Birthdays
William Embre Gaines
Turns 22 on this date
Horace Maynard
Turns 52 on this date
Daniel Webster McCurdy
Turns 25 on this date
Joseph W. Redden
Turns 32 on this date
Alexander Hamilton Rice
Turns 48 on this date
William Paine Sheffield
Turns 46 on this date
Events
| Lawmaking/Litigating | Governor Ward of New Jersey calls a special legislative session to consider the 14th Amendment. | 08/30/1866 |
| Campaigns/Elections | Michigan Republicans meet in Detroit and nominate Henry H. Crapo for governor. | 08/30/1866 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | Prussia and Austria sign the Peace of Prague, ending the Prussian-Austrian War. | 08/30/1866 |
Documents
| Miscellaneous | Resolutions, Republican Party of Michigan in Convention, August 30, 1866, Detroit, Michigan. | 08/30/1866 |