Birthdays
William Waters Boyce
Turns 42 on this date
Noah Brooks
Turns 30 on this date
Daniel Clark
Turns 51 on this date
John Moncure Daniel
Turns 35 on this date
John Edwards
Turns 45 on this date
Sarah Josepha Buell Hale
Turns 72 on this date
John Hancock
Turns 36 on this date
Belva Ann Bennett Lockwood
Turns 30 on this date
Eugenia Levy Phillips
Turns 41 on this date
Events
| Campaigns/Elections | Stephen Douglas makes his final campaign tour, through the Deep South |
10/19/1860 to 10/28/1860 |
| US/the World | The Convention of Beijing opens China to Western trade and missionary activity | 10/24/1860 |