Birthdays
James Buchanan
Turns 68 on this date
Charles Wesley Carrigan
Turns 32 on this date
Stephen Arnold Douglas
Turns 46 on this date
Isaiah Willis McCord
Turns 39 on this date
Bradford Oliver McIntire
Turns 3 on this date
Amos Myers
Turns 35 on this date
George Cassety Pendleton
Turns 14 on this date
William Capers Round
Turns 17 on this date
Events
| Foreign | Austria demands that Sardinia-Piedmont disarm, and issues a three-day ultimatum | 04/23/1859 |
| Foreign | French troops are starting to depart Paris for Italy to confront the Austrians |
04/23/1859 to 04/25/1859 |
| 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 continues in the federal court in Cleveland, Ohio |
04/19/1859 to 05/09/1859 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Ripley (OH) Bee, “Negroes in Canada,” April 23, 1859 | 04/23/1859 |