Historical Events In 1865

Jul 07   4 Lincoln assassination conspirators, including Mary Surratt, hanged on this day in history.   

Jul 07   On this day in history lewis Paine, David Herold, George Atzerodt, and Mary Surratt were executed for their role in a conspiracy to throw the Union government into turmoil.   

Jul 07   In the year 1865 mary Surratt, & 3 other Lincoln conspirators, hanged   

Jul 10   Jan "Pa" van der Steur, Dutch philanthropist (Steurtjes) in the year 1865.   

Jul 13   Horace Greeley advises his readers to "Go west young man" on this day in history.   

Jul 13   In the year 1865 pT Barnum's museum burns down   

Jul 14   In the year 1865 1st ascent of Matterhorn   

Jul 14   On this day in history annie Jones, Virginia, bearded lady   

Jul 14   The first ascent of Matterhorn on this day in history.   

Jul 15   On this day in history alfred Charles William Harmsworth, 1st viscount Northcliffe   

Jul 15   In the year 1865 reinier C Bakhuizen van de Brink, Dutch historian, dies at 55   

Jul 16   In the year 1865 george A Birmingham, [Rev James Owen Hannay], novelist   

Jul 18   Laurence Housman, England, author/playwright (Victoria Regina) in the year 1865.   

Jul 19   Charles Horace Mayo, surgeon/co-founder (Mayo Clinic) on this day in history.   

Jul 21   In the market square of Springfield, Missouri, Wild Bill Hickok shoots and kills Davis Tutt in what is regarded as the first true western showdown in the year 1865.   

Jul 21   On this day in history robert Kahn, composer   

Jul 22   In the year 1865 v E Walker takes 10-104 in an innings for Middlesex v Lancs   

Jul 23   On this day in history friedrich Aereboe, landhuishoudkundige   

Jul 24   Frank Wedekind, writer in the year 1865.   

Jul 24   Johan Filip von Schantz, composer, dies at 30 on this day in history.   

Jul 25   In the year 1865 "James Barry", military surgeon, first female Briton to become a qualified medical doctor   

Jul 25   Jac[obus] P Thijsse, Dutch biologist/educator (Contact with Plants) on this day in history.   

Jul 26   On this day in history patrick Francis Healy is 1st black awarded PhD (Louvain Belgium)   

Jul 26   Patrick Francis Healy is first black awarded PhD (Louvain Belgium) on this day in history.   

Jul 26   Philipp Scheidemann, German Parliament (SPD)/mayor of Kassel in the year 1865.   

Jul 27   Welsh settlers arrive at Chubut in Argentina in the year 1865.   

Jul 29   On this day in history nicola Spinelli, composer   

Jul 30   George Wright, US Union brig-general, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

Jul 30   In the year 1865 pope Pius IX visits Suriname   

Jul 31   In the year 1865 east India Squadron established to operate from Sunda Strait to Japan.   

Jul 31   The first narrow gauge mainline railway in the world opens at Grandchester, Australia in the year 1865.   

Aug 02   Irving Babbitt, US writer (Rousseau & Romanticism) on this day in history.   

Aug 02   On this day in history lewis Carroll publishes "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"   

Aug 10   In the year 1865 alexander K Glazunov, St Petersburg Russia, composer (Chopiniana)   

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Jan 01   Giuseppe Ferrata, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Henry Lytton, British actor and opera singer (d. 1936) was born in the year 1865.   

Jan 05   Julio Garavito Armero, Colombian astronomer (d. 1920) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 10   Mary Ingalls, sister of Laura Ingalls Wilder (d. 1928) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 13   Princess Marie of Orléans (d. 1908) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 17   On this day in history birth of gen Sir Charles Fergusson, Governor-General of New Zealand (d. 1951)   

Jan 20   Friedrich A H von Waldeck, brother of queen Emma/last ruler of Waldeck was born on this day in history.   

Jan 22   On this day in history birth of friedrich Paschen, German physicist   

Jan 03   On this day in history jozef Lies, Flemish painter, dies at 43   

Jan 08   Aimé, duc de Clermont-Tonnerre, French general (b. 1779) died in the year 1865.   

Jan 16   On this day in history death of edmond François Valentin About, French writer (b. 1828)   

Jan 19   On this day in history death of pierre-Joseph Proudhon, French philosopher and anarchist (b. 1809)   

Feb 06   John Pegram, US Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 33 on this day in history.   

Feb 07   John Henry Winder, US Confederate brig-gen/provost marshal, dies at 64 in the year 1865.   

Feb 10   Heinrich Lenz, German physicist (b. 1804) died in the year 1865.   

Feb 15   Nicholas Wiseman, 1st Archbishop of Westminster (1850-65), dies in the year 1865.