January 31st (1865) was a Tuesday. It's the 30th day of the year (31st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 335 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 31st January, 1865
» American Civil War: The United States Congress passes the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, abolishing slavery and submits it to the states for ratification.
» American Civil War: Confederate States of America e.g Confederate General Robert E. Lee becomes general-in-chief.
Famous Birthdays on January 31 in 1865
» Henri Desgrange, French cyclist and journalist (d. 1940)
» Shastriji Maharaj, Indian spiritual leader, founded Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha named BAPS (d. 1951)