Remembering JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette 23 Years Later

On the anniversary of their tragic plane crash, we look back at the couple's romance

By People Staff Updated on July 16, 2022 10:20 AM

Over the weekend of July 16, 1999, one of the most famous couples of the '90s met a heartbreaking end. John F. Kennedy Jr. was flying his wife, Carolyn Bessette, and her sister, Lauren, to Martha's Vineyard when his plane crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, killing all three passengers instantly. On the 23rd anniversary of the accident, PEOPLE looks back at a romance cut short by tragedy.

From the day he was born – 17 days after his father was elected president – John F. Kennedy Jr.'s life played out in public. During his father's time in the White House, toddler John-John (a nickname invented by a journalist who misheard the elder Kennedy) delighted in hiding under his father's desk

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