Birthdays
William Burton
Turns 70 on this date
John Francis Chaplain
Turns 35 on this date
Thomas Turpin Crittenden
Turns 34 on this date
William Howard Day
Turns 34 on this date
William Pitt Fessenden
Turns 53 on this date
James Hamilton
Turns 66 on this date
John Winfield Scott Kough
Turns 22 on this date
Francis Richard Lubbock
Turns 44 on this date
Isaac Murphy
Turns 56 on this date
Events
| Slavery/Abolition | John Brown attacks Harpers Ferry | 10/16/1859 |
Documents
| Newspaper | New York Herald, “Supplies for the Army in Utah,” October 16, 1859 | 10/16/1859 |