Ted Kennedy

Dead

Born: 2/22/1932 in Boston, Massachusetts, US
Died: 8/25/2009
Age: 77
Cause of death: brain cancer

Full name: Edward Moore Kennedy
Noted For: U.S. Senator (D-MA, 1962-2009). Candidate for the Democratic nomination for President (1980). Drove his car into a lake and swam to safety while his passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne, drowned, and also failed to report the accident to the police until 10 hours later (7/19/1969). Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom (2009). Younger brother of John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, and Eunice Kennedy Shriver.