Historical Events In 1837

May 17   In the year 1837 royal Decides installs the Weapon of Belgium firm(ly)  

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 in the year 1837.  

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

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   On this day in history 1st Mormon missionaries to British Isles leave Kirtland, Ohio  

Jun 13   In the year 1837 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   In the year 1837 valentino Fioravanti, composer, dies at 72  

Jun 17   Charles Goodyear obtains his 1st rubber patent on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

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) in the year 1837.  

Jun 23   Ernest Guiraud, composer in the year 1837.  

Jun 26   In the year 1837 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 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 13   In the year 1837 queen Victoria is 1st monarch to live in present Buckingham Palace  

Jul 20   Hans Sommer, composer 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   Casimiro de Abreu, Brazil, poet (Camoes e o jau) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 12   On this day in history birth of adolf Jensen, composer  

Jan 12   In the year 1837 birth of carlos Troyer, composer  

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

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

Jan 20   In the year 1837 birth of david Josiah Brewer, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1910)  

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

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

Feb 13   In the year 1837 death of mariano José de Larra, Spanish journalist and writer (b. 1809