Birthdays
Henry Winslow Abbett
Turns 18 on this date
Montgomery Blair
Turns 44 on this date
John Wilkes Booth
Turns 19 on this date
Joseph Mallalieu
Turns 16 on this date
Alexander Brown Norris
Turns 46 on this date
James Louis Petigru
Turns 68 on this date
Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback
Turns 20 on this date
John Sherman
Turns 34 on this date
Events
| Personal | Harriet Tubman brings her parents to Canada |
05/01/1857 to 06/01/1857 |
| Battles/Soldiers | Sepoy Revolt triggers the Indian Mutiny against British rule | 05/10/1857 |