Page 3: Historical Events In 1837

May 10   On this day in history panic of 1837: New York City banks fail, and unemployment reaches record levels.   

May 10   On this day in history pinckney B S Pinchback, Lt gov (Louisiana)   

May 17   Royal Decides installs the Weapon of Belgium firm(ly) on this day in history.   

May 23   On this day in history james Sanks Brisbin, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1892   

May 25   In the year 1837 the Patriots of Lower Canada (Quebec) rebel against the British for freedom.   

May 27   On this day in history "Wild Bill" Hickok, [James Butler], cowboy/scout   

May 29   In the year 1837 alexander F de Savornin Lohmann, Dutch minister/party leader (CHU)   

May 31   On this day in history astor Hotel (most elaborate in US) opens in NYC, it later becomes the Waldorf-Astoria   

May 31   Astor Hotel opens in NYC, it later becomes the Waldorf-Astoria on this day in history.   

May 31   Ernest Daudet, French writer (White Terror) on this day in history.   

May 31   Joseph Grimaldi, greatest clown (king of pantomime), dies at 57 in the year 1837.   

Jun 08   In the year 1837 jan Kleczynski, composer   

Jun 11   The Broad Street Riot occurres in Boston, fueled by ethnic tensions between English-Americans and Irish-Americans in the year 1837.   

Jun 13   In the year 1837 1st Mormon missionaries to British Isles leave Kirtland, Ohio   

Jun 13   First Mormon missionaries to the British Isles leave Kirtland, Ohio on this day in history.   

Jun 16   In the year 1837 eli Long, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1903   

Jun 16   On this day in history valentino Fioravanti, composer, dies at 72   

Jun 17   Charles Goodyear obtains his 1st rubber patent in the year 1837.   

Jun 17   Charles Goodyear obtains his first rubber patent in the year 1837.   

Jun 17   On this day in history vincent Strong, civil war fighter, died in 1863   

Jun 18   Spain gets new Constitution on this day in history.   

Jun 19   Aleksander A Bestoezjev-Marlinsky, Russian writer, dies in battle on this day in history.   

Jun 20   England issues its 1st stamp, 1P Queen Victoria in the year 1837.   

Jun 20   England issues its first stamp, 1P Queen Victoria in the year 1837.   

Jun 20   Giovanni Furno, composer, dies at 89 on this day in history.   

Jun 20   Queen Victoria at 18 ascends British throne following death of uncle King William IV Ruled for 63 years ending in 1901 on this day in history.   

Jun 22   Paul Morphy, New Orleans, greatest chess player of all time (1857-61) in the year 1837.   

Jun 23   On this day in history ernest Guiraud, composer   

Jun 26   On this day in history martin Davis Hardin II, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1923   

Jun 30   In the year 1837 stephen D Ramseur, youngest West Pointer to be Maj Gen   

Jul 04   In the year 1837 grand Junction Railway, the world's first long-distance railway, opens between Birmingham and Liverpool.   

Jul 06   On this day in history wlasyslaw Zelenski, composer   

Jul 11   Paul Lacombe, composer on this day in history.   

Jul 13   In the year 1837 queen Victoria becomes the first British monarch to live in Buckingham Palace   

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Jan 02   Mili Alexeyevich Balakirev, Nizhny-Novgorod, Russia, composer (Tamara) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Casimiro de Abreu, Brazil, poet (Camoes e o jau) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   A Ch Swinburne, writer [or Apr 5] was born on this day in history.   

Jan 12   In the year 1837 birth of adolf Jensen, composer   

Jan 12   Carlos Troyer, composer was born in the year 1837.   

Jan 16   James Phillip Simms, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1887 was born on this day in history.   

Jan 19   In the year 1837 birth of william Williams Keen, surgeon (brain)   

Jan 20   On this day in history birth of david Josiah Brewer, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1910)   

Jan 11   On this day in history john Field, Irish pianist/composer (Nocturnes), dies at 54   

Jan 20   In the year 1837 john Soane, English architect (Book of Designs), dies at 84   

Jan 23   In the year 1837 john Field, composer, dies at 54   

Jan 29   In the year 1837 death of aleksandr Pushkin, poet/novelist (Golden Cockeral), killed in a duel   

Feb 07   King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (b. 1778) died on this day in history.   

Feb 10   Alexander S Pushkin, writer, dies at 37 in the year 1837.   

Feb 12   In the year 1837 ludwig Borne, writer, dies at 50   

Feb 13   On this day in history death of mariano José de Larra, Spanish journalist and writer (b. 1809