US PRESIDENTIAL DEATHS, SEASONALITY & LUNAR PHASE

US PRESIDENTIAL DEATHS, SEASONALITY & LUNAR PHASE

"The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie - deliberate, contrived and dishonest - but the myth - persistent, persuasive and unrealistic."
John F. Kennedy, 1962 commencement address at Yale University.

David McMinn

Moon Sun Finance

Introduction

The births and deaths of US presidents and vice presidents are commonly believed to occur randomly. Even so, some unusual anomalies arise for these events.
Of the first five US presidents, three died on July 4 (Independence Day) with two on the same date (July 4, 1826).
Of the first 22 US presidents, 12 died in June - July.
Of the first 22 US presidents, only one was born in the five months from May to September.
Of the 7 vice presidents to die in office, four died between November 21 and November 25.
Between 1840 and 1960, all 8 Presidents elected in a 0 ended year died in office. Only one president has ever died in office outside this 20 year death cycle - Zachary Taylor who was elected in 1848 and died in 1850.

Taken individually, such findings may be easily dismissed as coincidence. However, when considered collectively, they raised suspicions that the deaths of US leaders may not occur by chance. The deathdays and birthdays of US leaders were therefore assessed for patterns and possible links to lunisolar cycles. Deaths for the early presidents were found to correlate very well with various Moon Sun factors. Lunar phase significance could also be established for all 66 leaders who have died to date. This could only be achieved by breaking the raw data down into seasonal subsets (grouped by month – day, year ignored). Some connection may exist between Moon Sun cycles and the deaths of US leaders, a finding that was both unexpected and inexplicable.

Moon Sun data was timed at noon (Washington DC) on the day the US leader died (daylight saving ignored). The ecliptical position of the noon Moon may be out by up to about several ecliptical degrees, compared with the Moon at the actual time of death. However, this should not distort the findings in any meaningful way. Degrees on the ecliptical circle have been given as E° and angular degrees between the Moon and Sun (lunar phase) given as A°. This was to avoid confusion between two different concepts. Grover Cleveland served two terms in 1885-89 and 1893-97 and was considered by history to be the 22nd and 24th president. Even so, his Moon Sun data was only considered once in the assessment. Importantly, data for the US leaders were analyzed assuming an even distribution of births and deaths over the solar year. Seasonal variations for births and deaths of the US general population was difficult to obtain over the past 220 years and thus could not be used as a comparison.

Early US Presidents

Of the first five presidents, three died on July 4 (Independence Day), with two dying on the same date - July 4, 1826 (John Adams & Thomas Jefferson). Of the first 22 presidents (see Appendix 1), 12 died in June - July, which was much higher than the expected frequency of about 3.7 (assuming an even distribution of deaths over the whole year). The propensity of June - July deaths for early US presidents could be less significant than would first appear, as one would assume that 19th century seasonal death rates had two peaks - one in winter (infectious diseases) and the other in summer (food poisoning and extreme heat events). However, seasonality did not show up for early presidential losers, who never won an election and who received at least 20 electoral votes (see Appendix 2). Why early US presidents died preferentially mid-year was unknown. Of the 17 presidents (excluding Grover Cleveland) who died after the 22nd president, only one had a deathday in June - July (Ronald Reagan - June 5, 2004).

Lunisolar correlates can be produced for early presidential deaths.

For the first 22 US presidents, 12 died with the Sun located between 70 and 130 E° (approximates to June – July), far higher than the probable 3.7.

When the first 24 presidents died, the Moon was sited in the half circle between 95 and 275 E° on 20 occasions (significant p < .01).

When the first 23 presidents died, 17 had lunar phase between 205 to 005 A°, a range of 160degrees, which compared with a likely 10.2 (significant p < .01).

Of the first 24 presidents, the first (George Washington) died in December 1799 and the last (Grover Cleveland) in June 1908, a time frame that approximates to 6 lunar nutation cycles of 18.6 years each. Some 17 presidents had the lunar north (ascending) node sited between 120 and 275 E°, a segment of 155degrees. This was in contrast to the expected death frequency of 9.9 (significant p < .01).

Significance could only be produced for the first 22 to 24 presidents. Significance was either weakened or extinguished by using the full sample of all presidents who have died to date.

Early Presidential Births. Of the first 22 presidents, only one (John Quincy Adams) was born in the five months May to September (significant p < .001 assuming an even distribution of births over the solar year).

Significance at the p < .01 level could not be established for the ecliptical placement of the Moon or lunar north node at the time of early US presidential births. A similar situation applied to lunar phase.

The 20 Year Death Cycle

Between 1840 and 1960, all US presidents elected in '0' ended years were either assassinated or died of natural causes while in office. This 20 year death cycle has been widely appreciated for many decades. In an edition of Ripley's Believe It or Not, Ripley (1934) noted the coincidental 20 year pattern of presidential deaths between 1840 and 1920, with question marks inserted for the upcoming 1940 entry. This implied that there could be a continuation of the cyclic pattern, which was fulfilled when Franklin Roosevelt was re-elected in 1940 and subsequently died in office in April 1945. Based on this 20 year death cycle, several astrologers correctly predicted the death of President John F Kennedy when he was elected in 1960. Similarly, it was expected that President Reagan would also die in office, which almost came to pass with an attempted assassination on March 30, 1981. This marked the end of the 20 cycle, as President George W Bush completed his full term in office with no serious threat to his life. Only one US president has ever died in office and was not elected in the 20 year death cycle. Zachary Taylor was elected to office in 1848 and died of a stomach ailment on July 9, 1850.

