Birthdays
Augusta Jane Evans
Turns 32 on this date
Louis Moreau Gottschalk
Turns 38 on this date
William Henry Stewart
Turns 49 on this date
Bryan Morel Thomas
Turns 31 on this date
Events
| Personal | Elijah Hise, a sitting Kentucky congressman, commits suicide at his home in Russellville. | 05/08/1867 |
| Education/Culture | In France, the Paris Industrial Exhibition is open with items from forty-two countries on show. |
04/02/1867 to 11/02/1867 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The Fortieth Congress is in recess from its first session in Washington DC |
03/31/1867 to 07/02/1867 |