Birthdays

William Smith Hanger Baylor
Turns 26 on this date

Francis Martin Drexell
Turns 65 on this date

Charles Godfrey Gunther
Turns 35 on this date

Alexander Kelly
Turns 17 on this date

Gershom Mott
Turns 35 on this date

Francis Wilkinson Pickens
Turns 50 on this date

Frederick Charles Salomon
Turns 31 on this date
Events
Military/Violent | Henry A. Crabb and 57 of his followers are executed by a Mexican firing squad | 04/07/1857 |
Campaigns/Elections | Lincoln holds meeting regarding 1860 election | 04/07/1857 |
Documents
Newspaper | New York Times, “Virginia Frightened,” April 7, 1857 | 04/07/1857 |