Historical Events In 1837

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

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

May 17   In the year 1837 royal Decides installs the Weapon of Belgium firm(ly)  

May 23   On this day in history james Sanks Brisbin, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1892  

May 25   On this day in history 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   Alexander F de Savornin Lohmann, Dutch minister/party leader (CHU) on this day in history.  

May 31   In the year 1837 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) on this day in history.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Jun 16   Eli Long, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1903 on this day in history.  

Jun 16   Valentino Fioravanti, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Jun 17   Charles Goodyear obtains his 1st rubber patent on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Jun 19   In the year 1837 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   In the year 1837 england issues its first stamp, 1P Queen Victoria  

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   On this day in history paul Morphy, New Orleans, greatest chess player of all time (1857-61)  

Jun 23   Ernest Guiraud, composer in the year 1837.  

Jun 26   Martin Davis Hardin II, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1923 on this day in history.  

Jun 30   In the year 1837 stephen D Ramseur, youngest West Pointer to be Maj Gen  

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 on this day in history.  

Jul 11   Paul Lacombe, composer in the year 1837.  

Jul 13   Queen Victoria becomes the first British monarch to live in Buckingham Palace in the year 1837.  

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of mili Alexeyevich Balakirev, Nizhny-Novgorod, Russia, composer (Tamara)  

Jan 04   In the year 1837 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   Carlos Troyer, composer was born on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1837 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 on this day in history.  

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 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 on this day in history.