What Happened In June 1865 - Historical Events 1865 June

Historical Events for June, 1865

11th » The Naval Battle of Riachuelo is fought on the rivulet Riachuelo (Argentina), between the Paraguayan Navy on one side and the Brazilian Navy on the other. The Brazilian victory was crucial for the later success of the Treaty of the Triple Alliance called
19th » Over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, slaves in Galveston, Texas, United States, are finally informed of their freedom. The anniversary is still officially celebrated in Texas and 41 other contiguous states as Juneteenth.
23rd » American Civil War: at Fort Towson in the Oklahoma Territory, Confederate States of America or Confederate, Brigadier General (CSA) Brigadier general or Brigadier General Stand Watie surrenders the last significant rebel army.
28th » The Army of the Potomac is disbanded.

2nd » George Lohmann, English cricketer (d. 1901)
3rd » George V of the United Kingdom (d. 1936)
9th » Albéric Magnard, French composer and educator (d. 1914)
9th » Carl Nielsen, Danish violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1931)
10th » Frederick Cook, American physician and explorer (d. 1940)
13th » W. B. Yeats, Irish poet and playwright, Nobel Prize in Literature known as Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1939)
19th » May Whitty, English-American actress (d. 1948)
21st » Herbert Brewer, English organist and composer (d. 1928)
24th » Robert Henri, American painter (d. 1929)
26th » Bernard Berenson, Lithuanian-American historian and author (d. 1959)
27th » John Monash, Australian engineer and general (d. 1931)
29th » Shigechiyo Izumi, Japanese centenarian (d. 1986)