Birthdays

John James Abert
Turns 71 on this date

William Tell Barnitz
Turns 28 on this date

John Brough
Turns 48 on this date

Franklin Buchanan
Turns 59 on this date

Lucius Quintus Lamar
Turns 34 on this date

Augustus Marion Sawyer
Turns 28 on this date

Earl Van Dorn
Turns 39 on this date
Events
Education/Culture | Joshua Norton of San Francisco proclaims himself Emperor Norton I of the United States | 09/17/1859 |
Business/Industry | National Agricultural Fair in Chicago, Illinois |
09/12/1859 to 09/17/1859 |
Education/Culture | Statue of Daniel Webster dedicated on the grounds of the state house in Boston, Massachusetts | 09/17/1859 |