Page 8: Historical Events In 1865

Jun 22   1st class cricket debut of Dr W G Grace.   

Jun 23   At Fort Towson, Gen Stand Watie surrenders last sizeable army.   

Jun 23   At Ft Towson, Gen Stand Watie surrenders last sizeable confed army.   

Jun 25   Robert Henri, US painter, leader of Ashcan school   

Jun 26   Bernard Berenson, art critic (Italian Painters of the Renaissance).   

Jun 28   CSS Shenandoah captures 11 American whalers in one day   

Jun 28   Otto Julius Bierbaum, German writer/journalist (Remarkable Stories).   

Jun 28   The Army of the Potomac is disbanded.   

Jun 29   Shigechiyo Izumi, achieved oldest authenticated age (120 y 237 d).   

Jun 30   8 alleged conspirators in assassination of Lincoln are are discovered guilty.   

Jul 02   Lili Braun, Prussia, feminist/socialist writer (Im Schatten Titanen)   

Jul 02   William Booth forms the Salvation Army.   

Jul 02   William Booth founds Salvation Army (Army of the Salvation)   

Jul 04   1st edition of "Alice in Wonderland" is published.   

Jul 04   The inaugural edition of "Alice in Wonderland" is published   

Jul 05   Great Britain delegate's world 1st maximum speed laws   

Jul 05   William Booth founded Salvation Army in London   

Jul 07   4 Lincoln assassination conspirators, including Mary Surratt, hanged.   

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.   

Jul 07   Mary Surratt, and 3 other Lincoln conspirators, hanged.   

Jul 10   Jan "Pa" van der Steur, Dutch philanthropist (Steurtjes)   

Jul 13   Horace Greeley advises his readers to "Go west young man".   

Jul 13   PT Barnum's museum burns down   

Jul 14   1st ascent of Matterhorn.   

Jul 14   Annie Jones, Virginia, bearded lady.   

Jul 14   The inaugural ascent of Matterhorn   

Jul 15   Alfred Charles William Harmsworth, 1st viscount Northcliffe.   

Jul 15   Reinier C Bakhuizen van de Brink, Dutch historian, dies at 55.   

Jul 16   George A Birmingham, [Rev James Owen Hannay], novelist   

Jul 18   Laurence Housman, England, author/playwright (Victoria Regina)   

Jul 19   Charles Horace Mayo, surgeon/co-founder (Mayo Clinic)   

Jul 21   In the market square of Springfield, Missouri, Wild Bill Hickok shoots and results in the deaths of Davis Tutt in what is regarded as the inaugural true western showdown.   

Jul 21   Robert Kahn, composer   

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

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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),