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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Dies at 64 After Cancer Battle

3/6/2026

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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, widow of President John F. Kennedy, died in New York City at age 64 from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
She began chemotherapy in early January.
Onassis returned home after doctors indicated there was nothing more they could do.
This obituary is republished in honor of Women’s History Month.

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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, widow of President John F. Kennedy, died in New York City at age 64 from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
She began chemotherapy in early January.
Onassis returned home after doctors indicated there was nothing more they could do.
This obituary is republished in honor of Women’s History Month.