Historical Events In 1837

May 10   In the year 1837 panic of 1837: New York City banks fail, and unemployment reaches record levels.   

May 10   On this day in history pinckney B S Pinchback, Lt gov (Louisiana)   

May 17   On this day in history royal Decides installs the Weapon of Belgium firm(ly)   

May 23   James Sanks Brisbin, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1892 in the year 1837.   

May 25   In the year 1837 the Patriots of Lower Canada (Quebec) rebel against the British for freedom.   

May 27   "Wild Bill" Hickok, [James Butler], cowboy/scout on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

May 31   Astor Hotel opens in NYC, it later becomes the Waldorf-Astoria in the year 1837.   

May 31   On this day in history ernest Daudet, French writer (White Terror)   

May 31   On this day in history joseph Grimaldi, greatest clown (king of pantomime), dies at 57   

Jun 08   Jan Kleczynski, composer on this day in history.   

Jun 11   The Broad Street Riot occurres in Boston, fueled by ethnic tensions between English-Americans and Irish-Americans on this day in history.   

Jun 13   1st Mormon missionaries to British Isles leave Kirtland, Ohio on this day in history.   

Jun 13   First Mormon missionaries to the British Isles leave Kirtland, Ohio in the year 1837.   

Jun 16   On this day in history eli Long, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1903   

Jun 16   Valentino Fioravanti, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1837.   

Jun 17   In the year 1837 charles Goodyear obtains his 1st rubber patent   

Jun 17   On this day in history charles Goodyear obtains his first rubber patent   

Jun 17   In the year 1837 vincent Strong, civil war fighter, died in 1863   

Jun 18   On this day in history spain gets new Constitution   

Jun 19   On this day in history aleksander A Bestoezjev-Marlinsky, Russian writer, dies in battle   

Jun 20   On this day in history 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   Giovanni Furno, composer, dies at 89 in the year 1837.   

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) on this day in history.   

Jun 23   Ernest Guiraud, composer on this day in history.   

Jun 26   On this day in history martin Davis Hardin II, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1923   

Jun 30   Stephen D Ramseur, youngest West Pointer to be Maj Gen in the year 1837.   

Jul 04   Grand Junction Railway, the world's first long-distance railway, opens between Birmingham and Liverpool in the year 1837.   

Jul 06   In the year 1837 wlasyslaw Zelenski, composer   

Jul 11   In the year 1837 paul Lacombe, composer   

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

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

Jan 16   On this day in history birth of james Phillip Simms, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1887   

Jan 19   In the year 1837 birth of william Williams Keen, surgeon (brain)   

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   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   In the year 1837 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 on this day in history.   

Feb 13   Mariano José de Larra, Spanish journalist and writer (b. 1809 died in the year 1837.