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April 14 in history: Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, Titanic hits an iceberg and more

1865
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1865

US President Abraham Lincoln is assassinated in Washington.

1903
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1903

Dr Harry Plotz discovers a vaccine against typhoid.

1912
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1912

RMS Titanic hits an iceberg in the North Atlantic, about 1500 die.

1986
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1986

Heaviest hailstones ever recorded, of 1kg, hit Bangladesh, kill 92.

1988
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1988

USSR decides to withdraw from Afghanistan.