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Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy

American publicist and socialite (1966–1999)

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Occupation

Wife

Born in

White Plains

Born

January 7, 1966

Zodiac

Capricorn

12,244

days lived

33

age at death

Born
January 7, 1966 in 🇺🇸White Plains
Died
July 16, 1999 (aged 33)
Zodiac
♑︎Capricorn·horse 🐎
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About

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Carolyn Jeanne Bessette Kennedy was an American fashion publicist. She worked for Calvin Klein until her 1996 marriage to attorney and publisher John F. Kennedy Jr. Her life and fashion sense became the subjects of intense media scrutiny afterwards. The couple, along with her older sister Lauren, died in a plane crash off the coast of Martha's Vineyard in 1999.

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Earth
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Sun Sign

Capricorn♑︎

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Moon Sign

Cancer♋︎

Dominant Element

Earth

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Planetary positions calculated for January 7, 1966

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1999
Day 12,243
Age 33

Death in Plane Crash

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96%
Jul 16, 1999

Died in a plane crash off Martha's Vineyard with husband and sister.

1996
Day 11,215
Age 30

Wedding to John F. Kennedy Jr.

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Sep 21, 1996

Married John F. Kennedy Jr. in a private ceremony on Cumberland Island, GA.

Day 10,951
Age 29

Public Attention Increases

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96%
Jan 1, 1996

Increased media scrutiny following engagement and marriage to JFK Jr.

1971
Day 1,820
Age 4

Move to Greenwich, CT

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Jan 1, 1971
1966
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Birth of Carolyn Bessette

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Jan 7, 1966

Born in White Plains, New York.