Striking facts between Abraham Lincoln and John .F. Kennedy.

In Nigeria, especially among the Yoruba people, it's usually believed that a dead ancestor or grandparent could come back to have a new life as a different person. Hence, we here names like "Babatunde" meaning "the father is here again", or the feminine version - "Yetunde", which means "mother is here again". However, more often than not, these new born people (the Babatunde's and the Yetunde's) live a life different from what the ancestor lived when they were alive. But what about a situation where we have striking similarities between two people that lived 100 years apart? Below are some eerie similarities between two American presidents- Abraham Lincoln and John. F. Kennedy.

 Abraham Lincoln


 John .F. Kennedy.

•         Abraham Lincoln was elected into the House of Representatives in 1846 while JFK was elected into the House of Representatives in 1946.

•         Abraham Lincoln was elected to presidency in 1860 and JFK was elected to presidency in 1960

•        Abraham Lincoln defeated incumbent Vice President John C. Breckenridge for the presidency in 1860 while JFK defeated incumbent Vice President Richard M. Nixon for the presidency in 1960.
• Abraham Lincoln’s predecessor, James Buchanan retired to Pennsylvania while JFK’s predecessor, Dwight D Eisenhower, also retired to Pennsylvania. 

• Both their Vice Presidents and successors were Southern Democrats named Johnson (Andrew Johnson and Lyndon Johnson) who were born in '08

•  Both presidents were concerned with the problems of black Americans and made their views strongly known in. Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1862, which became law in 1863. In 1963, Kennedy presented his reports to Congress on Civil Rights, and the same year was the famous March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
•     Both presidents were shot on a Friday in the presence of their wives. Both Fridays preceded a major holiday observed within the week.
•     Both presidents were accompanied by another couple.
•     Both presidents had a son die during their presidency. 
•        Both presidents were shot in the head. 
•      “Kennedy” has seven letters, while “Lincoln” also has seven letters. 
•     Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theatre; Kennedy was shot by Lee Harvey Oswald in a Lincoln automobile, made by Ford.

Could we say this was all coincidences or will it make sense to add “Babatunde” to John .F. Kennedy’s name?(lol...)