Birthdays
William Taylor Sullivan Barry
Turns 44 on this date
Zachariah Chandler
Turns 52 on this date
Thomas Casimer Devin
Turns 43 on this date
Emily Dickinson
Turns 35 on this date
William Lloyd Garrison
Turns 60 on this date
Robert Rankin Kirkland
Turns 45 on this date
Events
| US/the World | The first king of Belgium, Leopold I, dies near Brussels | 12/10/1865 |
| Legal/Political | The first session of the 39th Congress is sitting at the capital from December 4 to December 21, 1865 |
12/05/1865 to 12/19/1865 |