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In the year 1837
232 Notable birthdays
Grover Cleveland
President of the united states (1885–89; 1893–97).
Born March 18th, 1837 in Caldwell.
Died June 24th, 1908 at 71 years old in Princeton (myocardial infarction).
Empress Elisabeth of Austria
Empress of austria and queen of hungary from 1854 to 1898 (1837–1898).
Born December 24th, 1837 in Munich. [ref]
Died September 10th, 1898 at 60 years old in Geneva (stabbing). [ref]
J. P. Morgan
American financier, banker, and art collector (1837–1913).
Born April 17th, 1837 in Hartford.
Died March 31st, 1913 at 75 years old in Rome.
Wild Bill Hickok
American folk hero and lawman (1837–1876).
Born May 27th, 1837 in Troy Grove.
Died August 2nd, 1876 at 39 years old in Deadwood (gunshot wound).
Alois Hitler
Austrian civil servant; father of adolf hitler (1837-1903).
Born June 7th, 1837 in Strones. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1903 at 65 years old in Linz, Leonding. [ref]
Robert Gould Shaw
Union united states army officer (1837-1863).
Born October 10th, 1837 in Boston.
Died July 18th, 1863 at 25 years old in Fort Wagner.
Olive Oatman
American living in mormon, tolkepaya, and mohave societies after childhood kidnapping.
Born September 7th, 1837 in La Harpe.
Died March 20th, 1903 at 65 years old in Sherman (myocardial infarction).
Amelia Dyer
British serial killer.
Born November 27th, 1837 in Bristol.
Died June 10th, 1896 at 58 years old in Newgate Prison. [ref]
Paul Morphy
Us chess player (1837–1884).
Born June 22nd, 1837 in New Orleans.
Died July 10th, 1884 at 47 years old in New Orleans (stroke).
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
15th and last shogun of the tokugawa shogunate (1837–1913).
Born October 28th, 1837 in Koishikawa.
Died November 22nd, 1913 at 76 years old in Koishikawa-ku (pneumonia).
William Quantrill
Confederate army officer (1837-1865).
Died June 6th, 1865 at 27 years old in Louisville.
Francis, Duke of Teck
British army general (1837–1900).
Born August 28th, 1837 in Osijek.
Died January 21st, 1900 at 62 years old in White Lodge.
Dwight Lyman Moody
American evangelist (1837–1899).
Born February 5th, 1837 in Northfield.
Died December 22nd, 1899 at 62 years old in Northfield.
George Dewey
United states navy admiral (1837–1917).
Born December 26th, 1837 in Montpelier.
Died January 16th, 1917 at 79 years old in Washington, D.C..
James Murray
British lexicographer and philologist, primary editor of the oxford english dictionary (1837–1915).
Born February 7th, 1837 in Roxburghshire.
Died July 26th, 1915 at 78 years old in Oxford.
Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse
Grand duke of hesse and by rhine from 1877 to 1892.
Born September 12th, 1837 in Prinz-Carl-Palais.
Died March 13th, 1892 at 54 years old in Darmstadt.
Wilhelm Steinitz
Austrian-american chess player (1836–1900).
Born May 18th, 1837 in Prague.
Died August 12th, 1900 at 63 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Cosima Wagner
Daughter of the hungarian pianist and composer franz liszt and wife of hans von bülow and richard wagner (1837-1930).
Born December 24th, 1837 in Bellagio.
Died April 1st, 1930 at 92 years old in Bayreuth.
Henry Rathbone
Us military officer and diplomat (1837–1911).
Born July 1st, 1837 in Albany.
Died August 14th, 1911 at 74 years old in Nuremberg.
Algernon Charles Swinburne
English poet, playwright and novelist (1837–1909).
Born April 5th, 1837 in London. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1909 at 72 years old in Putney (influenza). [ref]
Joseph Bell
Scottish physician (1837–1911).
Born December 2nd, 1837 in Edinburgh.
Died October 4th, 1911 at 73 years old in Edinburgh.
Mark Hanna
American businessman and politician (1837–1904).
Born September 24th, 1837 in Lisbon.
Died February 15th, 1904 at 66 years old in Washington, D.C. (typhoid fever).
Cheol-in
Queen; korean royal consort (1837-1878).
Born April 27th, 1837 in Joseon.
Died June 12th, 1878 at 41 years old in Changgyeonggung.
P. B. S. Pinchback
American politician (1837–1921).
Born May 10th, 1837 in Macon. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1921 at 84 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
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