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 on this day in history.  

Jul 10   In the year 1865 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   In the year 1865 1st ascent of Matterhorn  

Jul 14   On this day in history annie Jones, Virginia, bearded lady  

Jul 14   In the year 1865 the first ascent of Matterhorn  

Jul 15   In the year 1865 alfred Charles William Harmsworth, 1st viscount Northcliffe  

Jul 15   In the year 1865 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   On this day in history laurence Housman, England, author/playwright (Victoria Regina)  

Jul 19   Charles Horace Mayo, surgeon/co-founder (Mayo Clinic) on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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   Frank Wedekind, writer in the year 1865.  

Jul 24   Johan Filip von Schantz, composer, dies at 30 on this day in history.  

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) in the year 1865.  

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

Jul 27   In the year 1865 welsh settlers arrive at Chubut in Argentina.  

Jul 29   Nicola Spinelli, composer in the year 1865.  

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

Jul 30   Pope Pius IX visits Suriname on this day in history.  

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

Jul 31   In the year 1865 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   Lewis Carroll publishes "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" in the year 1865.  

Aug 10   Alexander K Glazunov, St Petersburg Russia, composer (Chopiniana) on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of giuseppe Ferrata, composer  

Jan 03   In the year 1865 birth of henry Lytton, British actor and opera singer (d. 1936)  

Jan 05   In the year 1865 birth of julio Garavito Armero, Colombian astronomer (d. 1920)  

Jan 10   In the year 1865 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   Friedrich Paschen, German physicist was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   On this day in history jozef Lies, Flemish painter, dies at 43  

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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1865.  

Feb 10   Heinrich Lenz, German physicist (b. 1804) died on this day in history.  

Feb 15   In the year 1865 nicholas Wiseman, 1st Archbishop of Westminster (1850-65), dies