Birthdays
Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen
Turns 43 on this date
William Leonard Helfenstein
Turns 55 on this date
Henry Washington Hilliard
Turns 52 on this date
George Proctor Kane
Turns 43 on this date
Abraham J. Labagh
Turns 55 on this date
William H. Mathews
Turns 11 on this date
Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton
Turns 37 on this date
Robert Purvis
Turns 50 on this date
Charles Roome
Turns 48 on this date
Events
| Personal | Obed Hussey, inventor of the reaping machine, dies in freak railroad accident | 08/04/1860 |
| US/the World | On his North American tour, the Prince of Wales visits Fredericton, capital of New Brunswick |
08/04/1860 to 08/07/1860 |
| Science/Technology | The American Scientific Association meets in Newport, Rhode Island |
08/01/1860 to 08/05/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | New York Herald, “The Election in North Carolina,” August 4, 1860 | 08/04/1860 |