Birthdays
John Redman Coxe
Turns 30 on this date
Joshua Reed Giddings
Turns 64 on this date
Lazarus Whitehead Powell
Turns 47 on this date
Events
| Religion/Philosophy | American Bible Union holds its 10th Annual Conference in New York City |
10/05/1859 to 10/06/1859 |
| Crime/Disasters | High winds devastate the New Hampshire State Fair at Dover, New Hampshire | 10/06/1859 |
| Foreign | In Italy, a mob murders the hated former military chief of the deposed Duchy of Palma | 10/06/1859 |
| Business/Industry | Michigan State Fair in session in Detroit |
10/04/1859 to 10/07/1859 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, “In a Nut Shell,” October 6, 1859 | 10/06/1859 |