According to biblioteccapleyades.net, the 20 year presidential death cycle (excluding George W Bush) was shown “to yield a significance level of 0.00004, using the Fisher Exact Probability test. This would confirm that the 20 year cycle was very unlikely to occur by chance. A mathematician, Michael Capobianco, applied a more conservative methodology and still produced significance at p < .01.”

Table 1 THE 20 YEAR US PRESIDENTIAL DEATH CYCLE 1840 - 1960
President Elected	Died
1800 Jefferson	Survived: Died July 4, 1826.
1820 Monroe	Survived: Died July 4, 1831.
1840 Harrison	April 4, 1841. Pneumonia.
1860 Lincoln	April 15, 1865. Assassinated.
1880 Garfield	September 19, 1881. Assassinated.
1900 McKinley	September 14, 1901. Assassinated.
1920 Harding	August 2, 1923. Food poisoning.
1940 Roosevelt	April 12, 1945. Stroke, medical records missing.
1960 Kennedy	November 22, 1963. Assassinated.
1980 Reagan	March 30, 1981. Assassination attempt. Survived: Died June 5, 2004.
2000 G W Bush	Survived.
Anomaly: President Zarchary Taylor was elected in 1848 and died in office on July 9, 1850.

US Vice Presidents

Of the first 28 leaders who served as vice president, 12 died in the 2.5 months ended July 31 (significant p < .01), thus repeating the finding for early US presidents. However, there was overlap between the two groups, as many leaders acted as both vice president and president. Taking all 66 US presidents and/or vice presidents who have died to date (2010), 19 died in June - July (significant p < .01, assuming an even death distribution over the solar year).

Interestingly, 7 US vice presidents died in office, of which four took place between November 21 and November 25 (see Table 2). A seasonal distribution was also experienced for the 15 US presidents and vice presidents to die in office, with a clear emphasis on April 1–21 and November 21–25 (see Table 2).

Table 2 SEASONAL DEATHS OF US LEADERS TO DIE IN OFFICE
VICE PRESIDENTS TO DIE IN OFFICE
Vice President	Entered Office	Died
George Clinton	Mar 04, 1805	Apr 20, 1812
Elbridge Gerry	Mar 04, 1813	Nov 23, 1814
William King	Mar 04, 1853	Apr 18, 1853
Henry Wilson	Mar 04, 1873	Nov 22, 1875
Thomas Hendricks	Mar 04, 1885	Nov 25, 1885
Garrett Hobart	Mar 04, 1897	Nov 21, 1899
James Sherman	Mar 03, 1909	Oct 30, 1912
PRESIDENTS & VICE PRESIDENTS TO DIE IN OFFICE
Season	Total Number US Leaders Died	% Died In Office
April 1 - 21	5	100
November 21 - 25	5	100
August 1 - October 30	8	50
Anomaly: President Taylor died on July 9, 1850
DIED IN OFFICE BTN APRIL 1 & APRIL 21
US Leader	Birthdate	Deathdate
William H Harrison	Feb 09, 1773	Apr 04 1841
Franklin Roosevelt	Jan 30, 1882	Apr 12, 1945
Abraham Lincoln#	Feb 12, 1809	Apr 15, 1865
William R King	Apr 07, 1786	Apr 18, 1853
George Clinton	Jul 26, 1739	Apr 20, 1812
DIED IN OFFICE BTN NOV 21 & NOV 25
US Leader	Birthdate	Deathdate
Garret Hobart	Jun 03, 1844	Nov 21, 1899
Henry Wilson	Feb 16, 1812	Nov 22, 1875
John Kennedy#	May 29, 1917	Nov 22, 1963
Elbridge Gerry	Jul 17, 1744	Nov 23, 1814
Thomas Hendricks	Sep 07, 1819	Nov 25, 1885
DIED IN OFFICE BTN JUL 1 & OCT 30
US Leader	Birthdate	Deathdate
Zachary Taylor	Nov 24, 1784	Jul 09, 1850
Warren Harding	Nov 02, 1865	Aug 02, 1923
William McKinley#	Jan 29, 1843	Sep 14, 1901
James Garfield#	Nov 19, 1831	Sep 19, 1881
James Sherman	Oct 24, 1855	Oct 30, 1912
# Assassinated.

Lunar Phase

Lunar phase could not be correlated with the full list of 66 US leaders who have died to date. Even so, excellent correlates could still be achieved, but only if the deathdays were broken down into seasonal subsets by month – day (year ignored).

