Birthdays

William Annan
Turns 54 on this date

Beriah Magoffin
Turns 44 on this date

John Young Mason
Turns 60 on this date

John Peach
Turns 24 on this date

James McCune Smith
Turns 46 on this date

John Allen Wilcox
Turns 40 on this date
Events
Foreign | The British execute Tatya Tope, one of the last and most intrepid leaders of the Indian Rebellion to be captured | 04/18/1859 |
Lawmaking/Litigating | The trial of Daniel Sickles for the murder of Philip Barton Key continues in Washington D.C. |
04/18/1859 to 04/23/1859 |
Lawmaking/Litigating | The trial of Oberlin-Wellington rescuer Charles Langston opens in the federal court in Cleveland, Ohio | 04/18/1859 |
Documents
Newspaper | Charleston (SC) Mercury, “Methodists Expelled From Texas,” April 18, 1859 | 04/18/1859 |