2nd » Uruguayan War: The Siege of Paysandú ends as Empire of Brazil e.g Brazilian and Colorado Party (Uruguay) e.g Coloradans capture Paysandú, Uruguay.
4th » The New York Stock Exchange opens its first permanent headquarters at 10-12 Broad near Wall Street in New York City named New York, New York.
15th » American Civil War: Fort Fisher in North Carolina Second Battle of Fort Fisher e.g falls to the Union, thus cutting off the last major seaport of the Confederacy.
31st » 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.
31st » American Civil War: Confederate States of America e.g Confederate General Robert E. Lee becomes general-in-chief.
Famous Birthdays on January in 1865
3rd » Henry Lytton, English actor and singer (d. 1936)
5th » Julio Garavito Armero, Colombian astronomer (d. 1920)
5th » Ban Johnson, American businessman, founded the Western League (original) known as Western League (d. 1931)
8th » Winnaretta Singer, American heiress (d. 1943)
10th » Mary Ingalls, American sister of Laura Ingalls Wilder (d. 1928)
13th » Princess Marie of Orléans (1865–1909) named Princess Marie of Orléans (d. 1908)
17th » Sir Charles Fergusson, 7th Baronet, English general and politician, 3rd Governor-General of New Zealand (d. 1951)
28th » Lala Lajpat Rai, Indian author and politician (d. 1928)
28th » Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg, Finnish politician, 1st President of Finland (d. 1952)
31st » Henri Desgrange, French cyclist and journalist (d. 1940)
31st » Shastriji Maharaj, Indian spiritual leader, founded Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha named BAPS (d. 1951)
Famous Deaths for January 1865
8th » Aimé, duc de Clermont-Tonnerre, French general and politician (b. 1779)
16th » Edmond François Valentin About, French journalist and author (b. 1828)
19th » Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, French philosopher and anarchist (b. 1809)