Of the 26 US leaders dying between January 18 and June 6 (see Appendix 3), 21 had lunar phase in the 095 to 275 A° half circle (significant p < .01) (see Table 3). No leaders died with lunar phase from 005 to 095 A° (significant p < .01).

Table 3 LUNAR PHASE & THE SEASONAL DEATHS OF US LEADERS
26 US Leaders Dying Btn January 18 & June 6
Lunar Phase A°	Range	Number
095 - 275	180°	20
Lunar phase angle of anomalies: 338, 338, 342, 003 & 004 A°.

25 US Leaders Dying Btn June 7 & November 18
Lunar Phase A°	Range	Number
260 - 080	180°	21
Lunar phase angle of anomalies: 143, 174, 176, 238 & 247 A°.

15 US Leaders Dying Btn November 19 & January 17
No lunar phase significance established

29 US Leaders Dying Btn April 1 & July 31
Lunar Phase A°	Range	Number
110 - 185	075°	10
290 - 005	075°	12
Lunar phase angle of anomalies: 040, 205, 216, 230, 244 & 261 A°.

Of the 25 US leaders to die between June 7 and November 18 (see Appendix 3), 20 had lunar phase in the half circle from 260 to 080 A° (significant p < .01). Only one leader (Ulysses S Grant) died with lunar phase between 80 and 170 A° (marginally significant p < .05).

For the remaining 15 leaders who died between November 19 and January 17, lunar phase was distributed with no significance.

Curiously, leaders dying between January 18 and June 6 had lunar phase preferentially in the 95 – 275 A° hemisphere of the angular circle (after the 1st quarter Moon to after the 3rd quarter Moon). For those dying between June 7 & November 18, lunar phase was usually in the approximate opposite hemisphere of 260 – 80 A° (before the 3rd quarter Moon to before the 1st quarter Moon). (ie: The two hemispheres were mirror images of each other.)

Some 29 US leaders died between April 1 and July 31 (see Appendix 3), of which 23 took place when lunar phase was in two ranges of 75 degrees 180 degrees opposite in the angular circle (significant 10^-4) (see Table 3). Only one US leader died in this time frame and had lunar phase between 005 and 110 A° (significant p < .01). Andrew Jackson (040 A°) recorded the inconsistent death on June 8, 1845. Importantly, April 1 – July 31 represented the transition between the January 18 – June 6 pattern (lunar phase emphasis in the 095 – 275 A° half circle) and the June 7 – November 18 pattern (lunar phase emphasis in the 260 – 080 A° half circle).

Births & Deaths

Leaders with deathdays in certain seasons can also have their birthdays in certain seasons. Of the 24 leaders who died between June 14 and November 19 (see Appendix 3), 22 were born in the 7 months ended April 30 (significant p < .001, assuming an even distribution of births and deaths over the solar year). (The two anomalies occurred on August 27, 1809 and August 10, 1874.) Of the 9 leaders dying between September 10 and November 19, 8 were born between October 5 and November 23, plus an anomaly on August 10, 1874.
US leaders' birthdays were also listed by the month - day (year ignored). There were 22 US leaders born between July 4 and October 27, of which 20 died in the 6.1 months ended April 23 (see Appendix 4) (significant p < .001, assuming an even distribution of births and deaths over the solar year). The two death anomalies happened on July 4, 1891 and June 14, 1914.

Sharing Deathdays

For the 66 US leaders who have died to date, the sharing of deathdays (month - day) was quite common. Four leaders died on July 4 (Independence Day), while two leaders shared the same deathday on January 13, March 8, June 1, June 4, September 14, November 18, November 22 and December 26. According the Wikipedia, there was a 99% probability that, in a randomly chosen group of only 57 people, a pair of them will have the same birthday (month - day) and presumably this would also apply to deathdays. With a sample of 66, it would seem unlikely that one deathday would be shared by four leaders, with another 8 deathday pairs. However, this remains to be verified.

Discussion & Conclusions

The widely held view that the deaths of US leaders happened randomly was not supported by the findings. Moon Sun correlates could be established between:
*      the deaths of early US presidents and the ecliptical positions of the Moon, the Sun and lunar ascending node. Lunar phase significance could also be established.
*      seasonality and the births of early US presidents.
*      lunar phase and the seasonal deaths of US presidents and vice presidents.
Additionally, US leaders with deathdays in certain seasons tended to have their birthdays in certain seasons and vice versa.

Lunar phase significance could not be produced if one appraised the full sample of US leaders who have died to date. This could only be achieved by breaking the sample into three seasonal subsets, then excellent correlates could be achieved (see Table 3).

No explanation can be given on how the Moon and Sun could possibly influence the longevity of US leaders and the outcome remained very enigmatic. Why did early US presidents die selectively in June - July? Why does lunar phase have relevance in the seasonal deaths of US leaders? Why do correlates arise between the seasonal birthdays and deathdays for US leaders? The high significance associated with lunar phase suggested that Moon - Sun angles were very important. Furthermore, the angles between the Sun and the spring equinox point (000 E°) was also pertinent given the strong role played by seasonality in the findings. Nothing much more can be stated. Additional Moon Sun factors may also have relevance – the lunar ascending node, the perigee - apogee axis and diurnal cycles – but they remain to be researched.

