Birthdays
James Sproat Brown
Turns 34 on this date
William Henry Butler
Turns 38 on this date
William Bowen Campbell
Turns 51 on this date
William Oliver Cornman
Turns 17 on this date
Frederick Douglass
Turns 40 on this date
John Rice Eden
Turns 32 on this date
George Franklin Edmunds
Turns 30 on this date
Warren Holden
Turns 41 on this date
Events
| Foreign | Napoleon III of France names his wife as Regent should he die before the majority of his son | 02/01/1858 |
| 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 |
| Business/Industry | The two toll bridges between Boston and Cambridge in Massachusetts are made free from this date | 02/01/1858 |