Historical figures in 1865

The atlas holds 28 people and 55 moments here, in 1865. The most recorded lives are Abraham Lincoln, Pedro II of Brazil and Ulysses S. Grant. Among them Writers, Scientists and Political Leaders.

Notable people

  1. Abraham Lincoln

    in 1865

    9 moments here

    American lawyer, Illinois legislator, congressman, and sixteenth president of the United States.…

  2. Alfred Nobel

    in 1865

    1 moment here

    Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, and industrialist Alfred Bernhard Nobel (1833–1896) developed dynamite and other explosives, built businesses…

  3. Andrew Johnson

    in 1865

    3 moments here

    Andrew Johnson was the 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869 after serving as vice president, U.S.…

  4. Benito Juárez

    in 1865

    2 moments here

    Mexican lawyer, Liberal politician, and president of Mexico from 1858 until his death. A Zapotec from Oaxaca, Juárez led the Liberal government…

  5. Charles Dickens

    in 1865

    1 moment here

    English novelist, journalist, editor, social reformer, actor and celebrated public reader. This chronology traces documented residences, workplaces,…

  6. Dmitri Mendeleev

    in 1865

    1 moment here

    Russian chemist Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev formulated the periodic law and produced a foundational periodic table.…

  7. Edmund Barton

    in 1865

    1 moment here

    Australian barrister, federation leader, first prime minister of Australia (1901–1903), and founding justice of the High Court of Australia.…

  8. Emily Dickinson

    in 1865

    1 moment here

    American poet Emily Elizabeth Dickinson spent most of her life in Amherst, Massachusetts, with documented childhood schooling, a brief Boston…

  9. Florence Nightingale

    in 1865

    1 moment here

    English social reformer, statistician, and nursing pioneer. Nightingale’s documented movements span childhood homes in England; travel and nursing…

  10. Friedrich Nietzsche

    in 1865

    1 moment here

    German philosopher, classical philologist, cultural critic, poet, and author. Born in Röcken, Nietzsche was educated at Schulpforta and Leipzig,…

  11. Fyodor Dostoyevsky

    in 1865

    2 moments here

    Russian novelist, journalist, essayist, and former military engineer whose life moved between Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Siberian imprisonment and…

  12. George Eliot

    in 1865

    1 moment here

    Mary Ann Evans, known by the pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, translator, journalist, and poet.…

  13. James Clerk Maxwell

    in 1865

    1 moment here

    Scottish physicist and mathematician whose career moved among Edinburgh, Galloway, Cambridge, Aberdeen, and London.…

  14. Karl Marx

    in 1865

    1 moment here

    German philosopher, economist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. Born in Trier, Marx studied in Bonn and Berlin, worked in Cologne, and…

  15. Louis Pasteur

    in 1865

    1 moment here

    French chemist and microbiologist whose work on molecular asymmetry, fermentation, germ theory, pasteurization, and vaccines transformed modern…

  16. Mark Twain

    in 1865

    2 moments here

    Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…

  17. Mongkut

    in 1865

    1 moment here

    Mongkut, also known as Rama IV, was King of Siam from 1851 until 1868. Before becoming king he spent twenty-seven years as the monk Vajirañāṇo,…

  18. Otto von Bismarck

    in 1865

    2 moments here

    Otto von Bismarck was a Prussian and German statesman, diplomat, and the first chancellor of the German Empire.…

  19. Pedro II of Brazil

    in 1865

    6 moments here

    Pedro II (1825–1891) was the second and final emperor of Brazil, reigning from 1831 until the 1889 coup that abolished the monarchy.…

  20. Porfirio Díaz

    in 1865

    3 moments here

    José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori was a Mexican general and politician who led Mexico from 1876 to 1880 and from 1884 until his overthrow in 1911.…

  21. Ronald Ross

    in 1865

    1 moment here

    British physician, malariologist, mathematician, writer, and 1902 Nobel laureate. Ross established the mosquito’s role in malaria transmission…