According to the rational scientific paradigm, life comprises a myriad of random events with no rhyme or reason. The findings contradict this basic tenet, due to the links between seasonality, lunar phase and the deaths of US leaders. There may be some overall pattern associated with the deaths, although this has eluded the author. The findings raise philosophical issues over free will versus destiny, an area of discussion about which the author has no intention of partaking.

The unique US electoral process may have relevance to the Moon Sun findings and trends in the deaths of US leaders. Presidential elections take place every four years in early November, with the winning president and vice president assuming office early in the following year (on March 4 until 1933 and on January 20 after that year). No other country has maintained such electoral regularity over the past 220 years. This may make comparisons with the deaths of leaders from other countries difficult, if not impossible.

There are two options that may explain the anomalies discussed in this paper.
Coincidence was unlikely from a statistical perspective. Coincidence is often assumed when researchers cannot clarify inconsistent findings. All too often 'coincidence' can dismiss vital opportunities for further study.
Unknown Causes. The anomalies may arise in the births and deaths of US leaders, but they cannot be explained in terms of current scientific paradigms.
The reader will choose one of these options in accordance with their personal bias.

References

bibliotecapleyades.net. Cycles, Earth Changes and Time. (year & author not given).
http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/profecias/esp_profecia01i1.htm
Ripley, Robert. 1934. Ripley's Big Book Believe It Or Not. Simon & Schuster.
Wikipedia. Birthday Problem.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birthday_problem

Appendix 1 MOON SUN CYCLES & US PRESIDENTIAL DEATHS TO 2010
Rank	President	Died	Sun E°	Moon E°	Phase A°	NN E°
1	George Washington	Dec 14, 1799	263	109	206	034
2	John Adams VP	Jul 04, 1826	102	095	353	241
3	Thomas Jefferson VP	Jul 04, 1826	102	095	353	241
4	James Madison	Jun 28, 1836	097	273	176	047
5	James Monroe	Jul 04, 1831	102	034	292	144
6	John Quincy Adams	Feb 23, 1848	334	205	231	182
7	Andrew Jackson	Jun 08, 1845	078	118	040	234
8	Martin Van Buren VP	Jul 24, 1862	121	097	336	263
9	William H Harrison*	Apr 04 1841	015	177	162	315
10	John Tyler VP	Jan 18, 1862	298	150	212	273
11	James Polk	Jun 15, 1849	084	017	293	156
12	Zachary Taylor*	Jul 09, 1850	107	109	002	136
13	Millard Fillmore VP	Mar 08, 1874	348	228	240	038
14	Franklin Pierce	Oct 08, 1869	195	239	044	124
15	James Buchanan	Jun 01, 1868	071	208	137	150
16	Abraham Lincoln*	Apr 15, 1865	026	256	230	211
17	Andrew Johnson VP	Jul 31, 1875	128	117	349	011
18	Ulysses S Grant	Jul 23, 1885	121	264	143	178
19	Rutherford B Hayes	Jan 17, 1893	298	294	356	034
20	James A Garfield*	Sep 19, 1881	177	135	318	253
21	Chester A Arthur VP	Nov 18, 1886	236	143	267	153
22	Grover Cleveland	Jun 24, 1908	093	046	313	095
23	Benjamin Harrison	Mar 13, 1901	352	264	272	236
24	Grover Cleveland	see 22^nd entry for Grover Cleveland
25	William McKinley*	Sep 14, 1901	171	192	021	226
26	Theodore Roosevelt VP	Jan 06, 1919	285	340	055	251
27	William H Taft	Mar 08, 1930	347	084	097	035
28	Woodrow Wilson	Feb 03, 1924	314	296	342	153
29	Warren G Harding*	Aug 02, 1923	129	016	247	163
30	Calvin Coolidge VP	Jan 05, 1933	285	037	112	341
31	Herbert C Hoover	Oct 20, 1964	207	021	174	086
32	Franklin D Roosevelt*	Apr 12, 1945	022	025	003	103
33	Harry S Truman VP	Dec 26, 1972	275	177	262	288
34	Dwight Eisenhower	Mar 28, 1969	008	127	119	000
35	John F Kennedy*	Nov 22, 1963	240	310	070	103
36	Lyndon Johnson VP	Jan 22, 1973	303	172	229	286
37	Richard Nixon VP	Apr 22, 1994	032	169	137	235
38	Gerald Ford VP	Dec 26, 2006	275	353	078	350
39	Jimmy Carter
40	Ronald Reagan	Jun 05, 2004	075	291	216	039
41	George Bush VP
42	Bill Clinton
43	George W Bush
44	Barak Obama
* Died in office. VP - also served as vice president. The Moon Sun data highlighted in bold falls in the following ranges (excludes Grover Cleveland’s 2^nd term): For the deaths of the first 22 presidents, the Sun was sited on 12 occasions between 70 and 130 E° - a segment of 60 degrees. For the deaths of the first 24 presidents, the Moon sited in the 95 to 295 E° half circle on 20 occasions. For the first 23 presidents, Moon Sun angles (lunar phase) between 205 and 005 A°, a range of 160 degrees. For the first 24 presidents, the ascending node was found between 120 and 275 E°, a segment of 155 degrees. Sources of Raw Data: Infoplease. Presidents. Wikipedia. List of Presidents of the United States by date of death.

