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Type	Date Span	Title
Battles/Soldiers	Mon, October 3, 1859	William Walker launches another fillibustering attempt against Nicaragua from New Orleans
Campaigns/Elections	Tue, October 4, 1859	The Wyandotte Constitution is put to a popular vote in Kansas
Personal	Tue, October 4, 1859	Karl Baedeker, founding father of travel guides, dies in Germany
Legal/Political	Tue, October 4, 1859	Vigilance Committee forms in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana
Business/Industry	Tue, October 4, 1859 - Fri, October 7, 1859	Michigan State Fair in session in Detroit
Campaigns/Elections	Wed, October 5, 1859	A heavy earthquake strikes northern Chile
Religion/Philosophy	Wed, October 5, 1859 - Thu, October 6, 1859	American Bible Union holds its 10th Annual Conference in New York City
Foreign	Thu, October 6, 1859	In Italy, a mob murders the hated former military chief of the deposed Duchy of Palma
Crime/Disasters	Thu, October 6, 1859	High winds devastate the New Hampshire State Fair at Dover, New Hampshire
Crime/Disasters	Fri, October 7, 1859	William Walker's latest filibustering attempt ends before it begins with arrest by U.S. Marshals
Crime/Disasters	Fri, October 7, 1859	Passenger steamer bound for Havana disabled off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina
Religion/Philosophy	Sat, October 8, 1859	Yom Kippur
Foreign	Sun, October 9, 1859	Alfred Dreyfus, future French artillery officer and Devil's Island prisoner, is born in Alsace
Crime/Disasters	Sun, October 9, 1859	Passengers from the stricken steamer Quaker City landed safely in Norfolk, Virginia
Education/Culture	Mon, October 10, 1859	All-England Cricket team continues its tour with a match in Philadelphia
Science/Technology	Mon, October 10, 1859	Charles Darwin finishes editing his great work on evolution and sends it to the printers
Religion/Philosophy	Tue, October 11, 1859	In Arabia, the annual pilgramage to Mecca ends for the year
Campaigns/Elections	Tue, October 11, 1859	General elections are held in five states - Pennsylvania, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio, and Minnesota
Personal	Wed, October 12, 1859	Robert Stephenson, eminent British engineer, dies in London
Religion/Philosophy	Thu, October 13, 1859	First Episcopal Bishop of Texas consecrated at Episcopal Convention in Richmond, Virginia
Crime/Disasters	Fri, October 14, 1859 - Sat, October 15, 1859	Emigrant ship carrying 850 Chinese sinks in the Indian Ocean and all the passengers are lost
Education/Culture	Sat, October 15, 1859	Famous trotting horse Flora Temple breaks world record for the mile in Kalamazoo, Michigan
US/the World	Sat, October 15, 1859	Spain delivers a final ultimatum to Morocco threatening war if concessions are not made
Slavery/Abolition	Sun, October 16, 1859	John Brown attacks Harpers Ferry
Foreign	Mon, October 17, 1859	Morocco rejects Spain's ultimatum setting the stage for a six month long war in northern Morocco
Battles/Soldiers	Mon, October 17, 1859	John Brown's attack on Harpers Ferry continues with the townspeople fighting back
US/the World	Mon, October 17, 1859	Prince of Wales begins his undergraduate career at Oxford University
Battles/Soldiers	Tue, October 18, 1859	In New Mexico, U.S. Army mounted infantry fight a small band of Navajo
Battles/Soldiers	Tue, October 18, 1859	John Brown's attack on Harpers Ferry ends when Marines storm the Engine House
Crime/Disasters	Tue, October 18, 1859	Small earthquake strikes San Francisco Bay but with no damage or injuries