Birthdays
Jacob Dolson Cox
Turns 32 on this date
Francis Hall
Turns 38 on this date
John McClintock
Turns 46 on this date
Marcus Junius Parrott
Turns 32 on this date
Benjamin Franklin Wade
Turns 60 on this date
Events
| Education/Culture | In the previous seven days 390 people have died of various causes in New York City | 10/27/1860 |
| Campaigns/Elections | Stephen Douglas makes his final campaign tour, through the Deep South |
10/19/1860 to 10/28/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | (Montpelier) Vermont Patriot, “Illinois Sure for Douglas,” October 27, 1860 | 10/27/1860 |
| Newspaper | Cleveland (OH) Herald, “The Plot of the Desperadoes,” October 27, 1860 | 10/27/1860 |