Page 3: 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   Royal Decides installs the Weapon of Belgium firm(ly) in the year 1837.   

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 on this day in history.   

May 29   In the year 1837 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 in the year 1837.   

May 31   Astor Hotel opens in NYC, it later becomes the Waldorf-Astoria on this day in history.   

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

May 31   Joseph Grimaldi, greatest clown (king of pantomime), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

Jun 08   Jan Kleczynski, composer in the year 1837.   

Jun 11   In the year 1837 the Broad Street Riot occurres in Boston, fueled by ethnic tensions between English-Americans and Irish-Americans.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jun 16   In the year 1837 eli Long, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1903   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jun 18   On this day in history spain gets new Constitution   

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 in the year 1837.   

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   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) on this day in history.   

Jun 23   In the year 1837 ernest Guiraud, composer   

Jun 26   In the year 1837 martin Davis Hardin II, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1923   

Jun 30   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jul 06   Wlasyslaw Zelenski, composer in the year 1837.   

Jul 11   In the year 1837 paul Lacombe, composer   

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   Mili Alexeyevich Balakirev, Nizhny-Novgorod, Russia, composer (Tamara) was born in the year 1837.   

Jan 04   Casimiro de Abreu, Brazil, poet (Camoes e o jau) was born in the year 1837.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of a Ch Swinburne, writer [or Apr 5]   

Jan 12   On this day in history birth of adolf Jensen, composer   

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

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

Jan 19   William Williams Keen, surgeon (brain) was born in the year 1837.   

Jan 20   In the year 1837 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   On this day in history john Soane, English architect (Book of Designs), dies at 84   

Jan 23   John Field, composer, dies at 54 in the year 1837.   

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   On this day in history alexander S Pushkin, writer, dies at 37   

Feb 12   In the year 1837 ludwig Borne, writer, dies at 50   

Feb 13   On this day in history death of mariano José de Larra, Spanish journalist and writer (b. 1809