Birthdays
Alexander Blain Anderson
Turns 40 on this date
George Ashmun
Turns 55 on this date
Romeyn Beck Ayres
Turns 34 on this date
Clara Harlowe Barton
Turns 38 on this date
Daniel A. Beckley
Turns 26 on this date
William Plummer Benton
Turns 31 on this date
Milledge Luke Bonham
Turns 46 on this date
Walker Brooke
Turns 46 on this date
Richard Bennett Carmichael
Turns 52 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | Australia-bound ship wrecked in the English Channel soon after sailing and all aboard are lost | 12/25/1859 |
| US/the World | Australian Thomas Austin hosts his first rabbit hunt with twenty-five wild rabbits imported from England | 12/25/1859 |
| Religious | Christmas Day | 12/25/1859 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The 36th U.S. Congress is in session in Washington, D.C. |
12/06/1859 to 06/24/1860 |