Why Famous:Assassinated US President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre, in Washington, D.C.
Booth was a member of then famous Booth theatrical family from Maryland and a noted actor himself.
A Confederate sympathizer, he lamented the abolition of slavery in the United States and believed the Civil War was still ongoing when he took his fateful action.
Born: May 10, 1838 Birthplace:Bel Air, Maryland, USA Star Sign: Taurus
Died: April 26, 1865 (aged 26) Cause of Death:Shot in the neck by Union soldier Boston Corbett contrary to orders to take him alive
1853-01-23 John Wilkes Booth is baptized at St. Timothy's Protestant Episcopal Church
1865-03-04Abraham 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
1865-04-15Abraham Lincoln dies nine hours after he is shot by John Wilkes Booth while attending the play "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theatre in Washington
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