assassination of George Moscone
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The assassination of George Moscone was the 1978 killing of San Francisco’s mayor, carried out alongside the murder of Supervisor Harvey Milk by former city supervisor Dan White, which had major political and social repercussions.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Moscone–Milk assassinations | 1 |
| assassination of George Moscone canonical | 1 |
| assassination of Harvey Milk | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20702098 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: assassination of George Moscone Context triple: [Milk (2008 film), focusesOnEvent, assassination of George Moscone]
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A.
assassination of Robert F. Kennedy
The assassination of Robert F. Kennedy was the 1968 shooting and killing of the U.S. senator and presidential candidate in Los Angeles, a pivotal event that shocked the nation and altered American political history.
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B.
assassination of Olof Palme
The assassination of Olof Palme was the 1986 shooting murder of Sweden’s prime minister in central Stockholm, a still-controversial event that shocked the nation and remains partly unresolved.
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C.
Santa Cruz massacre
The Santa Cruz massacre was a 1991 incident in Dili, East Timor, in which Indonesian security forces opened fire on peaceful pro-independence demonstrators, killing and wounding hundreds and drawing global attention to East Timor’s struggle.
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D.
assassination of James A. Garfield
The assassination of James A. Garfield was the 1881 shooting of the 20th U.S. president, which led to his death and highlighted serious flaws in medical treatment and the patronage-based political system of the era.
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E.
DeFeo family murders
The DeFeo family murders were a 1974 mass killing in Amityville, New York, in which Ronald DeFeo Jr. shot and killed six members of his family, later inspiring the infamous "Amityville Horror" legend.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: assassination of George Moscone Target entity description: The assassination of George Moscone was the 1978 killing of San Francisco’s mayor, carried out alongside the murder of Supervisor Harvey Milk by former city supervisor Dan White, which had major political and social repercussions.
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A.
assassination of Robert F. Kennedy
The assassination of Robert F. Kennedy was the 1968 shooting and killing of the U.S. senator and presidential candidate in Los Angeles, a pivotal event that shocked the nation and altered American political history.
-
B.
assassination of Olof Palme
The assassination of Olof Palme was the 1986 shooting murder of Sweden’s prime minister in central Stockholm, a still-controversial event that shocked the nation and remains partly unresolved.
-
C.
Santa Cruz massacre
The Santa Cruz massacre was a 1991 incident in Dili, East Timor, in which Indonesian security forces opened fire on peaceful pro-independence demonstrators, killing and wounding hundreds and drawing global attention to East Timor’s struggle.
-
D.
assassination of James A. Garfield
The assassination of James A. Garfield was the 1881 shooting of the 20th U.S. president, which led to his death and highlighted serious flaws in medical treatment and the patronage-based political system of the era.
-
E.
DeFeo family murders
The DeFeo family murders were a 1974 mass killing in Amityville, New York, in which Ronald DeFeo Jr. shot and killed six members of his family, later inspiring the infamous "Amityville Horror" legend.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: assassination of George Moscone
linked to: assassination of George Moscone