Historical Events In 1865

Jul 07   4 Lincoln assassination conspirators, including Mary Surratt, hanged on this day in history.  

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

Jul 13   Horace Greeley advises his readers to "Go west young man" in the year 1865.  

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

Jul 14   1st ascent of Matterhorn on this day in history.  

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

Jul 16   George A Birmingham, [Rev James Owen Hannay], novelist in the year 1865.  

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

Jul 19   Charles Horace Mayo, surgeon/co-founder (Mayo Clinic) in the year 1865.  

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 in the year 1865.  

Jul 21   On this day in history robert Kahn, composer  

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

Jul 23   Friedrich Aereboe, landhuishoudkundige in the year 1865.  

Jul 24   In the year 1865 frank Wedekind, writer  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 26   In the year 1865 patrick Francis Healy is 1st black awarded PhD (Louvain Belgium)  

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

Jul 26   In the year 1865 philipp Scheidemann, German Parliament (SPD)/mayor of Kassel  

Jul 27   On this day in history welsh settlers arrive at Chubut in Argentina.  

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

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   The first narrow gauge mainline railway in the world opens at Grandchester, Australia on this day in history.  

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

Aug 02   On this day in history lewis Carroll publishes "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"  

Aug 10   On this day in history alexander K Glazunov, St Petersburg Russia, composer (Chopiniana)  

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

Jan 10   Mary Ingalls, sister of Laura Ingalls Wilder (d. 1928) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 13   Princess Marie of Orléans (d. 1908) was born in the year 1865.  

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   Friedrich Paschen, German physicist was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 16   In the year 1865 death of edmond François Valentin About, French writer (b. 1828)  

Jan 19   In the year 1865 death of pierre-Joseph Proudhon, French philosopher and anarchist (b. 1809)  

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

Feb 07   John Henry Winder, US Confederate brig-gen/provost marshal, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

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.