Historical Events In 1865

Jul 07   Lewis Paine, David Herold, George Atzerodt, and Mary Surratt were executed for their role in a conspiracy to throw the Union government into turmoil in the year 1865.  

Jul 07   On this day in history mary Surratt, & 3 other Lincoln conspirators, hanged  

Jul 10   On this day in history jan "Pa" van der Steur, Dutch philanthropist (Steurtjes)  

Jul 13   On this day in history horace Greeley advises his readers to "Go west young man"  

Jul 13   PT Barnum's museum burns down in the year 1865.  

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   Alfred Charles William Harmsworth, 1st viscount Northcliffe on this day in history.  

Jul 15   Reinier C Bakhuizen van de Brink, Dutch historian, dies at 55 in the year 1865.  

Jul 16   George A Birmingham, [Rev James Owen Hannay], novelist on this day in history.  

Jul 18   In the year 1865 laurence Housman, England, author/playwright (Victoria Regina)  

Jul 19   In the year 1865 charles Horace Mayo, surgeon/co-founder (Mayo Clinic)  

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 on this day in history.  

Jul 21   Robert Kahn, composer on this day in history.  

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

Jul 23   In the year 1865 friedrich Aereboe, landhuishoudkundige  

Jul 24   Frank Wedekind, writer on this day in history.  

Jul 24   In the year 1865 johan Filip von Schantz, composer, dies at 30  

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

Jul 25   Jac[obus] P Thijsse, Dutch biologist/educator (Contact with Plants) in the year 1865.  

Jul 26   Patrick Francis Healy is 1st black awarded PhD (Louvain Belgium) on this day in history.  

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

Jul 26   On this day in history philipp Scheidemann, German Parliament (SPD)/mayor of Kassel  

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   On this day in history george Wright, US Union brig-general, dies at 61  

Jul 30   In the year 1865 pope Pius IX visits Suriname  

Jul 31   East India Squadron established to operate from Sunda Strait to Japan in the year 1865.  

Jul 31   On this day in history the first narrow gauge mainline railway in the world opens at Grandchester, Australia.  

Aug 02   On this day in history irving Babbitt, US writer (Rousseau & Romanticism)  

Aug 02   Lewis Carroll publishes "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" in the year 1865.  

Aug 10   Alexander K Glazunov, St Petersburg Russia, composer (Chopiniana) on this day in history.  

Aug 12   William Jackson Hooker, botanist, dies in the year 1865.  

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

Jan 03   In the year 1865 birth of henry Lytton, British actor and opera singer (d. 1936)  

Jan 05   In the year 1865 birth of julio Garavito Armero, Colombian astronomer (d. 1920)  

Jan 10   On this day in history birth of mary Ingalls, sister of Laura Ingalls Wilder (d. 1928)  

Jan 13   In the year 1865 birth of princess Marie of Orléans (d. 1908)  

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   In the year 1865 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   In the year 1865 death of edmond François Valentin About, French writer (b. 1828)  

Jan 19   Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, French philosopher and anarchist (b. 1809) died in the year 1865.  

Feb 06   On this day in history john Pegram, US Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 33  

Feb 07   In the year 1865 john Henry Winder, US Confederate brig-gen/provost marshal, dies at 64  

Feb 10   On this day in history death of heinrich Lenz, German physicist (b. 1804)  

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