Birthdays
John DeWitt Atkins
Turns 34 on this date
Alexander William Campbell
Turns 31 on this date
Phillipe Regis Denis De Trobriand
Turns 43 on this date
Columbus Delano
Turns 50 on this date
Wendell Phillips Garrison
Turns 19 on this date
Gabriel James Rains
Turns 56 on this date
Paul Jones Semmes
Turns 44 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | An unprecedented late spring frost causes massive crop damage across the northern United States |
06/04/1859 to 06/05/1859 |
| Foreign | In Italy, French forces advance on Magenta where they defeat the main Austrian army | 06/04/1859 |
| Crime/Disasters | Joseph Charless, leading citizen of St Louis, Missouri dies of his wounds after being shot in the street | 06/04/1859 |
| Crime/Disasters | Weeks of heavy rainfall bring serious flooding to the upper Mississippi |
06/03/1859 to 06/05/1859 |
Documents
| Newspaper | New York Times, “The Hyannis Fugitive Slave Case,” June 4, 1859 | 06/04/1859 |