Birthdays
John Redman Coxe
Turns 31 on this date
Joshua Reed Giddings
Turns 65 on this date
Lazarus Whitehead Powell
Turns 48 on this date
Events
| US/the World | British and French forces reach the outskirts of the Chinese capital and sack the Summer Palace | 10/06/1860 |
| Crime/Disasters | In Canada, storms cause heavy damage along the coast of the Gulf of St. Lawrence |
10/06/1860 to 10/07/1860 |
| US/the World | Prince Albert makes a brief visit to Richmond, Virginia |
10/06/1860 to 10/07/1860 |
| Campaigns/Elections | W.H. Seward arrives home in Auburn, New York after his Midwestern electioneering tour | 10/06/1860 |