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1838 – 1865John Wilkes Booth (1838-1865)Died 26 April 1865, aged 26John Wilkes Booth was an American stage actor who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre. He was tracked down and killed by Union soldiers in Virginia twelve days after the shooting.