Birthdays
Alexander Campbell
Turns 46 on this date
Rutherford Birchard Hayes
Turns 38 on this date
Eliza McCardle Johnson
Turns 50 on this date
Lawrence Massillon Keitt
Turns 36 on this date
Benjamin Franklin Loan
Turns 41 on this date
Robert Cumming Schenck
Turns 51 on this date
Milton C. Stayman
Turns 25 on this date
Events
| Education/Culture | In New York City, the press get a preview of Mathew Brady's new photographic gallery on Broadway | 10/04/1860 |
| Crime/Disasters | In Pennsylvania, a railroad depot near Pittsburgh is damaged by fire | 10/04/1860 |
| Crime/Disasters | Severe gales pound the north-east coast of England and Scotland |
10/03/1860 to 10/05/1860 |
| US/the World | The Prince of Wales is in Washington, DC, hosted at the White House | 10/04/1860 |
| Campaigns/Elections | William H. Seward continues his stumping tour for Republicans in Cleveland, Ohio | 10/04/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Ripley (OH) Bee, "The Disunion Slave Code Candidate," October 4, 1860 | 10/04/1860 |