Historical Events In 1837

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

May 10   Pinckney B S Pinchback, Lt gov (Louisiana) on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

May 29   In the year 1837 alexander F de Savornin Lohmann, Dutch minister/party leader (CHU)  

May 31   On this day in history astor Hotel (most elaborate in US) opens in NYC, it later becomes the Waldorf-Astoria  

May 31   On this day in history astor Hotel opens in NYC, it later becomes the Waldorf-Astoria  

May 31   Ernest Daudet, French writer (White Terror) in the year 1837.  

May 31   Joseph Grimaldi, greatest clown (king of pantomime), dies at 57 in the year 1837.  

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 in the year 1837.  

Jun 13   1st Mormon missionaries to British Isles leave Kirtland, Ohio in the year 1837.  

Jun 13   On this day in history first Mormon missionaries to the British Isles leave Kirtland, Ohio  

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

Jun 16   On this day in history valentino Fioravanti, composer, dies at 72  

Jun 17   On this day in history charles Goodyear obtains his 1st rubber patent  

Jun 17   Charles Goodyear obtains his first rubber patent in the year 1837.  

Jun 17   On this day in history vincent Strong, civil war fighter, died in 1863  

Jun 18   Spain gets new Constitution on this day in history.  

Jun 19   Aleksander A Bestoezjev-Marlinsky, Russian writer, dies in battle on this day in history.  

Jun 20   England issues its 1st stamp, 1P Queen Victoria on this day in history.  

Jun 20   England issues its first stamp, 1P Queen Victoria on this day in history.  

Jun 20   On this day in history giovanni Furno, composer, dies at 89  

Jun 20   Queen Victoria at 18 ascends British throne following death of uncle King William IV Ruled for 63 years ending in 1901 in the year 1837.  

Jun 22   Paul Morphy, New Orleans, greatest chess player of all time (1857-61) in the year 1837.  

Jun 23   In the year 1837 ernest Guiraud, composer  

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   In the year 1837 grand Junction Railway, the world's first long-distance railway, opens between Birmingham and Liverpool.  

Jul 06   Wlasyslaw Zelenski, composer on this day in history.  

Jul 11   Paul Lacombe, composer in the year 1837.  

Jul 13   On this day in history queen Victoria becomes the first British monarch to live in Buckingham Palace  

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Jan 02   On this day in history 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 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   On this day in history birth of david Josiah Brewer, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1910)  

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   In the year 1837 john Field, composer, dies at 54  

Jan 29   In the year 1837 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   Alexander S Pushkin, writer, dies at 37 on this day in history.  

Feb 12   On this day in history ludwig Borne, writer, dies at 50  

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