Birthdays
Samuel George Hare
Turns 40 on this date
William Henry Hatch
Turns 26 on this date
William Henry Sutton
Turns 24 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | Huge fire burns out of control for five days in the Turkish capital of Constantinople |
09/10/1859 to 09/14/1859 |
| Foreign | In Italy, Palma and Piacenta vote to break away from Bourbon rule | 09/11/1859 |
Documents
| Newspaper | New York Herald, “Stump Candidates for the Presidency,” September 11, 1859 | 09/11/1859 |