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   In the year 1837 royal Decides installs the Weapon of Belgium firm(ly)   

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

May 25   On this day in history the Patriots of Lower Canada (Quebec) rebel against the British for freedom.   

May 27   "Wild Bill" Hickok, [James Butler], cowboy/scout in the year 1837.   

May 29   Alexander F de Savornin Lohmann, Dutch minister/party leader (CHU) on this day in history.   

May 31   Astor Hotel (most elaborate in US) opens in NYC, it later becomes the Waldorf-Astoria in the year 1837.   

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

May 31   On this day in history ernest Daudet, French writer (White Terror)   

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

Jun 08   Jan Kleczynski, composer in the year 1837.   

Jun 11   On this day in history the Broad Street Riot occurres in Boston, fueled by ethnic tensions between English-Americans and Irish-Americans.   

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 in the year 1837.   

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

Jun 16   Valentino Fioravanti, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1837.   

Jun 17   In the year 1837 charles Goodyear obtains his 1st rubber patent   

Jun 17   In the year 1837 charles Goodyear obtains his first rubber patent   

Jun 17   In the year 1837 vincent Strong, civil war fighter, died in 1863   

Jun 18   Spain gets new Constitution in the year 1837.   

Jun 19   On this day in history aleksander A Bestoezjev-Marlinsky, Russian writer, dies in battle   

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

Jun 20   In the year 1837 england issues its first stamp, 1P Queen Victoria   

Jun 20   On this day in history giovanni Furno, composer, dies at 89   

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

Jun 22   Paul Morphy, New Orleans, greatest chess player of all time (1857-61) on this day in history.   

Jun 23   On this day in history ernest Guiraud, composer   

Jun 26   Martin Davis Hardin II, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1923 in the year 1837.   

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   Wlasyslaw Zelenski, composer on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history birth of mili Alexeyevich Balakirev, Nizhny-Novgorod, Russia, composer (Tamara)   

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   Adolf Jensen, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 12   On this day in history birth of carlos Troyer, composer   

Jan 16   In the year 1837 birth of james Phillip Simms, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1887   

Jan 19   William Williams Keen, surgeon (brain) was born in the year 1837.   

Jan 20   David Josiah Brewer, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1910) was born in the year 1837.   

Jan 11   John Field, Irish pianist/composer (Nocturnes), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

Jan 20   On this day in history john Soane, English architect (Book of Designs), dies at 84   

Jan 23   On this day in history 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   On this day in history death of king Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (b. 1778)   

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

Feb 12   On this day in history 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