Birthdays
Charles Albright
Turns 37 on this date
Aaron Boon
Turns 34 on this date
Clement Claiborne Clay Jr.
Turns 51 on this date
Israel Smyser Diehl
Turns 41 on this date
Benjamin Gwinn Harris
Turns 62 on this date
Samuel Dexter Lecompte
Turns 53 on this date
Mary Ann Todd Lincoln
Turns 49 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | In London, Irish nationalists blow up a prison wall in an attempt to rescue two comrades and kill four people. | 12/13/1867 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The Fortieth Congress is sitting in its first meeting of its second session in Washington DC |
12/02/1867 to 12/20/1867 |