Discover what happened on 12 May 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
- Eduardo Di Capua (Italian composer, singer and songwriter (1865–1917))
- Max Seliger (German painter (1865-1920))
- Richard Stettiner (German art historian (1865–1927))
- Robert Knorr (German archaeologist and sculptor)
- Jacinto Hernández Vargas (Spanish military personnel (1865-1951))
- Knud Iversen Øyen (Norwegian lawyer, Minister of law and county governor)
- Richard Kretz (Austrian pathologist (1865–1920))
- Thomas Fiske (American mathematician (1865–1944))
- Jan Szczęsny Niemira
- Sofia Okunevska (first woman who graduated university and became a doctor in Austria-Hungary, the first Ukrainian female doctor)
- Žigmund Pauliny-Tóth (Slovak writer and economist (1865-1906))
- Emilia Wërner Richter
- Alexis Vollon (French painter (1865-1945))
- Sir John Warren Swanson ((1865-1924) builder)
- Albert Bordeaux
- Rong Xingqiao (Chinese politician)
- Léonce Charles Moineville
- Sophus Erhardt
- James T Dean (Dean, James T; class of 1887)
- Richard Molyneux Julius Rowley ((1865-1948))
- Hester Fane ((1865-1923))
- David M. Hermalin (American novelist)
- August Wolfrum
Deaths
- Jean-Baptiste Cazeau (Canadian politician (1774-1865))
- Désiré Le Jeune (Belgian politician (1805-1865))
- Leo Van Hecke (politician)
- Julius Theodor Gruss (Czech painter)
- George Herbert Wontner ((1864-1865))
- Ann Kennedy ((1778-1865))