Birthdays
Edward Lyons
Turns 24 on this date
Samuel Freeman Miller
Turns 48 on this date
George Troxell Motter
Turns 22 on this date
Robert Smalls
Turns 25 on this date
Booker Taliaferro Washington
Turns 8 on this date
Events
| Business/Industry | In Connecticut, the new Travellers' Insurance Company sells the country's first travel insurance policy | 04/05/1864 |
| Religion/Philosophy | In Korea, Su-un, founder of the Donghak religious sect, is tried and found guilty of heresy | 04/05/1864 |
| Legal/Political | The first session of the 38th Congress is sitting in Washington DC from early January to early July, 1864 |
01/07/1864 to 07/03/1864 |