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Born on Sunday August 20, 1865
- Anna Catharina VAN GESTEL, Mol Belgie († 1944)
- Remijnse, Wolphaartsdijk, Zl († 1865)
- Aartje Donker, Papendrecht, Nederland
- Anna Catharina SAVELKOEL, Oud-Turnhout († 1865)
- Alida Willemina Klomp, Zeist, Utrecht, Nl († 1894)
- Amanda Wile, Mont Alto, Franklin, Pennsylvania († 1885)
- Anna Petronela Jonker, Edam
- Andries Hubertus Ottenheim, Nunhem, Li.NL († 1951)
- Abraham Gijsbert van Anrooij, Zaltbommel († 1936)
- Adrianus Van AFFAIRE, Ridderkerk († 1865)
Died on Sunday August 20, 1865
- Antje van Egmond│Vermae (0), Rijnsburg
- Arendje Krijgsman (1), Middelharnis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Bartha Heijink (77), Warnsveld
- Adam Schouwenaars (61), Klundert, Gemeente Moerdijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Ardina van der Pluijm (18), Dussen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Aaltje Bennink (1), Gasselte AA en Hunze Drenthe Nederland
- Johannes van Spronsen (81), Monster
- Berend Jans de Vries (48), leeuwarden
- Adam II Schouwenaars (61), Klundert, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Bartha Heijink (77), Warnsveld
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 20, 1865 at Delpher
Born on August 20
- 1847 » Andrew Greenwood, English cricketer († 1889)
- 1847 » Bolesław Prus, Polish journalist and author († 1912)
- 1856 » Jakub Bart-Ćišinski, German poet and playwright († 1909)
- 1860 » Raymond Poincaré, French lawyer and politician, 10th President of France († 1934)
- 1865 » Bernard Tancred, South African cricketer and lawyer († 1911)
- 1868 » Ellen Roosevelt, American tennis player († 1954)
- 1873 » Eliel Saarinen, Finnish architect and academic, co-designed the National Museum of Finland († 1950)
- 1881 » Aleksander Hellat, Estonian politician, 6th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs († 1943)
- 1881 » Edgar Guest, English-American poet and author († 1959)
- 1884 » Rudolf Bultmann, German Lutheran theologian and professor of New Testament at the University of Marburg († 1976)
Died on August 20
- 1823 » Pope Pius VII (b. 1740)
- 1825 » William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock, English admiral and politician, Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1753)
- 1835 » Agnes Bulmer, English merchant and poet (b. 1775)
- 1854 » Shiranui Dakuemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 8th Yokozuna (b. 1801)
- 1859 » Juan Bautista Ceballos, President of Mexico (1853) (b. 1811)
- 1882 » James Whyte, Scottish-Australian politician, 6th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1820)
- 1887 » Jules Laforgue, French poet and author (b. 1860)
- 1893 » Alexander Wassilko von Serecki, Austrian lawyer and politician (b. 1827)
- 1897 » Charles Lilley, English-Australian politician, 4th Premier of Queensland (b. 1827)
- 1912 » William Booth, English preacher, co-founded The Salvation Army (b. 1829)
Names that were popular for boys in 1865
- Jan
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Pieter
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Dirk
- Adrianus
- Arie
- Klaas
- Gerardus
- Albert
Names that were popular for girls in 1865
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Adriana
- Hendrika
- Wilhelmina
- Grietje
- Aaltje
- Neeltje
- Antje
- Trijntje
- Elizabeth
- Petronella
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1865
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- March 18 » American Civil War: The Congress of the Confederate States adjourns for the last time.
- April 2 » American Civil War: Defeat at the Third Battle of Petersburg forces the Army of Northern Virginia and the Confederate government to abandon Richmond, Virginia.
- April 3 » American Civil War: Union forces capture Richmond, Virginia, the capital of the Confederate States of America.
- July 31 » The first narrow-gauge mainline railway in the world opens at Grandchester, Queensland, Australia.
- August 12 » Joseph Lister, British surgeon and scientist, performs 1st antiseptic surgery.
- November 18 » Mark Twain's short story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" is published in the New York Saturday Press.
Weather August 20, 1865
The temperature on August 20, 1865 was about 20.4 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 69%.