Birthdays
Augustus Williamson Bradford
Turns 52 on this date
John Porter Hatch
Turns 36 on this date
John Latshaw Landis
Turns 20 on this date
Samuel Martin Magraw
Turns 49 on this date
Alexander Kelly McClure
Turns 30 on this date
Christopher Gustavus Memminger
Turns 55 on this date
Francisco Perea
Turns 28 on this date
William Trickett
Turns 18 on this date
Events
| Personal | Anson Jones, the last President of the Republic of Texas, commits suicide in Houston | 01/09/1858 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The 35th Congress is in session in Washington, DC. from early January to mid-June, 1858 |
01/06/1858 to 06/13/1858 |