Birthdays

Samuel Lewis Casey
Turns 39 on this date

Alexander Gilmore Cattell
Turns 44 on this date

Peter Cooper
Turns 69 on this date

James Johnson
Turns 49 on this date

Abraham Lincoln
Turns 51 on this date

Robert Ransom Jr.
Turns 32 on this date

Charles Carroll Walcutt
Turns 22 on this date

Henry Lawson Wyatt
Turns 18 on this date
Events
Personal | Sir William Napier, Peninsula War general and distinguished military historian, dies in London | 02/12/1860 |
Lawmaking/Litigating | The 36th U.S. Congress is in session in Washington, D.C. |
12/06/1859 to 06/24/1860 |
Documents
Newspaper | New York Herald, “The Recent Gale,” February 12, 1860 | 02/12/1860 |