There were three gunmen who were charged with killing Malcom X. Talmadge Hayer, Norman 3X Butler, and Thomas 15X Johnson.
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Malcolm X
Malcolm Little, also known as Malcolm X, was born on May 19, 1925. He died on February 21, 1965 in New York City, after he was shot 21 times by three Nation of Islam members.
Before he allowed his name to be changed to Malcolm X, his birth name was Malcolm Little.
He was born Malcolm Little, but had his name legally changed to Malcolm XMalcolm Little
Talmadge Hayer, now known as Thomas Hagan, admitted to gunning down the civil rights leader Malcolm X, out of anger over Malcolm X's split with the leadership of the Nation of Islam. Malcolm X had spoken out against its leader, Elijah Muhammad, which Hayer at the time felt was slanderous.