Birthdays
John David Stewart
Turns 26 on this date
John Potter Stockton
Turns 33 on this date
Seth Hartman Yocum
Turns 25 on this date
Events
| Personal | Horace Mann dies in Yellow Springs, Ohio at age sixty-three | 08/02/1859 |
| Business/Industry | The American Dental Association meets in Niagara Falls |
08/02/1859 to 08/04/1859 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Lowell (MA) Citizen & News, “Convention of Colored Citizens,” August 2, 1859 | 08/02/1859 |