Birthdays
Elizabeth Buffum Chace
Turns 60 on this date
Ephraim Ralph Eckley
Turns 55 on this date
Thomas Saunders Gholson
Turns 58 on this date
John Jeremiah Jacob
Turns 37 on this date
William M. Line
Turns 43 on this date
Frederick Augustus Pike
Turns 50 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | In Davenport, Indiana, a tragic house fire kills three members of the same family. | 12/09/1866 |
| Legal/Political | The second session of the 39th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC |
12/04/1866 to 12/19/1866 |