Birthdays

Ozias Mather Hatch
Turns 45 on this date

Harry Thompson Hays
Turns 39 on this date

Alexander Henry
Turns 36 on this date

Charles Henry Lanphier
Turns 39 on this date

William Marvin
Turns 51 on this date

Samuel Montgomery
Turns 54 on this date

Justin Smith Morrill
Turns 49 on this date

James Fowler Rusling
Turns 25 on this date
Events
US/the World | Angered at Washington's recognition of Juarez, the Conservative Government in Mexico expels all U.S. consular officers | 04/14/1859 |
Crime/Disasters | Courteous Spanish diplomat commits suicide in Blenheim Park in England | 04/14/1859 |
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. |
04/11/1859 to 04/16/1859 |