John Wilkes Booth

Profession: Assassin

Nationality:

Why Famous: He assassinated President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre, in Washington, D.C.

Born: May 10, 1838
Birthplace: Bel Air, Maryland, USA
Star Sign: Taurus

Died: April 26, 1865 (aged 26)
Cause of Death: Gun shot

Articles and Photos

Final Deadly Performance of a Twisted Actor
From a celebrated family of actors came a young man with a twisted mind whose last performance involved the death of a president.
February 20, 1817
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln is shot in the Ford's Theatre in Washington D.C. by John Wilkes Booth
April 14, 1865

Events in the Life of John Wilkes Booth

1853-01-23 John Wilkes Booth is baptized at St. Timothy's Protestant Episcopal Church
1865-03-04 Abraham Lincoln inaugurated for his 2nd term as US President. The man who would assassinate him weeks later, John Wilkes Booth, is photographed attending the inauguration.
1865-04-14 US President Abraham Lincoln is shot in the head by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theater in Washington; he dies a day later

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