Historical Events In 1837

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   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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history astor Hotel opens in NYC, it later becomes the Waldorf-Astoria  

May 31   Ernest Daudet, French writer (White Terror) in the year 1837.  

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

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   1st Mormon missionaries to British Isles leave Kirtland, Ohio in the year 1837.  

Jun 13   First Mormon missionaries to the British Isles leave Kirtland, Ohio in the year 1837.  

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 in the year 1837.  

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

Jun 17   On this day in history charles Goodyear obtains his first rubber patent  

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

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

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 in the year 1837.  

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

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 in the year 1837.  

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

Jun 23   Ernest Guiraud, composer in the year 1837.  

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   In the year 1837 wlasyslaw Zelenski, composer  

Jul 11   Paul Lacombe, composer in the year 1837.  

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

Jul 13   On this day in history queen Victoria is 1st monarch to live in present Buckingham Palace  

Jul 20   Hans Sommer, composer in the year 1837.  

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

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

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

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

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   John Field, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

Jan 29   On this day in history 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   In the year 1837 alexander S Pushkin, writer, dies at 37  

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