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| 14 April 1865 |  | President Abraham Lincoln is assassinated in the Ford Theater in Washington by John Wilkes Booth. | | 14 April 1874 |  | Cassius M. Coolidge, noted for paints of dogs playing poker, issued a patent for "Processes of Taking Photographic Pictures" (US Patent No: 149,724). The patents is for the use of comic foregrounds which are the forerunner of the comic boards with holes that people can place their heads through for a candid shot becoming part of life-size caricature. |
Alexander Edwin Caddy (1846, 14 April - 1904, 29 February) was born - India, Neemuch.
Henry Dixon (1820, 14 April - 1893, 20 January) was born - Great Britain, London, St. Pancras. British photographer working in London during 1870s and 1880s. Best known for his series of photographs commissioned by the Society for Photographing Relics of Old London of buildings that were threatened with demolition. Also known for his More...
Robert Doisneau (1912, 14 April - 1994, 1 April) was born - France, Val-de-Marne, Gentilly. French photographer. One of the greatest street photographers.
E.O. Hoppé (1878, 14 April - 1972, 9 December) was born - Germany, Munich. English photographer born in Germany. Noted primarily for his portraits of British celebrities. He also did landscape photography in Britain, America and Germany.
Lieutenant-General Albert Henry Bamfield (1830, 6 March - 1908, 14 Apr) died.
John Thomas Gulick (1832, 13 March - 1923, 14 April) died - US, HI, Honolulu.
Malick Sidibé (1936 - 2016, 14 April) died - Mali, Bamako. Photographer and owner of the "Studio Malick" in Bamako, Mali. As a recorder of life on the streets he was one of the greatest African photographers with a highly distinctive style. His work is preserved by the Archive of Malian Photography project. |
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