Appendix 2 THE BIRTHS & DEATHS OF PRESIDENTIAL LOSERS
Year Elected	The Winner	Runner Up/s (a)	Runner Up/s Born	Runner Up/s Died
1789	George Washington	John Adams#	-	-
1792	George Washington	John Adams# George Clinton	- Jul 26, 1739	- Apr 20, 1812
1796	John Adams	Thomas Jefferson# Thomas Pinckney Aaron Burr	- Oct 23, 1750 Feb 6, 1756	- Nov 2, 1828 Sep14, 1836
1800	Thomas Jefferson	Aaron Burr John Adams# Charles Pinckery	see 1796 - Oct 26, 1757	see 1796 - Oct 29, 1824
1804	Thomas Jefferson	Charles Pinckery	see 1800	see 1800
1808	James Madison	Charles Pinckery	see 1800	see 1800
1812	James Madison	DeWitt Clinton	Mar 2, 1769	Feb 11, 1828
1816	James Monroe	Rufus King	Apr 7, 1786	Apr 18, 1853
1820	James Monroe	John Q Adams#	-	-
1824	John Quincy Adams	Andrew Jackson# Henry Clay W H Crawford	- Apr 12, 1777 Feb 22, 1772	- Jun 29, 1852 Sep 15, 1834
1828	Andrew Jackson	John Q Adams#	-	-
1832	Andrew Jackson	Henry Clay	see 1824	see 1824
1836	Martin Van Buren	William H Harrison# Hugh White	- Oct 30, 1773	- Apr 10, 1840
1840	William H Harrison	Martin Van Buren#	-	-
1844	James Polk	Henry Clay	Apr 12, 1777	Jun 29, 1852
1848	Zachary Taylor	Lewis Cass	Oct 9, 1782	Jun 17, 1866
1852	Franklin Pierce	Winfield Scott	Jun 13, 1786	May 29, 1866
1856	James Buchanan	John Fremont	Jan 21, 1813	Jul 13, 1890
1860	Abraham Lincoln	John Breckenridge John Bell	Jan 21, 1821 Feb 15, 1797	May 17, 1875 Sep 10, 1869
1864	Abraham Lincoln	George McClellan	Dec 3, 1826	Oct 29, 1885
1868	Ulysses S Grant	Horatio Seymour	May 31, 1810	Feb 12, 1886
1872	Ulysses S Grant	Harace Greeley Thomas Hendricks	Feb 3, 1811 Sep 7, 1819	Nov 29, 1872 Nov 25, 1885
1876	Rutherford Hayes	Samuel Tilden	Feb 9, 1814	Aug 4, 1886
1880	James Garfield	Winfield S Hancock	Feb 14, 1824	Feb 9, 1886
1884	Grover Cleveland	James Blaine	Jan 31, 1830	Jan 27, 1893
1888	Benjamin Harrison	Grover Cleveland#	-	-
1892	Grover Cleveland	Benjamin Harrison# James Weaver	- Jun 12, 1833	- Feb 6, 1912
1896	William McKinley	William Bryan	Mar 19, 1860	Jul 26, 1925
1900	William McKinley	William Bryan	see 1896	see 1896
1904	Theodore Roosevelt	Alton B Parker	May 14, 1852	May 10, 1926
1908	William Taft	William Bryan	see 1896	see 1896
1912	Woodrow Wilson	Theodore Roosevelt# William H Taft#	- -	- -
1916	Woodrow Wilson	Charles Hughes	Apr 11, 1862	Aug 27, 1948
1920	Warren Harding	James Cox	Mar 31, 1870	Jul 15, 1957
1924	Calvin Coolidge	John W Davis	Apr 13, 1873	Mar 24, 1955
1928	Herbert Hoover	Alfred Smith	Dec 30, 1873	Oct 4, 1944
1932	Franklin Roosevelt	Herbert Hoover#	-	-
1936	Franklin Roosevelt	Alfred Landon	Sep 9, 1887	Oct 12, 1987
1940	Franklin Roosevelt	Wendell L Willkie	Feb 18, 1892	Oct 8, 1944
1944	Franklin Roosevelt	Thomas A Dewey	Mar 24, 1902	Mar 16, 1971
1948	Harry Truman	Thomas A Dewey Strom Thurmond	see 1944 Dec 5, 1902	see 1944 Jun 26, 2003
1952	Dwight Eisenhower	Adlai Stevenson	Feb 5, 1900	Jul 14, 1965
1956	Dwight Eisenhower	Adlai Stevenson	see 1952	see 1952
1960	John F Kennedy	Richard Nixon#	-	-
1964	Lyndon Johnson	Barry Goldwater	Jan 1, 1909	May 29, 1998
1968	Richard M Nixon	Hubert Humphrey George Wallace	May 27, 1911 Aug 25, 1919	Jan 13, 1978 Sep 13, 1998
1972	Richard M Nixon	George McGovern	Jul 19, 1922	-
1976	Jimmy Carter	Gerald Ford#	-	-
1980	Ronald Reagan	Jimmy Carter#	-	-
1984	Ronald Reagan	Walter Mondale	Jan 5, 1928	-
1988	George Bush	Michael S Dukakis	Nov 3, 1933	-
1992	Bill Clinton	George Bush#	-	-
1996	Bill Clinton	Bob Dole	Jul 22, 1923	-
2000	George W Bush	Albert Gore Jr	Mar 31, 1948	-
2004	George W Bush	John Kerry	Dec 11, 1943	-
2008	Barack Obama	John McCain	Aug 29, 1936	-
(a) Includes all runner up presidential candidates who achieved 20 or more electoral votes. # Presidential candidate served as US president at some stage in their careers. Sources of Raw: The Political Graveyard http://politicalgraveyard.com Presidents of the United States http://ipl.si.umich.edu/div/potus/

