When was it published?

July 13, 1831 in The Arkansas Advocate

Filler July 13, 1831

The Arkansas Advocate

Q: What sub-type of article is it?

Curiosity, Human Interest, Death Or Longevity

Q: What keywords are associated?

Jefferson, Adams, Death Coincidence, July 4 1826, Mortality Odds, University Chronicle, Fredericksburg Arena

Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas

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What is this article about?

The coincidence of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams dying on July 4, 1826, considered a singular event that astonished many. A University Chronicle writer calculated odds of over 1,721 million to one against it, equating to a bet of 17 million dollars to a cent.

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The coincidence of the deaths of Jefferson and Adams, on the 4th of July, 1826, which was one of the most singular circumstances of the times, and excited many an exclamation of wonder, and, indeed, cannot now be regarded without astonishment. A writer in the University Chronicle, proves from certain data, taken in connection with the most accurate Tables of mortality, that the odds were more than seventeen hundred and twenty-one millions to one against the occurrence of the deaths of these illustrious men on that day: and that a bet against it, to correspond with the chances, should have been more than seventeen millions of dollars to a cent. Fredericksburg Arena.

What sub-type of article is it?

Curiosity Human Interest Death Or Longevity

What keywords are associated?

Jefferson Adams Death Coincidence July 4 1826 Mortality Odds University Chronicle Fredericksburg Arena

What entities or persons were involved?

Jefferson Adams

Filler Details

Topic

Coincidence Of Deaths Of Jefferson And Adams On July 4, 1826

Key Persons

Jefferson Adams

Event Details

The deaths of Jefferson and Adams on July 4, 1826, excited wonder and astonishment as a singular coincidence. A writer in the University Chronicle used mortality tables to prove odds of more than seventeen hundred and twenty-one millions to one against it, with a corresponding bet of more than seventeen millions of dollars to a cent.