Birthdays
Hiram Pitt Bennet
Turns 33 on this date
Thomas Holliday Hicks
Turns 61 on this date
Charles Truman Hotchkiss
Turns 26 on this date
Henry Hotze
Turns 26 on this date
Henry Miles Moore
Turns 33 on this date
James Harrison Wilson
Turns 22 on this date
Events
| Science/Technology | A massive geomagnetic storm disrupts navigation and telegraphy around the globe |
09/01/1859 to 09/02/1859 |
| Science/Technology | Gas lighting introduced in Hawaii | 09/02/1859 |
Documents
| Letter | Peter Zinn to Abraham Lincoln, September 2, 1859 | 09/02/1859 |