Birthdays
James Edmund Bailey
Turns 39 on this date
Charles C. Davis
Turns 31 on this date
Thomas Bull Jacobs
Turns 49 on this date
George Godfrey Leland
Turns 37 on this date
Events
| Science/Technology | The Great Comet of 1861 visible to the naked eye over North America and Europe |
06/30/1861 to 08/15/1861 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Cleveland (OH) Herald, “Vallandigham’s District,” August 15, 1861 | 08/15/1861 |