Birthdays

Chester Alan Arthur
Turns 38 on this date

George Washington Gordon
Turns 31 on this date

Samuel Maclay
Turns 64 on this date

Thomas Algeo Rowley
Turns 59 on this date

Charles Comfort Tiffany
Turns 38 on this date

Samuel A. Wright
Turns 31 on this date
Events
Crime/Disasters | A Gulf of Mexico hurricane causes heavy damage along the Texas and Louisiana coastlines. |
10/02/1867 to 10/06/1867 |
Crime/Disasters | A powerful hurricane strikes the coast of Louisiana. |
10/05/1867 to 10/06/1867 |
Battles/Soldiers | At Bombay, the first British troops leave India for Africa to carry out the invasion of Abyssinia. | 10/05/1867 |
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 |
07/21/1867 to 11/20/1867 |
Business/Industry | The Indiana State Fair is in session at Terra Haute, Indiana. |
09/30/1867 to 10/05/1867 |