Birthdays
Andrew Gregg Curtin
Turns 43 on this date
John Calhoun Gilmore
Turns 38 on this date
Godlove Stein Orth
Turns 43 on this date
Charles Morgan Pearre
Turns 22 on this date
Lewis Thornton Powell
Turns 16 on this date
William Charles Ford Reed
Turns 29 on this date
Cadwallader Colden Washburn
Turns 42 on this date
Charles Henry Winfield
Turns 38 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | Earthquake and aftershocks strike Peru in the vicinity of the capital Lima |
04/21/1860 to 04/23/1860 |
| US/the World | Explorer John McDouall Stuart reaches the center of the Australian Continent | 04/22/1860 |
| Crime/Disasters | Fire destroys the business district of Kenosha, Wisconsin | 04/22/1860 |
| US/the World | In Italy, the inhabitants of Savoy vote in a plebiscite on whether their province will become part of France | 04/22/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The 36th U.S. Congress is in session in Washington, D.C. |
12/06/1859 to 06/24/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | New York Herald, “The Republican Press on the Chances of Douglas,” April 22, 1860 | 04/22/1860 |