Page 2: Historical Events In 1837

Mar 04   On this day in history weekly Advocate changes its name to the Colored American   

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

Mar 12   Felix Alexandre Guilmant, composer in the year 1837.   

Mar 13   In the year 1837 nikita P Panin, Russian diplomat/min of Foreign affairs, dies at 66   

Mar 14   Charles Ammi Cutter, US librarian (Expansive classification) on this day in history.   

Mar 18   Grover Cleveland, [Stephen], NJ, 22nd/24th Pres (1885-89, 93-97) on this day in history.   

Mar 19   Robert Daniel Johnston, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1919 on this day in history.   

Mar 23   Joseph Wieniawski, composer in the year 1837.   

Mar 24   Canada gives blacks the right to vote on this day in history.   

Mar 24   In the year 1837 philips, Count of Flanders Belgium   

Mar 26   Joseph Lincke, composer, dies at 53 in the year 1837.   

Mar 28   On this day in history felix Mendelssohn marries Cécile Jeanrenaud   

Mar 29   Maria Fitzherbert, morganatic wife of King George IV, dies on this day in history.   

Mar 31   Death of English landscape painter John Constable in the year 1837.   

Mar 31   In the year 1837 john Constable, English painter/water colors painter, dies at 60   

Mar 31   Robert Ross McBurney, 1st paid secretary of the YMCA in the year 1837.   

Apr 03   John Burroughs, writer/nature enthusiast (Burroughs Medal namesake) on this day in history.   

Apr 05   On this day in history algernon Charles Swinburne, England, poet (Atalanta in Calydon)   

Apr 11   Ephraim Elmer Ellsworth, Col (Union Army), died in 1861 on this day in history.   

Apr 15   In the year 1837 horace Porter, Bvt Brig General (Union Army), died in 1921   

Apr 17   In the year 1837 edouard viscount de Walckiers, very wealthy slave trader, dies   

Apr 17   John Pierpont Morgan, US banker/CEO (US Steel) in the year 1837.   

Apr 17   In the year 1837 the birth of John Pierpont Morgan, American industrialist   

Apr 19   On this day in history cheyney University forms as the Institute for Colored Youth   

Apr 21   In the year 1837 fredrik Bajer, Denmark, politican/feminist/pacifist (Nobel 1908)   

Apr 24   Friedrich von Holstein, German diplomat (die graue Eminenz) in the year 1837.   

Apr 25   William Charles Levey, composer on this day in history.   

Apr 30   In the year 1837 alfred Gaul, composer   

May 02   In the year 1837 henry Martyn Robert, parliamentarian (Robert's Rules of Order)   

May 03   The University of Athens is founded in the year 1837.   

May 05   Niccolo Antonio Zingarelli, Italian composer/bandmaster, dies at 85 in the year 1837.   

May 09   "Sherrod" burns in Mississippi River below Natchez Miss; 175 dies on this day in history.   

May 09   "Sherrod" burns in Mississippi River below Natchez MS; 175 dies on this day in history.   

May 09   Adam Opel, German manufacturer (cycling, motorcars) in the year 1837.   

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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   On this day in history 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 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   John Field, Irish pianist/composer (Nocturnes), dies at 54 in the year 1837.   

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   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 in the year 1837.   

Feb 10   Alexander S Pushkin, writer, dies at 37 in the year 1837.   

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.