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Events on Monday 5 March 1849 1
1849 – 1850Taylor presidency12th President — died in office 1850Zachary Taylor was inaugurated on March 5, 1849 (March 4 fell on a Sunday) and died in office on July 9, 1850 after 16 months. He opposed extending slavery to new territories despite being a slaveholder himself.