Dan White

Daniel James "Dan" White (September 2, 1946 – October 21, 1985) was a San Francisco supervisor who assassinated San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk, on November 27, 1978, at City Hall. In a controversial verdict that led to the coining of the legal slang "Twinkie defense," White was convicted of manslaughter rather than murder in the deaths of Milk and Moscone. Less than two years after serving a sentence of five years, ... more

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  • Sep 2, 1946

Date of death:

  • Oct 21, 1985 (age 39 years)

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  • Daniel James White,
  • Daniel James "Dan" White,
  • Daniel White

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  • Jan 8, 1978
  • Nov 10, 1978

San Francisco Supervisor of San Francisco District 8

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  • Jan 6, 1984
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