What the records say
- When
- 8 Sep 1935
- Kind
- Assassination
- Deaths
- 2
- Coordinates
- 30.46° N, 91.19° W
- Description
- 1935 murder of the US Senator
Assassination of Huey Long
1935 murder in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US
On September 8, 1935, Huey Long, a United States senator and former Louisiana governor, was fatally shot at the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Long was an extremely popular and influential politician at the time, and his death eliminated a possible 1936 presidential bid against Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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