Birthdays
Alfred Brunson McCalmont
Turns 34 on this date
James Winning McMillan
Turns 34 on this date
Lewis Eliphalet Parsons
Turns 42 on this date
Andrew Jackson Smith
Turns 44 on this date
Daniel Ullmann
Turns 49 on this date
Robert Brank Vance
Turns 31 on this date
Amy Davis Winship
Turns 28 on this date
James Sterrett Woods
Turns 66 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | An American emigrant ship is wrecked on the Irish coast with almost 400 lives lost | 04/28/1859 |
| Legal/Political | José Marta Mata presents his credentials in Washington as minister from the recently recognized Juarez government of Mexico | 04/28/1859 |
| 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 | Milwaukee (WI) Sentinel, “The Oberlin Women,” April 28, 1859 | 04/28/1859 |
| Newspaper | New York Times, “The President and His Visitors,” April 28, 1859 | 04/28/1859 |