John F. Kennedy Jr. was 38 years old when he died.

Quick Scoop

  • John F. Kennedy Jr. was born on November 25, 1960, in Washington, D.C.
  • He died on July 16, 1999, in a plane crash near Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts.
  • Because of those dates, his age at death was 38 years old.

A Bit More Context

  • JFK Jr. was an American lawyer and magazine publisher, and the son of President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
  • He died when the small plane he was piloting crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, killing him, his wife Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, and her sister Lauren.

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