Famous Birthdays In 1837

Jan 02 Mili Alexeyevich Balakirev, Nizhny-Novgorod, Russia, composer (Tamara) was born on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1837 birth of adolf Jensen, composer  

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 in the year 1837.  

Jan 20 In the year 1837 birth of david Josiah Brewer, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1910)  

Feb 05 In the year 1837 birth of dwight Lyman Moody, US, evangelist (Student Volunteer Movement)  

Feb 07 On this day in history birth of james Augustus Henry Murray, Scotland, created Oxford Dictionary  

Feb 13 Valentin de Zubiaurre y Unionbarrenechea, composer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 17 In the year 1837 birth of francis Jay Herron, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1902  

Feb 17 Sam[uel] van Houten, Dutch (lib) minister (child labor laws) was born in the year 1837.  

Feb 26 Charles Woeste, Belgian count/min of Justice was born in the year 1837.  

Mar 01 On this day in history birth of ion Creanga, Romanian fairy tale author (Amintiti the Copilarie)  

Mar 01 William Dean Howells, US, novelist/critic/editor (Atlantic) was born in the year 1837.  

Mar 07 Henry Draper, Virginia, astro-spectro-photographer (Moon, Jupiter) was born in the year 1837.  

Mar 12 In the year 1837 birth of felix Alexandre Guilmant, composer  

Mar 14 On this day in history birth of charles Ammi Cutter, US librarian (Expansive classification)  

Mar 18 On this day in history birth of grover Cleveland, [Stephen], NJ, 22nd/24th Pres (1885-89, 93-97)  

Mar 19 Robert Daniel Johnston, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1919 was born in the year 1837.  

Mar 23 On this day in history birth of joseph Wieniawski, composer  

Mar 24 Philips, Count of Flanders Belgium was born in the year 1837.  

Mar 31 On this day in history birth of robert Ross McBurney, 1st paid secretary of the YMCA  

Mar 31 In the year 1837 birth of stephen Dodson Ramseur, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1864  

Apr 03 John Burroughs, writer/nature enthusiast (Burroughs Medal namesake) was born in the year 1837.  

Apr 05 In the year 1837 birth of algernon Charles Swinburne, England, poet (Atalanta in Calydon)  

Apr 10 In the year 1837 birth of forceythe Willson, American poet (d. 1867)  

Apr 11 Ephraim Elmer Ellsworth, Col (Union Army), died in 1861 was born in the year 1837.  

Apr 15 On this day in history birth of horace Porter, Bvt Brig General (Union Army), died in 1921  

Apr 17 J. P. Morgan, American financier (d. 1913) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 17 On this day in history birth of john Pierpont Morgan, US banker/CEO (US Steel)  

Apr 21 On this day in history birth of fredrik Bajer, Denmark, politican/feminist/pacifist (Nobel 1908)  

Apr 24 On this day in history birth of friedrich von Holstein, German diplomat (die graue Eminenz)  

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Jan 11 On this day in history john Field, Irish pianist/composer (Nocturnes), dies at 54  

Jan 20 In the year 1837 john Soane, English architect (Book of Designs), dies at 84  

Jan 23 In the year 1837 john Field, composer, dies at 54  

Jan 29 Aleksandr Pushkin, poet/novelist (Golden Cockeral), killed in a duel died on this day in history.  

Feb 07 On this day in history 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 Ludwig Borne, writer, dies at 50 in the year 1837.  

Feb 13 Mariano José de Larra, Spanish journalist and writer (b. 1809 died on this day in history.