Discover what happened on 5 January 1865 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Births
- Bodo Ebhardt (German architect and castle explorer (1865–1945))
- Adalbert Schindelar
- Richard Kockel (German pathologist (1865-1934))
- Julio Garavito Armero (Colombian astronomer and mathematician (1865-1920))
- Alfred Cowles, Jr. (American lawyer (1865-1939))
- Frank Bailey (American financier)
- Frank McIntyre (United States Army general, chief of the Bureau of Insular Affairs)
- Johnson N. Camden Jr. (American politician (1865–1942))
- James Tennant Molteno (South African barrister and politician (1865-1936))
- Olinto de Oliveira (Brazilian writer (1865-1956))
- Josef Sochor (Czech member of Czech council and entrepreneur)
- Adil Bergström (Swedish translator and writer)
- John Millard Dunn (Australian organist)
- László Magyar (Hungarian teacher)
- August Sturm (Indianan businessman)
- Lynds Jones (American professor of ecology and ornithology (1865-1951))
- Clotilde García del Castillo ((1865-1929))
- Ludwig Natterer (entomologist)
- Ernst von Chrismar
- Ernest Edward Peel Bramall ((born 1865))
- Horace FitzHerbert ((1865-1931))
- Ethel Margaret van Notten-Pole ((1865-1957))
- Albert P. Steer (English photographer in Plymouth (1865-1944))
- Eberhard Dentler
- Victor Planchat (French zoologist and ornithologist (1865-1901))
- Emil Buchstein (Holocaust victim (born 1865))
- Jindřich Dubský (Holocaust victim (born 1865))
- Gustav Dušenes (Holocaust victim (born 1865))
- Röschen Lewy (Holocaust victim (born 1865))
- Adele Loewy (Holocaust victim (born 1865))
- Elly Mandowsky (holocaust victim, b. 1865-01-05)
- Rosa Schlicher (holocaust victim, b. 1865-01-05)
- Julius Platschek (Holocaust victim (born 1865))
- Léon Eugène Charles Gustave Renault (French official)
- Adalbert Schindelar
- Richard Kockel (German pathologist (1865-1934))
- Julio Garavito Armero (Colombian astronomer and mathematician (1865-1920))
- Alfred Cowles, Jr. (American lawyer (1865-1939))
- Frank Bailey (American financier)
- Frank McIntyre (United States Army general, chief of the Bureau of Insular Affairs)
- Johnson N. Camden Jr. (American politician (1865–1942))
- James Tennant Molteno (South African barrister and politician (1865-1936))
- Olinto de Oliveira (Brazilian writer (1865-1956))
- Josef Sochor (Czech member of Czech council and entrepreneur)
- Adil Bergström (Swedish translator and writer)
- John Millard Dunn (Australian organist)
- László Magyar (Hungarian teacher)
- August Sturm (Indianan businessman)
- Lynds Jones (American professor of ecology and ornithology (1865-1951))
- Clotilde García del Castillo ((1865-1929))
- Ludwig Natterer (entomologist)
- Ernst von Chrismar
- Ernest Edward Peel Bramall ((born 1865))
- Horace FitzHerbert ((1865-1931))
- Ethel Margaret van Notten-Pole ((1865-1957))
- Albert P. Steer (English photographer in Plymouth (1865-1944))
- Eberhard Dentler
- Victor Planchat (French zoologist and ornithologist (1865-1901))
- Emil Buchstein (Holocaust victim (born 1865))
- Jindřich Dubský (Holocaust victim (born 1865))
- Gustav Dušenes (Holocaust victim (born 1865))
- Röschen Lewy (Holocaust victim (born 1865))
- Adele Loewy (Holocaust victim (born 1865))
- Elly Mandowsky (holocaust victim, b. 1865-01-05)
- Rosa Schlicher (holocaust victim, b. 1865-01-05)
- Julius Platschek (Holocaust victim (born 1865))
- Léon Eugène Charles Gustave Renault (French official)
Deaths
- Karl Friedrich Gotthelf Baumfelder (German teacher)
- Julius Rudolf Leemann ((1812-1865))
- Charlotte Stannus ((died 1865))
- Sir Francis Digby Legard, 9th Bt. ((1833-1865))
- Friedrich zu Stolberg-Wernigerode
- John M. Burdick (Union soldier)
- Karl Friedrich Gotthelf Baumfelder (German teacher)
- Julius Rudolf Leemann ((1812-1865))