Birthdays
Daniel Weisiger Adams
Turns 37 on this date
John W. Campbell
Turns 59 on this date
Nathan Fellows Dixon II
Turns 46 on this date
Augustus van Horne Ellis
Turns 31 on this date
William George Ferguson
Turns 26 on this date
George Franklin Fort
Turns 49 on this date
Thomas Harrison
Turns 35 on this date
William Young Conn Humes
Turns 28 on this date
John Bankhead Magruder
Turns 51 on this date
Events
| Business/Industry | Gold discovered on the Fraser River in British Columbia | 05/01/1858 |
| Foreign | Nicaragua and Costa Rica appeal to the European powers for protection against filibusters | 05/01/1858 |
| 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 |