Birthdays
Lydia Maria Francis Child
Turns 61 on this date
George Washington Corner
Turns 42 on this date
William Henry Eckels
Turns 32 on this date
Thomas Alva Edison
Turns 16 on this date
Diego John Miller Loop
Turns 40 on this date
Alexander Hamilton Stephens
Turns 51 on this date
John Horace Stevens
Turns 39 on this date
Events
| Lawmaking/Litigating | In Richmond, Virginia, the First Confederate Congress is sitting in its third session |
01/12/1863 to 05/01/1863 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The third session of the 37th Congress is sitting in Washington DC until early March 1863 |
01/07/1863 to 03/02/1863 |