Birthdays
Charles Albright
Turns 36 on this date
Aaron Boon
Turns 33 on this date
Clement Claiborne Clay Jr.
Turns 50 on this date
Israel Smyser Diehl
Turns 40 on this date
Benjamin Gwinn Harris
Turns 61 on this date
Samuel Dexter Lecompte
Turns 52 on this date
Mary Ann Todd Lincoln
Turns 48 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | In England, the day after a mining disaster killed hundreds, 85 more die in an explosion at another pit. | 12/13/1866 |
| Crime/Disasters | In northern England, 37 rescuers searching for mining disaster survivors are killed in a second explosion | 12/13/1866 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | In Raleigh, the North Carolina legislature rejects the Fourteenth Amendment by a large margin. | 12/13/1866 |
| Legal/Political | The second session of the 39th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC |
12/04/1866 to 12/19/1866 |