Birthdays
Henry Lewis Benning
Turns 46 on this date
Alexander Hemphill Ege
Turns 22 on this date
John Fitch Kinney
Turns 44 on this date
William Handy Ludlow
Turns 39 on this date
Thomas Sheerer Parker
Turns 20 on this date
Daniel Smith Reisher
Turns 39 on this date
Philip Dale Roddey
Turns 34 on this date
Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart
Turns 53 on this date
Events
| Campaigns/Elections | Arkansas Democratic Convention meets in Little Rock | 04/02/1860 |
| US/the World | In Arizona, an unauthorized convention meets to form a provisional government |
04/02/1860 to 04/05/1860 |
| Campaigns/Elections | Republicans sweep state elections in Connecticut | 04/02/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The 36th U.S. Congress is in session in Washington, D.C. |
12/06/1859 to 06/24/1860 |
| US/the World | The first Japanese diplomatic mission to the United States hosted in San Francisco |
03/31/1860 to 04/06/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | Virginia State legislature finishes its 1859-1860 session | 04/02/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, “A Specimen Preacher,” April 2, 1860 | 04/02/1860 |