Birthdays
William Robinson Aldred
Turns 31 on this date
William Laws Cannon
Turns 20 on this date
John Henderson Carothers
Turns 46 on this date
Oliver James Dickey
Turns 36 on this date
Charles William Field
Turns 31 on this date
Eliza Paul Kirkbride Gurney
Turns 58 on this date
Joseph Meharry Medill
Turns 36 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | Dozens of miners are drowned when a mine floods in South Wales | 04/06/1859 |
| Slavery/Abolition | In Philadelphia, the U.S. Commissioner frees Harrisburg alleged fugitive slave Daniel Dangerfield | 04/06/1859 |
| Legal/Political | The federal trial of Oberlin-Wellington rescuer Simeon Bushnell continues in Cleveland, Ohio |
04/06/1859 to 04/14/1859 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The murder trial of Congressman Daniel Sickles of New York continues in Washington D.C. |
04/05/1859 to 04/09/1859 |
Documents
| Newspaper | New York Herald, “The Late Scattering Elections,” April 6, 1859 | 04/06/1859 |