16 February 1865FireVictoria
Fire breaks causing considerable damage, the cause is never discovered
Historical records for Great Britain in 1865, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Fire breaks causing considerable damage, the cause is never discovered
Huggins is elected a Fellow of the Royal Society
Appointed Lord of the Bedchamber to the Prince of Wales from 1866 to 1885
Successfully treats a compound fracture using carbolic acid at Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 2nd term
Sits in the Lords while Gladstone leads the Government in the Commons
Licensed by the Scottish Society of Apothecaries. 1st English woman to qualify in medicine
Publication of "Alices Adventures In Wonderland"
Engineer in Chief of Atlantic cable laying exhibition in steamship great Eastern
Ends the Tai Ping rebellion
Birmingham opens a municipal free library serving readers and students.
Birth of George V, 2nd eldest son of Edward VII & Alexandra of Denmark
Birth of George V, 2nd eldest son of Edward VII & Alexandra of Denmark
Birth of George V, 2nd eldest son of Edward VII & Alexandra of Denmark
Buried in Westminster Abbey
Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, 3rd term
Appointed Commander of the Royal Engineers at Gravesend
Death of Henry John Temple
Launches an expedition to discover the source of the Nile. Discovers the source of the River Nile
Gladstones support for electoral reform and disestablishment of the Anglican Church in Ireland alienates him from his constituents in his Oxford University seat, and he loses it in the 1865 general election
Stands as a candidate in South Lancashire, where he is elected its third Member of Parliament (South Lancashire at this time elected three MPs)
Leads the Liberals to election victory but Palmerston dies before the first Cabinet
Wins the election with a Liberal majority with 360 supporters against 290 for Derby
Publishes equations showing electromagnetic waves can propagate through space.
Appointed Foreign Minister, 2nd term
Earl Russell forms his second ministry, Russell & Gladstone (now the senior Liberal in the House of Commons) attempt to pass a reform bill, which is defeated in the House of Commons because of the refusal of the "Adullamite" Whigs, led by Robert Lowe, to support it
1st English woman to qualify in medicine
Licensed by the Scottish Society of Apothecaries. 1st English woman to qualify in medicine
Leads the Liberals to election victory but Palmerston dies before the first Cabinet
Gladstones support for electoral reform and disestablishment of the Anglican Church in Ireland alienates him from his constituents in his Oxford University seat, and he loses it in the 1865 general election
Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain
Announces he can no longer support the establishment of the Irish Anglican Church
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