1864: Year
1864 was a leap year starting on Friday using the Gregorian calendar.
It was a leap year starting on Wednesday using the Julian calendar.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 18th century – 19th century – 20th century |
| Decades: | 1830s 1840s 1850s – 1860s – 1870s 1880s 1890s |
| Years: | 1861 1862 1863 – 1864 – 1865 1866 1867 |
Events
- May 5 - American Civil War: The Battle of the Wilderness starts in Virginia.
- August 21 - American Civil War: In the Lawrence Massacre, Confederates attack the town of Lawrence, Kansas and kill 150 people.
- September 1 - The Charlottetown Conference starts.
- November 25 - The book Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne is published.
Date unknown
- Fort Baker is built near Las Vegas, Nevada.
- Father Damien goes to Hawaii.
- The Great Central Fair is held in June in Philadelphia.
- Ponsonby's Column is destroyed by lightning.
Births
- January 16 - Frank Bacon, American actor
- May 5 - Nellie Bly, American journalist
- June 14 - Alois Alzheimer, German psychiatrist
Deaths
- May 19 – Nathaniel Hawthorne, American writer
- December 31 - George M. Dallas, 11th Vice President of the United States
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