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In the year 1837
232 Notable birthdays
Elizabeth Jane Gardner
Us painter (1837-1922).
Born October 4th, 1837 in Exeter. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1922 at 84 years old in Saint-Cloud. [ref]
Mary Ann Brown Patten
American sailor.
Born April 6th, 1837 in Chelsea.
Died March 18th, 1861 at 23 years old in Boston.
Rosalía de Castro
Galician poet and writer (1837-1885).
Born February 23rd, 1837 in Conxo, Santiago de Compostela. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 1885 at 48 years old in A Matanza (uterine cancer).
Whitelaw Reid
American journalist, diplomat and historian (1837–1912).
Born October 27th, 1837 in Cedarville.
Died December 15th, 1912 at 75 years old in London.
Itagaki Taisuke
Japanese politician (1837–1919).
Born May 21st, 1837 in Kōchi-shi.
Died July 16th, 1919 at 82 years old in Shibakōen (pneumonia).
Lewis Waterman
American inventor (1837–1901).
Born November 18th, 1837 in Decatur. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 1901 at 63 years old in Brooklyn. [ref]
Ethelbert William Bullinger
British anglican clergyman, biblical scholar and theologian (1837-1913).
Born December 15th, 1837 in Canterbury.
Died June 6th, 1913 at 75 years old in London.
Pierre Auguste Cot
French painter (1837-1883).
Born February 17th, 1837 in Bédarieux. [ref]
Died August 2nd, 1883 at 46 years old in Paris.
Charles Yerkes
American banker and art collector (1837-1905).
Born June 25th, 1837 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1905 at 68 years old in New York City (kidney disease). [ref]
Prince Albert of Prussia
German general (1837–1906).
Died September 13th, 1906 at 69 years old in Kamieniec Ząbkowicki.
Carolus-Duran
French portrait painter (1837-1917).
Died February 18th, 1917 at 79 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Émile Waldteufel
French composer (1837-1915).
Born December 9th, 1837 in Strasbourg.
Died February 12th, 1915 at 77 years old in Paris.
Kawasaki Shōzō
Japanese industrialist and shipbuilder (1837–1912).
Born December 2nd, 1837 in Kagoshima.
Died December 2nd, 1912 at 75 years old in Japan.
Arnold Janssen
German-dutch roman catholic priest and saint.
Born November 5th, 1837 in Goch.
Died January 15th, 1909 at 71 years old in Steyl.
Liu Yongfu
Chinese general (1837-1917).
Born October 10th, 1837 in Qinzhou.
Died January 9th, 1917 at 79 years old in Qinzhou.
Queen Stephanie of Portugal
Queen consort of portugal (1858-1859) (b.1837–d.1859).
Born July 15th, 1837 in Krauchenwies.
Died July 17th, 1859 at 22 years old in Lisbon (diphtheria).
Ramakrishna Gopal Bhandarkar
Indian academic (1837–1925).
Born July 6th, 1837 in Malvan.
Died August 24th, 1925 at 88 years old in British Raj.
Morgan Bulkeley
American politician (1837–1922).
Born December 26th, 1837 in East Haddam.
Died November 6th, 1922 at 84 years old in Hartford.
Princess Maria Anna of Anhalt-Dessau
Prussian princess (1837–1906).
Born September 14th, 1837 in Dessau.
Died May 12th, 1906 at 68 years old in Friedrichroda.
Harriet Powers
American quilter (1837–1910).
Born October 29th, 1837 in Athens. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1910 at 72 years old in Clarke County. [ref]
Zhang Zhidong
Viceroy of liangguang (1837-1909).
Born September 2nd, 1837 in Nanpi County.
Died October 5th, 1909 at 72 years old in Beijing.
John Thomson
Scottish photographer, geographer, and traveller (1837–1921).
Born July 14th, 1837 in Edinburgh. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1921 at 84 years old in London (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jorge Isaacs
Colombian writer and politician (1837-1895) turín turan.
Died April 17th, 1895 at 58 years old in Ibagué (malaria).
Charlotte Forten Grimké
American writer and activist (1837-1914).
Born August 17th, 1837 in Philadelphia.
Died July 23rd, 1914 at 76 years old in Washington, D.C..
James H. Wilson
American civil war union major general (1837-1925).
Born September 2nd, 1837 in Shawneetown.
Died February 23rd, 1925 at 87 years old in Wilmington.
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