1867

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1867 was a common year that began on a Tuesday in the Gregorian calendar and on a Sunday in the Julian calendar. It was the 867th year of the second millennium, the 67th year of the 19th century, and the 8th year of the 1860s.

At that time, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar.

Alaska had just been purchased from Russia and joined the United States in 1867. The change from Julian to Gregorian in Alaska used a different number of days than elsewhere: 11 days were skipped instead of 12 because of the International Date Line. Because of this, there were only 354 days in the year in Alaska.

For example, Friday, October 6, 1867 (Julian) was followed by Friday, October 18, 1867 (Gregorian), instead of Saturday, October 19, 1867.