  22. Rudyard Kipling

    in 1865

    1 moment here

    English journalist, novelist, poet, and short-story writer. Born in Bombay, Kipling spent his childhood in India and England, worked as a journalist…

  23. Ulysses S. Grant

    in 1865

    3 moments here

    Ulysses S. Grant was an American army officer, Union commander during the Civil War, and the 18th president of the United States.…

  24. Victor Hugo

    in 1865

    1 moment here

    French Romantic poet, novelist, dramatist, artist, activist, and politician. This chronology traces documented physical presences from his mobile…

Moments

  1. 1865 Residence at Krümmel Alfred Nobel
  2. 1865 First visit to Boblovo estate Dmitri Mendeleev
  3. 1865 Matriculation at the University of Sydney Edmund Barton
  4. 1865 Long-term home at South Street Florence Nightingale
  5. 1865 Studies at Leipzig Friedrich Nietzsche
  6. 1865 Return to Glenlair James Clerk Maxwell
  7. 1865 Spends time at Angels Camp Mark Twain
  8. 1865 Visits Jackass Hill mining country Mark Twain
  9. 1865 Sent to live on the Isle of Wight Ronald Ross
  10. 1865 Georgetown Heights residence Ulysses S. Grant
  11. 1865 Brooklyn work on Drum-Taps sequel Walt Whitman
  12. 1865 Interior Department appointment Walt Whitman
  13. 1865 First Veterans Corps assignment William McKinley
  14. 1865 Freemason lodge in Winchester William McKinley
  15. 1865 Law studies in Poland William McKinley
  16. 1865 Birth in Asan Yun Ch'iho
  17. 1865 Met Confederate commissioners at Hampton Roads Abraham Lincoln
  18. 1865 Surrender and imprisonment at Puebla Porfirio Díaz
  19. 1865 Met commanders aboard River Queen Abraham Lincoln
  20. 1865 Second presidential inauguration Abraham Lincoln
  21. 1865 Stayed at Grant's City Point headquarters Abraham Lincoln
  22. 1865 Vice-presidential inauguration Andrew Johnson
  23. 1865 Washington departure for vice-presidential inauguration Andrew Johnson
  24. 1865 Stays with relatives in Zaltbommel Karl Marx
  25. 1865 Attended Our American Cousin Abraham Lincoln
  26. 1865 Carried to Petersen House Abraham Lincoln
  27. 1865 Died at Petersen House Abraham Lincoln
  28. 1865 Returned to Richmond Abraham Lincoln
  29. 1865 Walked through captured Richmond Abraham Lincoln
  30. 1865 Presidential oath at Kirkwood House Andrew Johnson
  31. 1865 Second Cambridgeport eye-treatment stay Emily Dickinson
  32. 1865 Cabinet meeting on assassination day Ulysses S. Grant
  33. 1865 Meeting with Lee at Appomattox Ulysses S. Grant
  34. 1865 Grand Review of Union armies Walt Whitman
  35. 1865 Survives the Staplehurst crash Charles Dickens
  36. 1865 Silkworm-disease fieldwork Louis Pasteur
  37. 1865 Departure for the Paraguayan front Pedro II of Brazil
  38. 1865 Landing in Rio Grande do Sul Pedro II of Brazil
  39. 1865 Evacuation toward Paso del Norte Benito Juárez
  40. 1865 Gastein Convention negotiations Otto von Bismarck
  41. 1865 Campaign stop at Caçapava Pedro II of Brazil
  42. 1865 Hospital visit at São Gabriel Pedro II of Brazil
  43. 1865 Stranded in Wiesbaden after gambling losses Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  44. 1865 Return from Normandy and Brittany George Eliot
  45. 1865 Arrival at the siege of Uruguaiana Pedro II of Brazil
  46. 1865 Passage through Campo do Rosário Pedro II of Brazil
  47. 1865 Escape from French prison Porfirio Díaz
  48. 1865 Returns to Vianden Victor Hugo
  49. 1865 Visited Wrangel in Copenhagen Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  50. 1865 Arrival at Wat Pho for the Lenten Robes ceremony Mongkut

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