John Wilkes Booth Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for John Wilkes Booth, based on 3 World History Database records associated with United States of America.

3 records1838–18653 events1 places

Chronological biography

1838

Birth of John Wilkes Booth10 May 1838

Politics / Republican Party

Birth of John Wilkes Booth

1865

Death of John Wilkes BoothApril 1865

Warfare / Civil War

Death of John Wilkes Booth, shot in a barn refusing to surrender

Assassination of Abraham Lincoln14 April 1865

Warfare / Civil War · Washington

Assassinates President Lincoln by shooting him in the back at Fords Theatre

Record provenance

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