1975 Event Ice thickness measured at 4776 m, Wilkes Land, Antarctica 1968 Death Josue Teofilo Wilkes, composer, dies at 85 1953 Birthday "Keith" Jamaal Wilkes, NBA forward, Golden State-Rookie of Yr 1975 1946 Birthday Michael Wilkes, commander, UK Field Army 1923 Birthday Servaas "Faas" Wilkes, Dutch soccer star, Xerxes/Fortuna/Inter Milan 1913 Birthday Maurice Wilkes, inventor, stored program concept for computers 1883 Birthday Josue Teofilo Wilkes, composer 1865 Death John Wilkes Booth, assassin, is shot dead near Bowling Green Virginia at 27 1865 Death Abraham Lincoln, assassinated by John Wilkes Booth at 7:22 am, Representative-R-Illinois 1847 - 1849, 16th president 1861 - 1865 1865 Event President Abraham Lincoln shot in Ford's Theater by John Wilkes Booth 1840 Event American Charles Wilkes discovers Shackleton Ice Shelf, Antarctica 1840 Event Antarctica discovered, Charles Wilkes expedition (U.S. claim) 1838 Birthday John Wilkes Booth, actor/assassin, President Lincoln 1838 Birthday John Wilkes Booth, American Criminal 1838 Event Wilkes' expedition to South Pole sails 1798 Birthday Charles D. Wilkes, Commander Union Navy 1797 Death John Wilkes, English journalist/Higher/Lower house leader, dies at 72 1784 Death Mary Mead, wife of English journalist John Wilkes, dies 1764 Event John Wilkes thrown out of English House of Commons for "Essay on Women" 1763 Event English journalist John Wilkes injured at duel 1763 Event London Journalist John Wilkes confined in the Tower 1725 Birthday John Wilkes, English journalist/MP, N Briton
