Birthdays
Isaac Cook
Turns 53 on this date
David G. Eshleman
Turns 50 on this date
Reuben Eaton Fenton
Turns 47 on this date
Daniel Chevilette Govan
Turns 37 on this date
George Latimer
Turns 47 on this date
William Porcher Miles
Turns 44 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | A massive fire destroys much of Portland, Maine, leaving 10,000 homeless but killing only two. |
07/04/1866 to 07/05/1866 |
| Legal/Political | The first session of the 39th Congress is sitting in Washington DC from early January to late July, 1866 |
01/07/1866 to 07/27/1866 |