Famous Deaths Happened In 1837

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

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 King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (b. 1778) died in the year 1837.  

Feb 10 Alexander S Pushkin, writer, dies at 37 in the year 1837.  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 19 In the year 1837 death of georg Büchner, German playwright (b. 1813)  

Mar 13 In the year 1837 nikita P Panin, Russian diplomat/min of Foreign affairs, dies at 66  

Mar 26 On this day in history joseph Lincke, composer, dies at 53  

Mar 29 On this day in history maria Fitzherbert, morganatic wife of King George IV, dies  

Mar 31 John Constable, English painter/water colors painter, dies at 60 in the year 1837.  

Apr 17 On this day in history edouard viscount de Walckiers, very wealthy slave trader, dies  

May 05 In the year 1837 niccolo Antonio Zingarelli, Italian composer/bandmaster, dies at 85  

May 08 On this day in history death of alexander Balashov, Russian general and statesman (b. 1770)  

May 31 In the year 1837 joseph Grimaldi, greatest clown (king of pantomime), dies at 57  

Jun 14 In the year 1837 death of giacomo Leopardi, Italian writer (b. 1798)  

Jun 16 Valentino Fioravanti, composer, dies at 72 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 giovanni Furno, composer, dies at 89  

Jul 24 Charles Hodges, English/Dutch portrait painter died on this day in history.  

Jul 28 On this day in history john Ross, composer, dies at 73  

Aug 01 On this day in history walter Geikie, painter, dies  

Aug 09 Xavier Sigalon, French painter (b. 1787) died in the year 1837.  

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

Sep 23 Richard John Samuel Stevens, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1837.  

Oct 01 In the year 1837 death of robert Clark, American politician (b. 1777)  

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

Oct 06 Jean-Francois Le Sueur, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Oct 09 In the year 1837 charles Fourier, French utopian socialist (Harmony universal), dies  

Oct 11 In the year 1837 samuel Wesley, composer (Exultate Deo), dies at 71  

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

Oct 15 On this day in history death of ivan Dmitriev, Russian statesman and poet (b. 1760)  

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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 A Ch Swinburne, writer [or Apr 5] was born on this day in history.  

Jan 12 Adolf Jensen, composer was born in the year 1837.  

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