Birthdays

Ellison Capers
Turns 22 on this date

James Tracy Hale
Turns 49 on this date

Samuel Blanchard How
Turns 69 on this date

Preston King
Turns 53 on this date

George Middleton
Turns 59 on this date

William Milo Stone
Turns 32 on this date
Events
Crime/Disasters | Emigrant ship carrying 850 Chinese sinks in the Indian Ocean and all the passengers are lost |
10/14/1859 to 10/15/1859 |
Documents
Newspaper | New York Times, “Buchanan vs. Forney,” October 14, 1859 | 10/14/1859 |