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   In the year 1837 pinckney B S Pinchback, Lt gov (Louisiana)   

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

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

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 in the year 1837.   

May 29   On this day in history 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   Ernest Daudet, French writer (White Terror) on this day in history.   

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

Jun 08   Jan Kleczynski, composer in the year 1837.   

Jun 11   On this day in history the Broad Street Riot occurres in Boston, fueled by ethnic tensions between English-Americans and Irish-Americans.   

Jun 13   On this day in history 1st Mormon missionaries to British Isles leave Kirtland, Ohio   

Jun 13   In the year 1837 first Mormon missionaries to the British Isles leave Kirtland, Ohio   

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

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   Vincent Strong, civil war fighter, died in 1863 in the year 1837.   

Jun 18   In the year 1837 spain gets new Constitution   

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

Jun 20   On this day in history england issues its 1st stamp, 1P Queen Victoria   

Jun 20   On this day in history england issues its first stamp, 1P Queen Victoria   

Jun 20   Giovanni Furno, composer, dies at 89 in the year 1837.   

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

Jun 23   On this day in history ernest Guiraud, composer   

Jun 26   In the year 1837 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   In the year 1837 grand Junction Railway, the world's first long-distance railway, opens between Birmingham and Liverpool.   

Jul 06   In the year 1837 wlasyslaw Zelenski, composer   

Jul 11   In the year 1837 paul Lacombe, composer   

Jul 13   In the year 1837 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1837 birth of casimiro de Abreu, Brazil, poet (Camoes e o jau)   

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

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   In the year 1837 birth of james Phillip Simms, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1887   

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   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   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   King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (b. 1778) died on this day in history.   

Feb 10   On this day in history alexander S Pushkin, writer, dies at 37   

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

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