Birthdays
John Robinson Agnew
Turns 49 on this date
William H. Christian
Turns 34 on this date
William Montgomery Gardner
Turns 35 on this date
Thomas Green
Turns 45 on this date
John Nathan Caldwell Grier
Turns 67 on this date
Francis Day Hodgson
Turns 27 on this date
William Morris Meredith
Turns 60 on this date
Gideon Johnson Pillow
Turns 53 on this date
David Dixon Porter
Turns 46 on this date
Events
| US/the World | King Oscar I of Sweden dies in Stockholm | 06/08/1859 |
| Foreign | Napoleon III and King Victor-Emmanuel enter Milan in triumph | 06/08/1859 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, “Another Dred Scott Decision,” June 8, 1859 | 06/08/1859 |