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   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   James Sanks Brisbin, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1892 on this day in history.   

May 25   The Patriots of Lower Canada (Quebec) rebel against the British for freedom on this day in history.   

May 27   On this day in history "Wild Bill" Hickok, [James Butler], cowboy/scout   

May 29   Alexander F de Savornin Lohmann, Dutch minister/party leader (CHU) on this day in history.   

May 31   On this day in history astor Hotel (most elaborate in US) opens in NYC, it later becomes the Waldorf-Astoria   

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

Jun 08   Jan Kleczynski, composer in the year 1837.   

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

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

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   In the year 1837 charles Goodyear obtains his first rubber patent   

Jun 17   Vincent Strong, civil war fighter, died in 1863 on this day in history.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jun 20   England issues its first stamp, 1P Queen Victoria in the year 1837.   

Jun 20   Giovanni Furno, composer, dies at 89 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1837 paul Morphy, New Orleans, greatest chess player of all time (1857-61)   

Jun 23   In the year 1837 ernest Guiraud, composer   

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

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

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   Paul Lacombe, composer on this day in history.   

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   Casimiro de Abreu, Brazil, poet (Camoes e o jau) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   A Ch Swinburne, writer [or Apr 5] was born in the year 1837.   

Jan 12   Adolf Jensen, composer was born in the year 1837.   

Jan 12   In the year 1837 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   William Williams Keen, surgeon (brain) was born in the year 1837.   

Jan 20   David Josiah Brewer, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1910) was born in the year 1837.   

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

Jan 20   John Soane, English architect (Book of Designs), dies at 84 in the year 1837.   

Jan 23   John Field, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

Jan 29   On this day in history 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   Ludwig Borne, writer, dies at 50 in the year 1837.   

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