Birthdays
Joseph Dysart
Turns 39 on this date
Benjamin Henry Grierson
Turns 33 on this date
Alexander Hayes
Turns 40 on this date
William Kellogg
Turns 45 on this date
James Bennett McCreary
Turns 21 on this date
Frederick William Seward
Turns 29 on this date
Alfred Christopher Stone
Turns 28 on this date
David Battle Turpie
Turns 31 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | Arizona Territorial delegate Sylvester Mowry fights duel with Arizona newspaperman E. E. Cross | 07/08/1859 |
| Foreign | Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria and Emperor Napoleon III of France sign an armistice at Villafranca in Italy | 07/08/1859 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The convention charged with creating a Kansas State Constitution is meeting in Wyandotte, Kansas |
07/06/1859 to 07/28/1859 |
Documents
| Newspaper | New York Times, “Letter from the Kansas Gold Region,” July 8, 1859 | 07/08/1859 |