Attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan Congressional commendations for his actions, and was named one of four "Top Cops" in the U.S. by Parade Magazine. He later wrote about the assassination attempt in his autobiography, calling it both the best and the worst day of his life. Parr died in 2015 from heart failure. The following is the list of the movies dealing with the assassination attempt or portraying a portion of it: Attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan and three others were shot and wounded by John Hinckley Jr. in Washington, D.C., as they were leaving a speaking engagement
Pope John Paul II assassination attempt off his bomb or opening fire. Ağca was sentenced in July 1981 to life imprisonment for the assassination attempt, but was pardoned by Italian president Carlo Azeglio Ciampi in June 2000 at the Pope's request. He was then extradited to Turkey, where he was imprisoned for the 1979 murder of left-wing journalist Abdi İpekçi and two bank raids carried out in the 1970s. Despite a plea for early release in November 2004, a Turkish court announced that he would not be eligible for release until 2010. Nonetheless he was released on parole on 12 January 2006. However, on 20 January