Birthdays

John Huston Dashiell
Turns 38 on this date

Alfred Washington Ellet
Turns 39 on this date

Elkanah Bracken Greer
Turns 34 on this date

Asbury Johnson
Turns 11 on this date

William James Maclay
Turns 33 on this date

Hunter Holmes McGuire
Turns 24 on this date

Samuel McClung McPherson
Turns 22 on this date

Levi Scott
Turns 57 on this date
Events
Campaigns/Elections | General elections are held in five states - Pennsylvania, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio, and Minnesota | 10/11/1859 |
Religion/Philosophy | In Arabia, the annual pilgramage to Mecca ends for the year | 10/11/1859 |
Documents
Newspaper | New York Times, “A Shabby Trick,” October 11, 1859 | 10/11/1859 |