Voltaire, the famous French philosopher said that all that happens has it own reason to be.

We all know that coincidence exists. But is there a point where there is just too much coincidence for it to be called coincidence? I believe that many times that point is exceeded. Lets take a look at coincidence, a close look.

John F. Kennedy    Abraham Lincoln

Picture Source: White House

The amount of letters in the names Kennedy and Lincoln is seven.

Both were killed by a bullet in the head

Lincoln was shot while attending the play My American Cousin in the Ford Theatre.

Kennedy was shot in a Lincoln car made by the Ford Motor Company.

Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846 and elected to the Presidency in 1860.

Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946 and elected to the Presidency in 1960.

Johnson was the name of both of their successors.

Both of the assassins were assassinated before they got to trial

John Wilkes Booth, Lincoln's assassin, was born in 1839.

Lee Harvey Oswald, Kennedy's assassin, was born in 1939.

The wives of both presidents lost children during their husband's term of office.

Both presidents were shot on a Friday.

Oswald ran away from a warehouse but was caught in a theatre

Booth ran away from the theatre but was caught in a warehouse.

There are a lot more coincidences with Lincoln and Kennedy but I think I have listed enough to peak your interest.

Edgar Allen Poe

Picture Source: National Park Service

Edgar Allan Poe wrote a story in 1838 called “The story of Arthur Gordon Pym from Nantucket”. It was about a shipwreck and how some sailors in a life boat saved themselves by eating a deceased member of their crew named Richard Parker.

On October 28, 1884 a story was published in "The Times" relating the news of the shipwreck of the Mignoette and a story about the four sailors in a lifeboat who survived by eating the remains of a deceased member of their party named Richard Parker.

Where did Poe get the idea for this story, or was it a premonition

King Umberto of Italy

Picture Source: Library of Congress

On July 28, 1900 King Umberto decided to visit the northern city of Monza. While there he met a restaurant owner who had an amazing resemblance to him. While talking to him he found out that he and the man were both born on the same date at the same hour. Both of them had married a woman who's name was Margherita and both had a son which they named Vittorio. The day the king had ascended to the throne was the same day that the restaurant was opened. While cleaning his gun the next day the restaurant owner was shot and died. The king decided to go to the widow and present his condolences between engagements. On his way to the restaurant he was shot to death.

Violet Jessop

Violet Jessop stewardess for the White Star Line. She was on the Titanic when it hit an iceberg and sunk. During world war 1 she served aboard the Britannic and was sunk in 1916. Oh yes before she went on the Titanic she served on the Olympic when it was in a collision with HMS Hawke in 1911. All three ships were owned by the White Star Lines and considered sister ships.