Birthdays
William Daily Clayton
Turns 19 on this date
Jonathan Perry Harrison
Turns 28 on this date
Anthony Kennedy
Turns 47 on this date
Samuel Alexander Mudd
Turns 24 on this date
Robert Barnwell Rhett
Turns 57 on this date
James Sewall Thomas
Turns 26 on this date
William Wright
Turns 69 on this date
Events
| Legal/Political | The 35th Congress is in session in Washington, DC during December, 1857 before its holiday recess |
12/08/1857 to 12/22/1857 |