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   James Sanks Brisbin, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1892 on this day in history.   

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

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   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   Ernest Daudet, French writer (White Terror) in the year 1837.   

May 31   On this day in history joseph Grimaldi, greatest clown (king of pantomime), dies at 57   

Jun 08   Jan Kleczynski, composer on this day in history.   

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

Jun 13   On this day in history 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   Eli Long, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1903 on this day in history.   

Jun 16   Valentino Fioravanti, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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

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

Jun 17   Vincent Strong, civil war fighter, died in 1863 on this day in history.   

Jun 18   On this day in history spain gets new Constitution   

Jun 19   In the year 1837 aleksander A Bestoezjev-Marlinsky, Russian writer, dies in battle   

Jun 20   England issues its 1st stamp, 1P Queen Victoria on this day in history.   

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

Jun 20   In the year 1837 giovanni Furno, composer, dies at 89   

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   In the year 1837 paul Morphy, New Orleans, greatest chess player of all time (1857-61)   

Jun 23   Ernest Guiraud, composer in the year 1837.   

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

Jun 30   Stephen D Ramseur, youngest West Pointer to be Maj Gen on this day in history.   

Jul 04   On this day in history 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   On this day in history paul Lacombe, composer   

Jul 13   Queen Victoria becomes the first British monarch to live in Buckingham Palace on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of mili Alexeyevich Balakirev, Nizhny-Novgorod, Russia, composer (Tamara)   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of casimiro de Abreu, Brazil, poet (Camoes e o jau)   

Jan 05   A Ch Swinburne, writer [or Apr 5] was born in the year 1837.   

Jan 12   Adolf Jensen, composer was born in the year 1837.   

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 in the year 1837.   

Jan 19   William Williams Keen, surgeon (brain) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 20   David Josiah Brewer, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1910) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 20   John Soane, English architect (Book of Designs), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

Jan 23   John Field, composer, dies at 54 in the year 1837.   

Jan 29   Aleksandr Pushkin, poet/novelist (Golden Cockeral), killed in a duel died in the year 1837.   

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   Mariano José de Larra, Spanish journalist and writer (b. 1809 died on this day in history.