Appendix 3 DEATHDAY & BIRTHDAY OF US LEADERS Listed Chronologically By Deathdays (Month - Day)
US Leader	Date of birth	Date of death	Sun E°	Moon E°	Phase A°	NN E°
Deathday between January 18 and June 6 Lunar phase in bold occurred in the 95 – 275 A° half circle
John Tyler	Mar 29, 1790	Jan 18, 1862	298	150	212	273
Lyndon Johnson	Aug 27, 1908	Jan 22, 1973	303	171	229	286
Nelson Rockefeller	Jul 08, 1908	Jan 26, 1979	306	284	338	170
Woodrow Wilson	Dec 28, 1856	Feb 03, 1924	314	296	342	153
Charles Curtis	Jan 25, 1860	Feb 08, 1936	319	153	194	281
John Q Adams	Jul 11, 1767	Feb 23, 1848	334	205	231	182
William H Taft	Sep 15, 1857	Mar 08, 1930	347	084	097	035
Millard Fillmore	Jan 07, 1800	Mar 08, 1874	348	238	240	038
Benjamin Harrison	Aug 20, 1833	Mar 13, 1901	352	264	272	236
Dwight Eisenhower	Oct 14, 1890	Mar 28, 1969	008	127	119	000
John C Calhoun	Mar 18, 1782	Mar 31, 1850	011	237	226	141
William Harrison*	Feb 09, 1773	Apr 04 1841	015	177	162	315
Franklin Roosevelt*	Jan 30, 1882	Apr 12, 1945	022	025	003	103
Abraham Lincoln*	Feb 12, 1809	Apr 15, 1865	026	256	230	211
William R King*	Apr 07, 1786	Apr 18, 1853	028	142	114	082
George Clinton*	Jul 26, 1739	Apr 20, 1812	030	145	115	155
Richard Nixon	Jan 09, 1913	Apr 22, 1994	032	169	137	235
Charles G Dawes	Aug 27, 1865	Apr 23, 1951	033	238	205	347
Alben Barkley	Nov 24, 1877	Apr 30, 1956	040	284	244	250
Levi P Morton	May 16, 1824	May 16, 1920	056	034	338	225
John Breckinridge	Jan 16, 1821	May 17, 1875	056	207	151	015
James Buchanan	Apr 23, 1791	Jun 01, 1868	071	208	137	150
Thomas Marshall	Mar 14, 1854	Jun 01, 1925	071	182	111	128
William Wheeler	Jun 30, 1819	Jun 04, 1887	074	237	163	142
Charles Fairbanks	May 11, 1852	Jun 04, 1918	073	017	304	263
Ronald Reagan	Feb 06, 1911	Jun 05, 2004	075	291	216	039
Deathday between June 7 and November 18 Lunar phase in bold occurred in the 260 – 80 A° half circle
Andrew Jackson	Mar 15, 1767	Jun 08, 1845	078	118	040	234
Daniel Tompkins	Jun 21, 1774	Jun 11, 1825	080	025	305	261
Adlai Stevenson	Oct 23, 1835	Jun 14, 1914	082	343	261	340
James Polk	Nov 02, 1795	Jun 15, 1849	084	017	293	156
Grover Cleveland	Mar 18, 1837	Jun 24, 1908	093	046	313	095
James Madison	Mar 16, 1751	Jun 28, 1836	097	273	176	047
John Adams	Oct 30, 1735	Jul 04, 1826	102	095	353	241
Thomas Jefferson	Apr 13, 1743	Jul 04, 1826	102	095	353	241
James Monroe	Apr 28, 1758	Jul 04, 1831	102	034	292	144
Hannibal Hamlin	Aug 27, 1809	Jul 04, 1891	102	085	343	063
Zachary Taylor*	Nov 24, 1784	Jul 09, 1850	107	109	002	136
Ulysses S Grant	Apr 27, 1822	Jul 23, 1885	121	264	143	178
Martin Van Buren	Dec 05, 1782	Jul 24, 1862	121	097	336	243
Andrew Johnson	Dec 29, 1808	Jul 31, 1875	128	117	349	011
Warren G Harding*	Nov 02, 1865	Aug 02, 1923	129	016	247	163
William McKinley*	Jan 29, 1843	Sep 14, 1901	171	192	021	226
Aaron Burr	Feb 06, 1756	Sep 14, 1836	172	217	045	043
Spiro Agnew	Nov 09, 1918	Sep 17, 1996	175	230	055	189
James A Garfield*	Nov 19, 1831	Sep 19, 1881	177	135	318	253
Franklin Pierce	Nov 23, 1804	Oct 08, 1869	195	239	044	124
Herbert C Hoover	Aug 10, 1874	Oct 20, 1964	207	021	174	086
James S Sherman*	Oct 24, 1855	Oct 30, 1912	217	095	238	011
John Garner	Nov 22, 1868	Nov 07, 1967	225	298	073	027
Chester A Arthur	Oct 05, 1829	Nov 18, 1886	236	143	267	153
Henry A Wallace	Oct 07, 1888	Nov 18, 1965	236	180	304	065
Deathday between November 19 and January 17
Richard Johnson	Oct 17, 1780	Nov 19, 1850	237	057	180	129
Garret Hobart*	Jun 03, 1844	Nov 21, 1899	239	110	231	261
Henry Wilson*	Feb 16, 1812	Nov 22, 1875	240	182	302	005
John Kennedy*	May 29, 1917	Nov 22, 1963	240	310	070	103
Elbridge Gerry*	Jul 17, 1744	Nov 23, 1814	241	011	130	105
Thomas Hendricks*	Sep 07, 1819	Nov 25, 1885	244	109	225	172
George Washington	Feb 22, 1732	Dec 14, 1799	263	109	206	034
Harry S Truman	May 08, 1884	Dec 26, 1972	275	177	262	288
Gerald Ford	Jul 14, 1913	Dec 26, 2006	275	353	078	350
George M Dallas	Jul 10, 1792	Dec 31, 1864	280	318	038	216
Calvin Coolidge	Jul 04, 1872	Jan 05, 1933	285	037	112	341
Theodore Roosevelt	Oct 27, 1858	Jan 06, 1919	285	340	055	251
Hubert Humphrey	May 27, 1911	Jan 13, 1978	293	354	061	190
Schuyler Colfax	Mar 23, 1823	Jan 13, 1885	294	265	331	189
Rutherford B Hayes	Oct 04, 1822	Jan 17, 1893	298	294	356	034
* Denoted those US leaders to die in office. Abbreviations: AN – Lunar ascending node. Apo – Apogee point on the ecliptical circle. Sources of Raw Data: Wikipedia. List of Vice Presidents of the United States by age. Wikipedia. List of Presidents of the United States by date of death. Wikipedia. List of Presidents of the United States by date of birth. Infoplease. Presidents.

