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

Jul 14   On this day in history 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 in the year 1865.  

Jul 15   On this day in history 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 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   In the year 1865 robert Kahn, composer  

Jul 22   On this day in history v E Walker takes 10-104 in an innings for Middlesex v Lancs  

Jul 23   In the year 1865 friedrich Aereboe, landhuishoudkundige  

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

Jul 24   Johan Filip von Schantz, composer, dies at 30 in the year 1865.  

Jul 25   On this day in history "James Barry", military surgeon, first female Briton to become a qualified medical doctor  

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

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   Philipp Scheidemann, German Parliament (SPD)/mayor of Kassel on this day in history.  

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

Jul 29   In the year 1865 nicola Spinelli, composer  

Jul 30   George Wright, US Union brig-general, dies at 61 in the year 1865.  

Jul 30   Pope Pius IX visits Suriname in the year 1865.  

Jul 31   On this day in history east India Squadron established to operate from Sunda Strait to Japan.  

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

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

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   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   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   Gen Sir Charles Fergusson, Governor-General of New Zealand (d. 1951) was born in the year 1865.  

Jan 20   On this day in history birth of friedrich A H von Waldeck, brother of queen Emma/last ruler of Waldeck  

Jan 22   Friedrich Paschen, German physicist was born in the year 1865.  

Jan 03   Jozef Lies, Flemish painter, dies at 43 on this day in history.  

Jan 08   Aimé, duc de Clermont-Tonnerre, French general (b. 1779) died on this day in history.  

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

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

Feb 06   John Pegram, US Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 33 in the year 1865.  

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 on this day in history.  

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