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Events on Friday 30 January 1835 1
1835Assassination attempt on Andrew JacksonFirst attempt to kill a sitting US presidentRichard Lawrence, an unemployed house painter, fired two pistols at President Andrew Jackson in the US Capitol rotunda; both misfired. Jackson was unhurt and personally confronted his attacker with his cane. Lawrence was later found insane and committed to an asylum.