Birthdays

Chester Alan Arthur
Turns 31 on this date

Henry Cornelius Burnett
Turns 35 on this date

George Washington Gordon
Turns 24 on this date

Samuel Maclay
Turns 57 on this date

Thomas Algeo Rowley
Turns 52 on this date

Charles Comfort Tiffany
Turns 31 on this date

Samuel A. Wright
Turns 24 on this date
Events
US/the World | A commission of western powers meets in Beirut, Lebanon over recent massacres of Christians | 10/05/1860 |
Crime/Disasters | Severe gales pound the north-east coast of England and Scotland |
10/03/1860 to 10/05/1860 |
US/the World | The Prince of Wales visits the tomb of George Washington at Mount Vernon | 10/05/1860 |
Documents
Newspaper | (Jackson) Mississippian, "The 'Coercion' Issue," October 5, 1860 | 10/05/1860 |
Newspaper | New York Times, “Found at Last,” October 5, 1860 | 10/05/1860 |