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| 13th Amendment Johnson, Andrew |  |
| 6th Dec The 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery, is passed |
| 1st Woman Doctor Anderson, Elizabeth Garrett |  |
| 1st English woman to qualify in medicine |
| Licensed by the Scottish Society of Apothecaries |
| Alliance Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von |  |
| Schleswig Schleswig Holstein swears allegiance to Prussia & joins the Prussian armed forces |
| Arrest Davis, Jefferson | |
| 22nd May Washington Captured by the Union cavalry led by Benjamin Pritchard |
| Arrest Pritchard, Benjamin | |
| 22nd May Captures the defeated Confederate's President Jefferson Davis |
| Assassination Booth, John Wilkes | |
| 14th April Washington Assassinates President Lincoln by shooting him in the back at Ford's Theatre |
| Assassination Lincoln, Abraham | |
| 15th April Washington John Wilkes Booth, a fanatical Confederate assassinates Lincoln |
| Atlantic Cable Canning, George | |
| Engineer in Chief of Atlantic cable laying exhibition in steamship great Eastern |
| Battle of Appomattox Lee, Robert Edward | |
| 9th April Appomattox The remains of the Army of Northern Virginis are defeated |
| Battle of Chan Chu Fu Gordon, Charles George Hamilton | |
| Chan Chu Fu Ends the T'ai P'ing rebellion |
| Birth Albrecht of Wurtemberg |  |
| 23rd Dec Vienna Birth of Albrecht of Wurtemberg |
| Birth Ludendorf, Erich von | |
| Posen Birth of Erich von Ludendorf |
| Birth Scheidemann, Phillip | |
| 25th July Birth of Phillip Scheidemann |
| Birth Alexandra of Denmark | |
| Birth of George V, 2nd eldest son of Edward VII & Alexandra of Denmark |
| Birth Edward VII | |
| Birth of George V, 2nd eldest son of Edward VII & Alexandra of Denmark |
| Birth George V | |
| Birth of George V, 2nd eldest son of Edward VII & Alexandra of Denmark |
| Birth Harding, Warren Gamaliel | |
| 2nd Nov Birth of Warren Harding |
| Burial Temple, Henry John | |
| Westminster Abbey Buried in Westminster Abbey |
| Burial Lincoln, Abraham | |
| 4th May Springfield Buried in Springfield |
| Capture of Bukhara Alexander II |  |
| Bukhara Russia captures Bukhara, Tashkent, and Samerkand |
| Capture of Samerkand Alexander II | |
| Samerkand Russia captures Bukhara, Tashkent, and Samerkand |
| Capture of Tashkent Alexander II | |
| Tashkent Russia captures Bukhara, Tashkent, and Samerkand |
| Capture of Tashkent Chernyayev, Mikhail Grigoriyevich | |
| Tashkent Captures Tashkent |
| Chancellor Belcredi, Richard Graf | |
| Vienna Appointed Prime Minister of Austria |
| Chancellor Disraeli, Benjamin | |
| London Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, 3rd term |
| Commander Gordon, Charles George Hamilton | |
| Gravesend Appointed Commander of the Royal Engineers at Graves end |
| Composition Wagner, Richard | |
| Composes, "Tristan Und Isolde" |
| Conditions February Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Berlin Schleswig Holstein swears allegiance to Prussia & joins the Prussian armed forces |
| Berlin Under the "February Conditions " Schleswig & Holstein enter the Zollverein |
| Constitution Johnson, Andrew | |
| 6th Dec The 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery, is passed |
| Coup d'Etat Prado, Mariano Ignacio |  |
| Lima Overthrows President Juan Antonio Pezet & becomes a dictator |
| Overthrows President Juan Antonio Pezet & becomes a dictator |
| Death Proudhon, Pierre |  |
| 19th Jan Death of Pierre Proudhon |
| Death Temple, Henry John | |
| Death of Henry John Temple |
| Death Kriezis, Antonios |  |
| Athens Death of Antonio Kriezis |
| Death Booth, John Wilkes | |
| April Death of John Wilkes Booth, shot in a barn refusing to surrender |
| Death Lincoln, Abraham | |
| 15th April Washington Death of Abraham Lincoln, assassinated |
| Declaration of Amnesty Johnson, Andrew | |
| 29th May Washington Officially ends the civil war |
| Diplomacy Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| 4th Oct Biarritz Visits Napoleon III in Biarritz |
| 4th Oct Schleswig Makes a vague promise to France of some Belgian French speaking land |
| 4th Oct Schleswig Persuades France to be neutral in the conflict with Austria over Schleswig & Holstein |
| Discovery of Nile Livingstone, David | |
| River Nile Discovers the source of the River Nile |
| River Nile Launches an expedition to discover the source of the Nile |
| Election Temple, Henry John | |
| Wins the election with a Liberal majority with 360 supporters against 290 for Derby |
| Fire Windsor Castle Victoria | |
| 16th Feb Windsor Castle Fire breaks causing considerable damage, the cause is never discovered |
| Governor Chernyayev, Mikhail Grigoriyevich | |
