Birthdays
Ann Leah Fox Underhill
Turns 47 on this date
George Baird Hodge
Turns 32 on this date
John Hitchcock Leard
Turns 34 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | Earthquake strikes Haiti west of Port Au Prince | 04/08/1860 |
| Religion/Philosophy | Easter Sunday | 04/08/1860 |
| Crime/Disasters | Heavy rains cause flooding and damage in Pennsylvania and Ohio |
04/08/1860 to 04/11/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The 36th U.S. Congress is in session in Washington, D.C. |
12/06/1859 to 06/24/1860 |
| Business/Industry | The eastward and westward riders of the first run of the Pony Express cross paths somewhere in Utah | 04/08/1860 |