April 14: Abraham Lincoln Shot at the Theater, RMS Titantic Hits an Iceberg and Tragedy for Charles Dickens

On This Day in History April 14, 2020 Historical Events 1865  US President Abraham Lincoln is shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theater in Washington 1903  Dr Harry Plotz discovers vaccine against typhoid (NYC) 1912  RMS Titanic hits an iceberg at 11.40pm off Newfoundland 1935  Black Sunday: Severe sandstorm ravages the US Midwest, creating the "Dust Bowl" 1981  1st Space Shuttle, Columbia 1, returns to Earth 2003  The Human Genome Project is completed with 99% of the human genome sequenced to an accuracy of 99.99% More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Faisal of Saudia Arabia (1906 - 1975) Loretta Lynn 88th Birthday Robert Carlyle 59th Birthday William Cavendish-Bentinck (1738 - 1809) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759) Rachel Carson (1907 - 1964) More Famous Deaths April 14: Tragedy Writ Large for Charles Dickens Charles Dickens was struck with grief on this day when his tiny daughter, Dora, died after suffering convulsions. She was less than eight months old. Read the Article You Might Like You received this email because you opted in at our website, OnThisDay.com Update Your Preferences | Unsubscribe © 2020 OnThisDay.com 2 Acacia Place, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand