Page 3: Historical Events In 1837

May 10   Panic of 1837: New York City banks fail, and unemployment reaches record levels on this day in history.   

May 10   Pinckney B S Pinchback, Lt gov (Louisiana) in the year 1837.   

May 17   Royal Decides installs the Weapon of Belgium firm(ly) on this day in history.   

May 23   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

May 27   "Wild Bill" Hickok, [James Butler], cowboy/scout in the year 1837.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jun 08   In the year 1837 jan Kleczynski, composer   

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   In the year 1837 first Mormon missionaries to the British Isles leave Kirtland, Ohio   

Jun 16   In the year 1837 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   Charles Goodyear obtains his 1st rubber patent in the year 1837.   

Jun 17   Charles Goodyear obtains his first rubber patent on this day in history.   

Jun 17   Vincent Strong, civil war fighter, died in 1863 on this day in history.   

Jun 18   Spain gets new Constitution in the year 1837.   

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

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   In the year 1837 giovanni Furno, composer, dies at 89   

Jun 20   In the year 1837 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) in the year 1837.   

Jun 23   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

Jul 06   Wlasyslaw Zelenski, composer in the year 1837.   

Jul 11   Paul Lacombe, composer on this day in history.   

Jul 13   In the year 1837 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   Casimiro de Abreu, Brazil, poet (Camoes e o jau) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1837 birth of a Ch Swinburne, writer [or Apr 5]   

Jan 12   Adolf Jensen, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 12   Carlos Troyer, composer was born in the year 1837.   

Jan 16   James Phillip Simms, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1887 was born in the year 1837.   

Jan 19   On this day in history birth of william Williams Keen, surgeon (brain)   

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   John Soane, English architect (Book of Designs), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history death of king Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (b. 1778)   

Feb 10   In the year 1837 alexander S Pushkin, writer, dies at 37   

Feb 12   Ludwig Borne, writer, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

Feb 13   In the year 1837 death of mariano José de Larra, Spanish journalist and writer (b. 1809