Historical Events In 1837

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

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) in the year 1837.   

May 23   In the year 1837 james Sanks Brisbin, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1892   

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

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

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   In the year 1837 ernest Daudet, French writer (White Terror)   

May 31   In the year 1837 joseph Grimaldi, greatest clown (king of pantomime), dies at 57   

Jun 08   In the year 1837 jan Kleczynski, composer   

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   On this day in history first Mormon missionaries to the British Isles leave Kirtland, Ohio   

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

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   Charles Goodyear obtains his first rubber patent on this day in history.   

Jun 17   Vincent Strong, civil war fighter, died in 1863 in the year 1837.   

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   On this day in history england issues its 1st stamp, 1P Queen Victoria   

Jun 20   On this day in history england issues its first stamp, 1P Queen Victoria   

Jun 20   On this day in history 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   On this day in history paul Morphy, New Orleans, greatest chess player of all time (1857-61)   

Jun 23   In the year 1837 ernest Guiraud, composer   

Jun 26   Martin Davis Hardin II, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1923 on this day in history.   

Jun 30   Stephen D Ramseur, youngest West Pointer to be Maj Gen in the year 1837.   

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

Jul 06   Wlasyslaw Zelenski, composer in the year 1837.   

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 in the year 1837.   

Jan 04   In the year 1837 birth of casimiro de Abreu, Brazil, poet (Camoes e o jau)   

Jan 05   In the year 1837 birth of a Ch Swinburne, writer [or Apr 5]   

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

Jan 12   Carlos Troyer, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 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   John Field, Irish pianist/composer (Nocturnes), dies at 54 in the year 1837.   

Jan 20   John Soane, English architect (Book of Designs), dies at 84 in the year 1837.   

Jan 23   On this day in history john Field, composer, dies at 54   

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   On this day in history alexander S Pushkin, writer, dies at 37   

Feb 12   On this day in history ludwig Borne, writer, dies at 50   

Feb 13   Mariano José de Larra, Spanish journalist and writer (b. 1809 died on this day in history.