10 Amazing Coincidences From History
7. King Umberto I Of Italy And His Doppelganger
On 28 July 1900, King Umberto I of Italy was having dinner in a restaurant. When the owner came over to take the King’s order, they quickly realised they had a lot in common.
For a start, both were called Umberto. Secondly, they were virtually identical. They got to talking and discovered some more unusual coincidences. They were both born on 14 March 1844 in the same town of Turin, and were both married to women named Margherita, who they married on the same day. What's more, they both had a son named Vittorio.
It also turned out that on the day Umberto was crowned King of Italy, the restaurant owner opened shop.
The following day the restaurateur was shot dead. Later that same day, while out in a public street, King Umberto learned of his doppelganger's death courtesy of an aide. While expressing his regret, a rogue anarchist in the crowd pulled out a gun and assassinated him. Coinicidence, or conspiracy?