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Los Angeles Times
Three Presidents' Deaths on Independence Day
James Monroe died from heart failure and tuberculosis on July 4, 1831, making him the third U.S. president and Founding Father to pass away on Independence Day. His death coincided with the earlier deaths of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, both of whom also died in July—Adams in 1826 and Jefferson in 1826—leading many Americans at the time to interpret their deaths as symbolically significant. These events, occurring on the nation's birthday, were seen as spiritually meaningful, especially amid the era’s widespread religious beliefs, though scholars view such coincidences as lacking definitive evidence of divine intervention.
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