Birthdays

Richard Snowden Andrews
Turns 37 on this date

Daniel Decatur Emmett
Turns 52 on this date

Joseph Horace Lewis
Turns 43 on this date

Theodore Runyon
Turns 45 on this date

Robert Ewing Younger
Turns 14 on this date
Events
Crime/Disasters | A late season hurricane smashes islands in the Lesser Antilles and then kills hundreds in Puerto Rico. |
10/28/1867 to 10/29/1867 |
Crime/Disasters | A powerful hurricane devastates the island of Puerto Rico, killing hundreds. | 10/29/1867 |
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 |
Crime/Disasters | The San Narcisco hurricane continues its destructive path from Puerto Rico to St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands. |
10/29/1867 to 10/30/1867 |
Crime/Disasters | U.S. Revenue officers clash with smugglers in the waters of Wilmington, North Carolina. | 10/29/1867 |