October 7th (1864) was a Friday. It's the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 85 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 7th October, 1864
» American Civil War Bahia Incident: USS Wachusett (1861) USS 'Wachusett' illegally captures the Ship CSS Florida cruiser 6 Confederate raider while in port in Bahia, Brazil in violation of Brazilian neutrality.