Famous Birthdays In 1837

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

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of casimiro de Abreu, Brazil, poet (Camoes e o jau)

Jan 05 On this day in history 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 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 David Josiah Brewer, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1910) was born in the year 1837.

Feb 05 In the year 1837 birth of dwight Lyman Moody, US, evangelist (Student Volunteer Movement)

Feb 07 James Augustus Henry Murray, Scotland, created Oxford Dictionary was born on this day in history.

Feb 13 On this day in history birth of valentin de Zubiaurre y Unionbarrenechea, composer

Feb 17 Francis Jay Herron, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1902 was born on this day in history.

Feb 17 On this day in history birth of sam[uel] van Houten, Dutch (lib) minister (child labor laws)

Feb 26 In the year 1837 birth of charles Woeste, Belgian count/min of Justice

Mar 01 On this day in history birth of ion Creanga, Romanian fairy tale author (Amintiti the Copilarie)

Mar 01 William Dean Howells, US, novelist/critic/editor (Atlantic) was born on this day in history.

Mar 07 Henry Draper, Virginia, astro-spectro-photographer (Moon, Jupiter) was born on this day in history.

Mar 12 Felix Alexandre Guilmant, composer was born in the year 1837.

Mar 14 Charles Ammi Cutter, US librarian (Expansive classification) was born in the year 1837.

Mar 18 In the year 1837 birth of grover Cleveland, [Stephen], NJ, 22nd/24th Pres (1885-89, 93-97)

Mar 19 On this day in history birth of robert Daniel Johnston, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1919

Mar 23 Joseph Wieniawski, composer was born in the year 1837.

Mar 24 In the year 1837 birth of philips, Count of Flanders Belgium

Mar 31 In the year 1837 birth of robert Ross McBurney, 1st paid secretary of the YMCA

Mar 31 In the year 1837 birth of stephen Dodson Ramseur, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1864

Apr 03 John Burroughs, writer/nature enthusiast (Burroughs Medal namesake) was born on this day in history.

Apr 05 In the year 1837 birth of algernon Charles Swinburne, England, poet (Atalanta in Calydon)

Apr 10 Forceythe Willson, American poet (d. 1867) was born in the year 1837.

Apr 11 Ephraim Elmer Ellsworth, Col (Union Army), died in 1861 was born in the year 1837.

Apr 15 Horace Porter, Bvt Brig General (Union Army), died in 1921 was born in the year 1837.

Apr 17 J. P. Morgan, American financier (d. 1913) was born on this day in history.

Apr 17 On this day in history birth of john Pierpont Morgan, US banker/CEO (US Steel)

Apr 21 Fredrik Bajer, Denmark, politican/feminist/pacifist (Nobel 1908) was born on this day in history.

Apr 24 Friedrich von Holstein, German diplomat (die graue Eminenz) was born on this day in history.

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Jan 11 On this day in history john Field, Irish pianist/composer (Nocturnes), dies at 54

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

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 on this day in history.

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 in the year 1837.

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

Feb 13 On this day in history death of mariano José de Larra, Spanish journalist and writer (b. 1809