Dec 29 Royal Navy Commander Andrew Drew 1792-1878 and a group of Canadian militiamen cross the Niagara River to Fort Schlosser, and capture the American supply steamer Caroline, burn the ship and set her adrife in the river towards Niagra FAlls in the year 1837.
Dec 29 On this day in history steam-powered threshing machine patented, Winthrop, Maine
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Jan 02 In the year 1837 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 on this day in history.
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 in the year 1837.
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 on this day in history.
Jan 20 On this day in history 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 On this day in history alexander S Pushkin, writer, dies at 37
Feb 12 Ludwig Borne, writer, dies at 50 on this day in history.
Feb 13 Mariano José de Larra, Spanish journalist and writer (b. 1809 died in the year 1837.