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Personal	Wed, November 6, 1861	James Naismith, inventor of basketball, is born in northern Ontario the son of Scottish immigrants
Personal	Fri, June 4, 1858	James Pinckney Henderson, the new Senator from Texas, dies in Philadelphia before even taking his seat
Personal	Thu, September 6, 1860	Jane Addams born in Cedarville, Illinois
Personal	Wed, March 12, 1862	Janet Delano, pioneer nursing administrator, is born near Montour Falls, New York
US/the World	Fri, March 31, 1854	Japan and the United States sign the Treaty of Kanagawa, the first ever between the two nations
US/the World	Wed, June 24, 1863	Japan pays an indemnity Britain demanded for attacks on its people and property in the country
Foreign	Thu, August 19, 1858	Japan signs a commercial treaty with Russia
Foreign	Sat, September 3, 1859	Jean Jaurès, the French socialist hero, is born at Castre in south-western France
Personal	Mon, January 14, 1867	Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, the leading Neoclassical painter of his day, dies in at his home in France.
Battles/Soldiers	Tue, March 5, 1861	Jefferson Davis appoints Pierre G.T. Beauregard commanding general of the troops around Fort Sumter
Lawmaking/Litigating	Fri, November 15, 1861	Jefferson Davis declares a day of "fasting, humiliation, and prayer" across the Confederacy
Lawmaking/Litigating	Thu, February 27, 1862	Jefferson Davis declares martial law in and around the Virginia towns of Norfolk and Portsmouth
Lawmaking/Litigating	Sat, March 1, 1862	Jefferson Davis declares martial law in the Richmond area and also bans the production of spirits
Lawmaking/Litigating	Mon, January 21, 1861	Jefferson Davis of Mississippi resigns from the United States Senate
Lawmaking/Litigating	Sat, February 9, 1861	Jefferson Davis selected as Provisional President of the Confederate States
Lawmaking/Litigating	Mon, February 18, 1861	Jefferson Davis sworn in as Provisional President of the Confederate States
Personal	Sat, July 4, 1863	Jennie Wade, killed the morning before, is buried in a temporary grave in Gettysburg
Education/Culture	Mon, April 8, 1861	Jerry Bryant, leader of the famous Bryant's Minstrels, dies suddenly in New York City, aged thirty-two
Cultural	Tue, June 15, 1852	Jew's Hospital of New York City incorporated
Cultural	Tue, June 5, 1855	Jew's Hospital of New York City opens
Religion/Philosophy	Fri, January 6, 1860	Jews in Hungary gain full rights to testify in court
Foreign	Tue, November 29, 1859	Jews in Hungary gain the right to marry without state permission
Personal	Wed, October 30, 1867	John A. Andrew, War Governor of Massachusetts, dies suddenly at his home in Boston, aged forty-nine.
Personal	Sun, July 7, 1867	John A. King, former Republican governor of New York, dies at his home in Queens County after a stroke.
Personal	Sat, July 17, 1858	John Anthony Quitman, Mexican War general and Mississippi advocate of secession, dies on his plantation in Natchez
Lawmaking/Litigating	Wed, October 26, 1859	John Brown and his fellow prisoners are held at Charlestown pending trial before a Virginia court
Lawmaking/Litigating	Thu, October 20, 1859 - Mon, October 24, 1859	John Brown and his fellow prisoners are held at Charlestown, Virginia pending trial
Battles/Soldiers	Wed, October 19, 1859	John Brown and his surviving raiders are taken to Charlestown, Virginia under heavy guard
Lawmaking/Litigating	Tue, October 25, 1859	John Brown appears before a Virginia court for the first time
Legal/Political	Fri, April 30, 1858	John Brown arrives in Chatham, Ontario for a series of secret meetings