Historical Events In 1865

Jul 07   In the year 1865 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, & 3 other Lincoln conspirators, hanged in the year 1865.  

Jul 10   In the year 1865 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   On this day in history pT Barnum's museum burns down  

Jul 14   In the year 1865 1st ascent of Matterhorn  

Jul 14   Annie Jones, Virginia, bearded lady on this day in history.  

Jul 14   In the year 1865 the first ascent of Matterhorn  

Jul 15   Alfred Charles William Harmsworth, 1st viscount Northcliffe on this day in history.  

Jul 15   On this day in history reinier C Bakhuizen van de Brink, Dutch historian, dies at 55  

Jul 16   On this day in history george A Birmingham, [Rev James Owen Hannay], novelist  

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 year 1865 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.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jul 23   Friedrich Aereboe, landhuishoudkundige in the year 1865.  

Jul 24   On this day in history frank Wedekind, writer  

Jul 24   On this day in history 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   In the year 1865 jac[obus] P Thijsse, Dutch biologist/educator (Contact with Plants)  

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

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

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

Jul 27   Welsh settlers arrive at Chubut in Argentina on this day in history.  

Jul 29   Nicola Spinelli, composer on this day in history.  

Jul 30   In the year 1865 george Wright, US Union brig-general, dies at 61  

Jul 30   On this day in history 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   On this day in history irving Babbitt, US writer (Rousseau & Romanticism)  

Aug 02   In the year 1865 lewis Carroll publishes "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"  

Aug 10   Alexander K Glazunov, St Petersburg Russia, composer (Chopiniana) in the year 1865.  

Aug 12   On this day in history william Jackson Hooker, botanist, dies  

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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 on this day in history.  

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

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   In the year 1865 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   In the year 1865 birth of friedrich Paschen, German physicist  

Jan 03   Jozef Lies, Flemish painter, dies at 43 in the year 1865.  

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

Jan 16   Edmond François Valentin About, French writer (b. 1828) died in the year 1865.  

Jan 19   In the year 1865 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 on this day in history.  

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.