Timeline June 1865

Events in June 1865 3

• 1865 Cholera epidemic strikes Mecca pilgrims Outbreak during Hajj spreads into global pandemic wave A severe cholera outbreak struck pilgrims gathered in Mecca for the Hajj, killing thousands before spreading with returning travelers into Egypt, the Mediterranean, and Europe. The episode was part of the fourth cholera pandemic and spurred later international sanitary cooperation.
• 1865 Battle of Riachuelo Decisive naval battle of the Paraguayan War The Brazilian navy defeated the Paraguayan fleet on the Paraná River near Corrientes, securing control of the river system during the War of the Triple Alliance. The victory prevented Paraguayan forces from receiving reinforcement by water and shaped the war's course.
• 1865 Juneteenth announcement in Galveston Union troops proclaim freedom for enslaved Texans Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced that all enslaved people in the state were free, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. The date later became commemorated annually as Juneteenth.