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What Happened on April 4, 1841

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Event of interestEvent of Interest

Vice President John Tyler becomes the 10th President of the United States after the death of President William Henry Harrison

10th US President John Tyler
10th US President
John Tyler

Famous Deaths


Person of interestWilliam Henry Harrison

William Henry Harrison, 9th US President (Whig: March 4-April 4, 1841), dies of pneumonia and becomes 1st president to die in office

9th US President William Henry Harrison
9th US President
William Henry Harrison


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