Birthdays
Tiphen Walsingham Allen
Turns 27 on this date
Henry Toole Clark
Turns 52 on this date
John Littleton Dawson
Turns 47 on this date
John Hays Grier
Turns 72 on this date
DeWitt Clinton Littlejohn
Turns 42 on this date
William Marvell Nevin
Turns 54 on this date
Augustus S. Sassaman
Turns 26 on this date
James Monroe Trotter
Turns 18 on this date
Leroy Pope Walker
Turns 43 on this date
Events
| Campaigns/Elections | Democrats increase their majority in Lancaster, Pennsylvania municipal elections | 02/07/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The 36th U.S. Congress is in session in Washington, D.C. |
12/06/1859 to 06/24/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Cleveland (OH) Herald, “Run Away from Home,” February 7, 1860 | 02/07/1860 |