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John Wilkes Booth Biography and Timeline

Follow John Wilkes Booth through 3 dated historical records for United States of America.

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John Wilkes Booth, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

3Distinct records

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1838–1865Years on this page

1838

10 May 1838

Birth of John Wilkes Booth

Politics / Republican Party

Birth of John Wilkes Booth

1865

14 April 1865

Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

Washington · Warfare / Civil War

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

Role range: 1861-1865

April 1865

Death of John Wilkes Booth

Warfare / Civil War

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

Role range: 1861-1865

Records, sources and methodology

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