Birthdays
William James Bowdle
Turns 32 on this date
John Milton Hay
Turns 28 on this date
Thomas Henry Hines
Turns 28 on this date
Albert Gallatin Hodges
Turns 64 on this date
Wells Andrews Hutchins
Turns 48 on this date
William A. Jayne
Turns 40 on this date
Clarke Lewis
Turns 26 on this date
Events
| Campaigns/Elections | Local congressman complains to President Johnson that soldiers are being kept from voting in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. | 10/08/1866 |
| US/the World | Prussian officials take formal control of the newly annexed former Free City of Frankfurt am Main. | 10/08/1866 |
| Religion/Philosophy | The Second Plenary Council Meeting of the U.S. Roman Catholic Church is meeting in Baltimore, Maryland. |
10/07/1866 to 10/21/1866 |