Appendix 4 BIRTHDAY & DEATHDAY OF US LEADERS Listed Chronologically By Birthdays (Month - Day)
US Leader	Date of birth	Date of death	Sun E°	Moon E°	Phase A°	NN E°
Walter Mondale	Jan 05, 1928	-
Millard Fillmore	Jan 07, 1800	Mar 08, 1874	348	238	240	038
Richard Nixon	Jan 09, 1913	Apr 22, 1994	032	169	137	235
John Breckinridge	Jan 16, 1821	May 17, 1875	056	207	151	015
Charles Curtis	Jan 25, 1860	Feb 08, 1936	319	153	194	281
William McKinley*	Jan 29, 1843	Sep 14, 1901	171	192	021	226
Franklin Roosevelt*	Jan 30, 1882	Apr 12, 1945	022	025	003	103
Dan Quayle	Feb 04, 1947	-
Aaron Burr	Feb 06, 1756	Sep 14, 1836	172	217	045	043
Ronald Reagan	Feb 06, 1911	Jun 05, 2004	075	291	216	039
William Harrison*	Feb 09, 1773	Apr 04 1841	015	177	162	315
Abraham Lincoln*	Feb 12, 1809	Apr 15, 1865	026	256	230	211
Henry Wilson*	Feb 16, 1812	Nov 22, 1875	240	182	302	005
George Washington	Feb 22, 1732	Dec 14, 1799	263	109	206	034
Thomas Marshall	Mar 14, 1854	Jun 01, 1925	071	182	111	128
Andrew Jackson	Mar 15, 1767	Jun 08, 1845	078	118	040	234
James Madison	Mar 16, 1751	Jun 28, 1836	097	273	176	047
John C. Calhoun	Mar 18, 1782	Mar 31, 1850	011	237	226	141
Grover Cleveland	Mar 18, 1837	Jun 24, 1908	093	046	313	095
Schuyler Colfax	Mar 23, 1823	Jan 13, 1885	294	265	331	189
John Tyler	Mar 29, 1790	Jan 18, 1862	298	150	212	273
Al Gore	Mar 31, 1948	-
William R. King*	Apr 07, 1786	Apr 18, 1853	028	142	114	082
Thomas Jefferson	Apr 13, 1743	Jul 04, 1826	102	095	353	241
James Buchanan	Apr 23, 1791	Jun 01, 1868	071	208	137	150
Ulysses S Grant	Apr 27, 1822	Jul 23, 1885	121	264	143	178
James Monroe	Apr 28, 1758	Jul 04, 1831	102	034	292	144
Harry S Truman	May 08, 1884	Dec 26, 1972	275	177	262	288
Charles Fairbanks	May 11, 1852	Jun 04, 1918	073	017	304	263
Levi P Morton	May 16, 1824	May 16, 1920	056	034	338	225
Hubert Humphrey	May 27, 1911	Jan 13, 1978	293	354	061	190
John Kennedy*	May 29, 1917	Nov 22, 1963	240	310	070	103
Garret Hobart*	Jun 03, 1844	Nov 21, 1899	239	110	231	241
G W H Bush	Jun 12, 1924	-
Daniel Tompkins	Jun 21, 1774	Jun 11, 1825	080	025	305	261
William Wheeler	Jun 30, 1819	Jun 04, 1887	074	237	163	142
Calvin Coolidge	Jul 04, 1872	Jan 05, 1933	285	037	112	341
G W Bush	Jul 06, 1946	-
Nelson Rockefeller	Jul 08, 1908	Jan 26, 1979	306	284	338	170
George M. Dallas	Jul 10, 1792	Dec 31, 1864	280	318	038	216
John Quincy Adams	Jul 11, 1767	Feb 23, 1848	334	205	231	182
