Page 12: Historical Events In 1865

Dec 16   Victor Rousseau, Belgian sculptor.   

Dec 17   Franz Schubert's "Unvolendete" Symphony," premieres   

Dec 18   1st US cattle importation law passed   

Dec 18   Francisco Manuel da Silva, composer, dies at 70   

Dec 18   Slavery abolished throughout America   

Dec 18   Slavery is abolished in the US as the 13th Amendment to the Consitution is ratified.   

Dec 19   Hermann Hirt, Magdeburg Prussia, linguist (Indo-European Grammar)   

Dec 20   De Clear-Alkmaar railway opens.   

Dec 20   Maude Gonne, Irish nationalist (Irish Joan of Arc)   

Dec 24   Several Confederate veterans form Ku Klux Klan in Pulaski, Tn   

Dec 24   Several Confederate veterans form the Ku Klux Klan in Pulaski, Tn.   

Dec 25   Evangeline Cory Booth, Salvation Army general (1904-34).   

Dec 26   James H Mason (Mass) patents 1st US coffee percolator   

Dec 26   James H Mason (Mass) patents inaugural US coffee percolator   

Dec 28   Félix E Vallotton, Switz/French painter/writer (Chaste Suzanna).   

Dec 30   Rudyard Kipling, Bombay, author (Jungle Book, Gunga Din-Nobel 1907).   

Dec 30   Rudyard Kipling, British writer is born.   

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Jan 01   Giuseppe ferrata: Composer   

Jan 03   Henry lytton: British actor and opera singer   

Jan 05   Julio garavito armero: Colombian astronomer   

Jan 10   Mary ingalls: Sister of laura ingalls wilder   

Jan 13   Princess marie of orl�ans: Princess marie of orl�ans (d. 1908)   

Jan 17   Gen sir charles fergusson: Governor-general of new zealand   

Jan 20   Friedrich a h von waldeck: Brother of queen emma/last ruler of waldeck   

Jan 22   Friedrich paschen: German physicist   

Jan 03   Jozef lies: Flemish painter,   

Jan 08   Aimé: Duc de clermont-tonnerre, french general (b. 1779)   

Jan 16   Edmond françois valentin about: French writer (b. 1828)   

Jan 19   Pierre-joseph proudhon: French philosopher and anarchist (b. 1809)   

Feb 06   John pegram: Us confederate brig-gen,   

Feb 07   John henry winder: Us confederate brig-gen/provost marshal,    

Feb 10   Heinrich lenz: German physicist (b. 1804)   

Feb 15   Nicholas wiseman: 1st archbishop of westminster (1850-65),