Birthdays
John Francis Bird
Turns 42 on this date
John Bratton
Turns 27 on this date
David Bachman Brunner
Turns 23 on this date
George William Caruth
Turns 16 on this date
Norton Parter Chipman
Turns 24 on this date
Henry DeLamar Clayton
Turns 31 on this date
Alexander Laws Hays
Turns 65 on this date
Abraham Herr Smith
Turns 43 on this date
Events
| Legal/Political | President Buchanan reappoints Isaac Cook as Chicago Postmaster | 03/07/1858 |
| 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 |
| Foreign | The two year sporadic revolt in Peru finally ends and peace returns to Peruvian politics | 03/07/1858 |