Birthdays
John Huy Addams
Turns 37 on this date
Samuel Boyd Jr.
Turns 53 on this date
Augustus Brandegee
Turns 31 on this date
Garrick Mallery Harding
Turns 32 on this date
Daniel Harvey Hill
Turns 38 on this date
Henry Marriot
Turns 21 on this date
James Brown McCaw
Turns 36 on this date
Andrew Horatio Reeder
Turns 52 on this date
Events
| Science/Technology | Baltimore's first streetcar goes into operation on Broadway in the city | 07/12/1859 |
| 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 | Charleston (SC) Mercury, “The South Carolina Naturalization Law,” July 12, 1859 | 07/12/1859 |