| Turkistan Appointed Military Governor of Turkistan, 1st term |
| Leader House of Commons Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| London Leads the Liberals to election victory but dies before the first Cabinet |
| Lord of the Bedchamber Hamilton, James | |
| 24th Aug Appointed Lord of the Bedchamber to the Prince of Wales from 1866 to 1885 |
| Major Hayes, Rutherford Birchard | |
| Appointed Major General |
| Minister of Colonies Canovas del Castillo, Antonio |  |
| Appointed Minister of the Colonies |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Villiers | |
| Appointed Foreign Minister, 2nd term |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Villiers, George William Frederick | |
| Appointed Foreign Minister, 2nd term |
| Minister of State Belcredi, Richard Graf | |
| Appointed Minister of State |
| Peace Lincoln, Abraham | |
| 2nd Mar Washington Rejects General Lee's plea for peace talks & demands unconditional surrender |
| Peerage Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Created Graf von Bismarck-Sch馬hausen |
| President Schmerling, Anto von | |
| Appointed President of the Austrian Supreme Court |
| President Johnson, Andrew | |
| Appointed President of the USA, 17th President |
| President Lincoln, Abraham | |
| 8th Nov Appointed President of the USA, 16th President, 2nd term |
| Prime Minister Russell | |
| 29th Oct Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 2nd term |
| Prime Minister Russell of Kingston, 1st | |
| 29th Oct Sits in the Lords while Gladstone leads the Government in the Commons |
| Prime Minister Temple, Henry John | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain |
| Prime Minister Koumoundouros, Alexandros | |
| 25th Mar Appointed Prime Minister of Greece, 1st time |
| Publication Carroll, Lewis | |
| Publication of, "Alice's Adventures In Wonderland" |
| Reform Roon | |
| Kiel The Prussian Navy HQ is moved from Danzig to Kiel, despite protests from Vienna |
| Reform Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| London Announces he can no longer support the establishment of the Irish Anglican Church |
| Rule of Bukhara Alexander II | |
| Bukhara Russia captures Bukhara, Tashkent, and Samerkand |
| Rule of Holstein Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| 20th Aug Holstein Bismarck induces Austria to agree to the Gastein Convention, under this agreement Prussia receives Schleswig, while Austria receives Holstein |
| Rule of Samerkand Alexander II | |
| Samerkand Russia captures Bukhara, Tashkent, and Samerkand |
| Rule of Schleswig Louis Napoleon III | |
| Schleswig Prussia gains Schleswig but nothing is given to Napoleon despite being the mediator |
| Schleswig The joint administration of Schleswing-Holstein by Austria & Prussia is settled |
| Rule of Schleswig Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| 20th Aug Schleswig Bismarck induces Austria to agree to the Gastein Convention, under this agreement Prussia receives Schleswig, while Austria receives Holstein |
| Rule of Tashkent Alexander II | |
| Tashkent Russia captures Bukhara, Tashkent, and Samerkand |
| Siege of Carolinas Sherman, William Tecumseh | |
| Carolinas Sherman devastates the Carolinas , the "cockpit of seccession" |
| Slavery Johnson, Andrew | |
| 6th Dec The 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery, is passed |
| Succession Leopold II |  |
| Succeeds as ing of Belgium, son of Leopold I |
| Succession Menelik II |  |
| Assumes the throne of Shewa |
| Succession Alexander III | |
| Becomes heir apparrent on the death of his elder brother Nikolay |
| Surrender Grant, Ulysses Simpson | |
| 9th April Appomattox General Lee surrenders to General Grant at Appomattox courthouse |
| Surrender Lee, Robert Edward | |
| 12th April Appomattox Defeat ends the war in Virginia |
| 12th April Appomattox General Lee surrenders to General Grant at Appomattox courthouse |
| 12th April Appomattox The army of Northern Virginia, 29,000, are under Unionist control |
| Treaty of Gastein Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| 20th Aug Gastein Bismarck induces Austria to agree to the Gastein Convention, under this agreement Prussia receives Schleswig, while Austria receives Holstein |
| 20th Aug Gastein Uses the treaty to isolate Austria from the German states |
| Unification Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Berlin Under the "February Conditions " Schleswig & Holstein enter the Zollverein |
| Under the "February Conditions " Prussian troops garrison a Confederate fortress |
| Zollverein Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Berlin Under the "February Conditions " Schleswig & Holstein enter the Zollverein |