Gerald Ford	Jul 14, 1913	Dec 26, 2006	275	353	078	350
Elbridge Gerry*	Jul 17, 1744	Nov 23, 1814	241	011	130	095
George Clinton*	Jul 26, 1739	Apr 20, 1812	030	145	115	155
Barack Obama	Aug 04, 1961	-
Herbert C Hoover	Aug 10, 1874	Oct 20, 1964	207	021	174	086
Bill Clinton	Aug 19, 1946	-
Benjamin Harrison	Aug 20, 1833	Mar 13, 1901	352	264	272	236
Hannibal Hamlin	Aug 27, 1809	Jul 04, 1891	102	085	343	063
Charles G Dawes	Aug 27, 1865	Apr 23, 1951	033	238	205	341
Lyndon Johnson	Aug 27, 1908	Jan 22, 1973	303	171	229	286
Thomas Hendricks*	Sep 07, 1819	Nov 25, 1885	244	109	225	172
William H Taft	Sep 15, 1857	Mar 08, 1930	347	084	097	035
Jimmy Carter	Oct 01, 1924	-
Rutherford B Hayes	Oct 04, 1822	Jan 17, 1893	298	294	356	034
Chester A. Arthur	Oct 05, 1829	Nov 18, 1886	236	143	267	153
Henry A Wallace	Oct 07, 1888	Nov 18, 1965	236	180	304	065
Dwight Eisenhower	Oct 14, 1890	Mar 28, 1969	008	127	119	000
Richard Johnson	Oct 17, 1780	Nov 19, 1850	237	057	180	129
Adlai Stevenson	Oct 23, 1835	Jun 14, 1914	082	343	261	340
James S Sherman*	Oct 24, 1855	Oct 30, 1912	217	095	238	011
Theodore Roosevelt	Oct 27, 1858	Jan 06, 1919	285	340	055	251
John Adams	Oct 30, 1735	Jul 04, 1826	102	095	353	241
James Polk	Nov 02, 1795	Jun 15, 1849	084	017	293	156
Warren Harding*	Nov 02, 1865	Aug 02, 1923	129	016	247	163
Spiro Agnew	Nov 09, 1918	Sep 17, 1996	175	230	055	189
James A Garfield*	Nov 19, 1831	Sep 19, 1881	177	135	318	253
Joe Biden	Nov 20, 1942	-
John Garner	Nov 22, 1868	Nov 07, 1967	225	298	073	027
Franklin Pierce	Nov 23, 1804	Oct 08, 1869	195	239	044	124
Zachary Taylor*	Nov 24, 1784	Jul 09, 1850	107	109	002	136
Alben Barkley	Nov 24, 1877	Apr 30, 1956	040	284	244	250
Martin Van Buren	Dec 05, 1782	Jul 24, 1862	121	097	336	243
Woodrow Wilson	Dec 28, 1856	Feb 03, 1924	314	296	342	153
Andrew Johnson	Dec 29, 1808	Jul 31, 1875	128	117	349	011
* Denoted those US leaders who died in office. Sources of Raw Data: Wikipedia. List of Vice Presidents of the United States by age. Wikipedia. List of Presidents of the United States by date of death. Wikipedia. List of Presidents of the United States by date of birth. Infoplease. Presidents.

US Leader

Deathday between January 18 and June 6 Lunar phase in bold occurred in the 95 – 275 A° half circle

Deathday between November 19 and January 17

Deathday between January 18 and June 6
Lunar phase in bold occurred in the 95 – 275 A° half circle