shooting him 3 times and wounding 5 others at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California. Kennedy dies the next day.
- 1968-06-07 Sirhan Sirhan indicted for the assassination of US Senator Robert F. Kennedy
- 1969-04-17 Sirhan Sirhan is convicted of assassinating US Senator Robert F. Kennedy
- 1969-04-23 Sirhan Sirhan sentenced to death for killing US Senator Robert F. Kennedy (later commuted to a life sentence)
- 1969-05-21 Robert F. Kennedy's murderer Sirhan Sirhan sentenced to death, later commuted to life imprisonment
- 2022-01-13 California Governor Gavin Newsom blocks Robert F. Kennedy's assassin Sirhan Sirhan's release on parole after 53 years in jail
Biographies and Sources
- Gov. Gavin Newsom rejects parole for Sirhan Sirhan, convicted of killing Robert F. Kennedy - Los Angeles Times
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