Birthdays
James Gillespie Blaine
Turns 29 on this date
Fletcher Harper
Turns 53 on this date
Josiah Forrest Kennedy
Turns 25 on this date
William Henry Kutz
Turns 55 on this date
Joshua Allan Lippincott
Turns 24 on this date
William Raine Peck
Turns 41 on this date
John Randolph Tucker
Turns 47 on this date
William Barrett William Barrett Washburn
Turns 39 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | Giant lava flow on the island of Hawaii reaches the ocean forty miles from the point of eruption | 01/31/1859 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The second session of the 35th U.S. Congress is sitting between early January and early March, 1859 |
01/05/1859 to 03/02/1859 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Bangor (ME) Whig and Courier, “A Candid Southern Opinion,” January 31, 1859 | 01/31/1859 |
| Newspaper | Cleveland (OH) Herald, “The Coshocton Robbery,” January 31, 1859 | 01/31/1859 |