Birthdays
Richard Heron Anderson
Turns 38 on this date
William Brimage Bate
Turns 33 on this date
Watson Brown
Turns 24 on this date
James McHenry Caldwell
Turns 32 on this date
James Andrew McCauley
Turns 37 on this date
William Still
Turns 38 on this date
James Henry Thomas
Turns 32 on this date
John Armstrong Wright
Turns 39 on this date
Events
| Business/Industry | Michigan State Fair in session in Detroit |
10/04/1859 to 10/07/1859 |
| Crime/Disasters | Passenger steamer bound for Havana disabled off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina | 10/07/1859 |
| Crime/Disasters | William Walker's latest filibustering attempt ends before it begins with arrest by U.S. Marshals | 10/07/1859 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Lowell (MA) Citizen & News, “Electric Weaving,” October 7, 1859 | 10/07/1859 |