Birthdays
Joseph Bradford Carr
Turns 32 on this date
Henry Winter Davis
Turns 43 on this date
John Punchard Jewett
Turns 46 on this date
James Franklin Purvis
Turns 26 on this date
John Severn Tyler
Turns 20 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | Fire destroys mills near Philadelphia | 08/16/1860 |
| Business/Industry | The S.S. Great Eastern sails from New York for home after her first visit to the United States | 08/16/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Ripley (OH) Bee, "Let Us Frighten Them," August 16, 1860 | 08/16/1860 |