who was accused of firing the shots that killed president kennedy?
Lee Harvey Oswald. born. died. Lee Harvey Oswald, (born October 18, 1939, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.âdied November 24, 1963, Dallas, Texas) accused assassin of U.S. President John F. Kennedy in Dallas on November 22, 1963. He himself was fatally shot two days later by Jack Ruby (1911â67) in the Dallas County Jail.