Birthdays
John Cessna
Turns 38 on this date
Daniel Mountjoy Cloud
Turns 22 on this date
John Bell Hood
Turns 28 on this date
Alexander Parker Lyon
Turns 30 on this date
James Croxall Palmer
Turns 48 on this date
William Ransom Johnson Pegram
Turns 18 on this date
Events
| Cultural | First ever dog show held at Newcastle in northern England |
06/28/1859 to 06/29/1859 |
| Crime/Disasters | Weeks of dangerously high temperatures prevail in central California |
06/20/1859 to 07/01/1859 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Carlisle (PA) American, “Further of the Kidnappers,” June 29, 1859 | 06/29/1859 |
| Newspaper | New York Times, “Albany and Richmond,” June 29, 1859 | 06/29/1859 |