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Events on Wednesday 11 July 1804 1
1804Duel Between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron BurrVice President Aaron Burr fatally wounds Alexander Hamilton in Weehawken, New JerseyOn 11 July 1804, Vice President Aaron Burr and former Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton fought a pistol duel in Weehawken, New Jersey, after years of political rivalry. Hamilton was mortally wounded and died the following day, and Burr's political career never recovered.