He was the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln, who was shot on April 14 and died on April 26, while Booth was cornered and killed by federal troops on May 10
John Wilkes Booth died in 1865
He was one of the greatest dancers and entertainers of the 20th century, starring in many musical films and TV shows
Fred Astaire was born in 1899
She was an Oscar-winning actress who had a long and successful career in Hollywood, spanning from silent films to the 1970s
Joan Crawford died in 1977
He was the bassist and vocalist of the punk rock band Sex Pistols, who died of a heroin overdose while awaiting trial for the murder of his girlfriend Nancy Spungen
He is the lead singer and co-founder of the rock band U2, and also a prominent activist and philanthropist for various causes