1865
year
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 18th century – 19th century – 20th century |
| Decades: | 1830s 1840s 1850s – 1860s – 1870s 1880s 1890s |
| Years: | 1862 1863 1864 – 1865 – 1866 1867 1868 |
EventsEdit
- William Booth creates the Salvation Army.
- The American Civil War ends.
BirthsEdit
- October 22 – Paul Raud, Estonian painter (d. 1930)
- December 8 – Jean Sibelius, Finnish composer (d. 1957)
- December 30 – Rudyard Kipling, English writer and poet (d. 1936)
DeathsEdit
- April 15 – United States President Abraham Lincoln.
- April 26 – John Wilkes Booth, the man who killed United States President Abraham Lincoln.