Birthdays
Goode Bryan
Turns 49 on this date
James Adams Ekin
Turns 41 on this date
Joseph Smith Fowler
Turns 40 on this date
Galusha Aaron Grow
Turns 37 on this date
Homer Augustus Nelson
Turns 31 on this date
John Thompson Nixon
Turns 40 on this date
Pierre Soulé
Turns 59 on this date
Events
| US/the World | In southern Italy, Garibaldi and his men reach Cosenza, capital of Upper Calabria | 08/31/1860 |
| US/the World | The Prince of Wales visits Canada's future capital of Ottawa |
08/31/1860 to 09/03/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Newark (OH) Advocate, “Is Lincoln an Abolitionist?,” August 31, 1860 | 08/31/1860 |