Historical Events In 1837

Jul 24   On this day in history charles Hodges, English/Dutch portrait painter  

Jul 25   The first commercial use of an electric telegraph was successfully demonstrated by William Cooke and Charles Wheatstone on 25 July 1837 between Euston and Camden Town in London in the year 1837.  

Jul 27   In the year 1837 uS Mint opens in Charlotte, NC  

Jul 28   Christian Barnekow, composer in the year 1837.  

Jul 28   In the year 1837 john Ross, composer, dies at 73  

Jul 30   On this day in history elon John Farnsworth, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1863  

Jul 31   On this day in history william Clarke Quantrill, Col (Confederate Army), died in 1865  

Aug 01   In the year 1837 walter Geikie, painter, dies  

Aug 05   1st ascent of Mt Marcy (5,344') highest in Adirondack, NY in the year 1837.  

Aug 11   On this day in history marie Francois Carnot, engineer/French pres (1887-94); assassinated  

Aug 16   Emile A H Seipgens, Dutch priest/beer brewer on this day in history.  

Aug 24   On this day in history theodore Dubois, composer  

Aug 27   On this day in history heinrich Urban, composer  

Aug 28   Pharmacists John Lea & William Perrins manufactures Worcester Sauce on this day in history.  

Aug 30   In the year 1837 ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur, 1st lady (1881-85)  

Sep 02   On this day in history james Harrison Wilson, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1925  

Sep 06   On this day in history oberlin Collegiate Institute of Ohio goes co-ed (4 women, 30 men)  

Sep 15   On this day in history leo van Gheluwe, composer  

Sep 16   Pedro V van Alcantara, king of Portugal (1853-61) in the year 1837.  

Sep 16   Pedro V van Alcantara, king of Portugal (1853-61), dies on this day in history.  

Sep 19   Adolf Gustaw Sonnenfeld, composer in the year 1837.  

Sep 21   On this day in history charles Tiffany founded his jewelry & china stores  

Sep 23   In the year 1837 richard John Samuel Stevens, composer, dies at 80  

Oct 01   In the year 1837 "Racer's" Hurricane (Gulf of Mexico)  

Oct 01   Treaty with Winnebago Indians on this day in history.  

Oct 05   Hortense de Beauharnais, French queen of Neth (1806-10), dies at 54 on this day in history.  

Oct 06   In the year 1837 jean-Francois Le Sueur, composer, dies at 77  

Oct 08   Otto Winter-Hjelm, composer on this day in history.  

Oct 09   On this day in history charles Fourier, French utopian socialist (Harmony universal), dies  

Oct 09   On this day in history steamboat "Home" sinks off Okracoke NC killing 100  

Oct 11   Samuel Wesley, composer (Exultate Deo), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Oct 12   Frederica Louisa Wilhelmina, Queen of Netherlands, dies at 62 in the year 1837.  

Oct 14   On this day in history ellison Capers, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1908  

Oct 16   John Francis Barnett, composer on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1837.  

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   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   On this day in history birth of david Josiah Brewer, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1910)  

Jan 11   John Field, Irish pianist/composer (Nocturnes), dies at 54 in the year 1837.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 12   Ludwig Borne, writer, dies at 50 in the year 1837.  

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