Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

AKA:
Jackie Kennedy, Jackie Onassis. Jackie O, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy
Birth Name:
Jacqueline Lee Bouvier
Birth Date:
July 28, 1928
Birth Place:
Southampton, New York
Death Date:
May 19, 1994
Place of Death:
Manhattan, New York
Age:
64
Cause of Death:
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Cemetery Name:
Arlington National Cemetery
Claim to Fame:
Historical Figure
Former First Lady of the United States of America and style icon. She devoted much of her time to making the White House a historical museum of American History while First Lady. Following the assassination of her husband John F. Kennedy, Jaqueline Bouvier Kennedy was left widowed at the age of 34. Five years later Jackie’s marriage to Aristotle Onassis, and who amassed the world’s largest privately owned shipping fleet, provided her with the privacy and security she so desperately sought for herself and her children.

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Arlington National Cemetery

1 Memorial Avenue

Arlington, Virginia, 22211

USA

North America

Map:

Map of Arlington National Cemetery in Washington D.C.
Map of Arlington National Cemetery in Washington D.C.

Grave Location:

Section 45, Grave S-45

Grave Location Description

The tomb of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis is located a 10 minute walk from the Visitor Center and a 15 minute walk from the Arlington Cemetery Metro Station. You will not be able to drive to the gravesite. Walking is how the majority of visitors reach it. However, the site is one of 3 stops on the trams that ply the cemetery. Tickets for the trams can be purchased inside the Visitor Center. Please note you will be walking up a slight incline to reach the site. The site is wheelchair accessible. At the gravesite, absolute silence is expected. Men are also expected to take off hats. Jacqueline’s grave is directly next to her husband’s grave, Former President John F. Kennedy.

Grave Location GPS

38.881546, -77.071477

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FAQ's

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was born on July 28, 1928.

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was born in Southampton, New York.

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis died on May 19, 1994.

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis died in Manhattan, New York.

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was 64.

The cause of death was Non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis's grave is in Arlington National Cemetery

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