What Happened on April 3, 1860

Historical Events

Pony Express Begins

Start of the Pony Express, delivers mail by horse and rider relay teams between St Joseph, Missouri and Sacramento, California

Famous Birthdays

  • Frederik Willem van Eeden, Dutch utopian writer (Walden), born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1932)

About April 3, 1860

Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 164 years, 1 month and 10 days
Leap Year: Yes

Star Sign: Aries