Birthdays
William Smith Hanger Baylor
Turns 28 on this date
Francis Martin Drexell
Turns 67 on this date
Charles Godfrey Gunther
Turns 37 on this date
Alexander Kelly
Turns 19 on this date
Gershom Mott
Turns 37 on this date
Francis Wilkinson Pickens
Turns 52 on this date
Frederick Charles Salomon
Turns 33 on this date
Events
| 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 |
| US/the World | The United States recognizes the Liberal government of Benito Juarez in Mexico | 04/07/1859 |
| Education/Culture | Walter Camp born in New Britain, Connecticut | 04/07/1859 |