Birthdays

James McNair Baker
Turns 44 on this date

George Griffin George
Turns 43 on this date

Arminius Summerfield Hank
Turns 34 on this date

James Ross Irvine
Turns 52 on this date

John Linn McKim
Turns 52 on this date

Nicholas Bartlett Pearce
Turns 37 on this date

James Alexander Ventress Pue
Turns 24 on this date
Events
Crime/Disasters | A transport ship sinks shortly after leaving port in North Carolina, drowning seventeen soldiers | 07/20/1865 |
Science/Technology | In London, the cornerstone is laid for the new Blackfriars Bridge across the Thames | 07/20/1865 |
Education/Culture | The ninth German-American Saengerfest, a massive week-long choral convention is held in New York City |
07/15/1865 to 07/21/1865 |