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Oswald, Lee Harvey

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Oswald, Lee Harvey (1939–63) Alleged assassin of US President John F. Kennedy, on November 22, 1963, in Dallas. Before he could stand trial he was murdered while in police custody by Jack Ruby. See also Warren Commission

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