What happened in 1837?
163 recorded events in 1837, including 59 in people, 37 in economy & trade and 17 in wars & conflicts. A further event is dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 17
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Battle of Jamrud
1837 battle of the Afghan–Sikh Wars
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Battle of Oriamendi
1837 battle of the First Carlist War
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First Herat War
1837 action by Qajar Persia that preceded the Anglo-Persian War
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Dutch–Ahanta War
War
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Siege of Constantine
1837 siege at the Algerian city of Constantine
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Battle of Huesca
1837 battle of the First Carlist War
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Battle of Saint-Eustache
1837 decisive battle in Canadian history
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Battle of Irun
1837 battle
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Battle of Villar de los Navarros
1837 battle of the First Carlist War
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1837 Expedition of the Col des Beni Aïcha
1837 Expedition of the Col des Beni Aïcha (Wars & Conflicts).
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Battle of Aranzueque
Battle of the First Carlist War on 19 September 1837
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Battle of Andoain
1837 battle of the First Carlist War
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Battle of Stone Houses
1837 battle
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Battle of Saint-Charles
1837 conflict
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Battle of Saint-Denis
1837 battle between Lower Canada rebels and British colonial authorities
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Battle of Montgomery's Tavern
1837 part of the Upper Canada Rebellion
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Battle of Lake Okeechobee
1837 battle in Second Seminole War
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Politics & Government 3
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Treaty of Paucarpata
1837 treaty
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Treaty of St. Peters (1837)
1837 treaty between the United States and representatives of the Ojibwe
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1837 Ho-Chunk treaty
1837 Ho-Chunk treaty (Politics & Government).
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People 59
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Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin died
(1756-1837) German Grand Duke
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Yuri Lisyansky died
Explorer
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Dalai Lama 10 Tsultrim Gyatso died
10th Dalai Lama of Tibet (1816-1837)
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Herman of Alaska died
Saint, monk
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Johann Nepomuk Hummel died
Austrian composer and pianist (1778–1837)
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John Latham died
English physician, naturalist and author (1740-1837)
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Henry Thomas Colebrooke died
English linguist (1765-1837)
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Hans Christian Lyngbye died
Danish priest and botanist (1782-1837)
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Pavel Schilling died
Russian inventor of Baltic German origin (1786-1837)
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Étienne-Gaspard Robert died
Belgian stage magician and influential developer of phantasmagoria (1763-1837)
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Edward Donovan died
Anglo-Irish writer, natural history illustrator, and amateur zoologist (1768-1837)
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Louis-Sébastien Lenormand died
French physicist (1757-1837)
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Martinus van Marum died
Scientist from the Northern Netherlands (1750-1837)
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Johan Afzelius died
Chemist
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Mary Dixon Kies died
American inventor (1752–1837)
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Johann Bartholomäus Trommsdorff died
German chemist (1770-1837)
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Arthur Woolf died
Cornish engineer
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Alexander Zasyadko died
Imperial Russian army general
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Robert Cocking died
British inventor (1776-1837)
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William Farish died
British chemist
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Abner Lacock died
American politician (1770–1837)
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Diedrich Uhlhorn died
German engineer (1764-1837)
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François Richard de Tussac died
French botanist and writer (1751–1837)
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Edward Turner died
British chemist (1798-1837)
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Giuseppe Maria Giovene died
Italian erudite (1753-1837)
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David Edward Jackson died
American businessman
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Milton Sublette died
American fur trader (1801–1837)
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William Cox died
English soldier and early Australian pioneer (1764-1837)
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Joseph Grimaldi died
English actor, comedian and dancer
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Duke Charles of Mecklenburg died
German general (1785-1837)
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Josef Gusikov died
Russian Jewish musician (1806–1837)
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Joseph Linke died
Viennese cellist, friend of Beethoven
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Carl Ludwig Costenoble died
German actor, director and writer
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Inga Åberg died
Actress, opera singer
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Mihail Timofeevich Vysotskij died
Russian Composer (1791–1837)
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Ekaterina Ezhova died
Russian salon-holder and actor (1787-1837)
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Christina Rahm died
Singer
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Ann Holbrook died
British actress and author
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Heinrich Schmelka died
German director and actor (1777-1837)
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John Fawcett died
English actor and playwright (1768-1837)
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Eliza Macauley died
Actor (1785?-1837)
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Grover Cleveland born
Born in Grover Cleveland Birthplace. President of the United States (1885–89; 1893–97).
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Ilia Chavchavadze born
Born in Kvareli. Georgian public figure and writer; a saint of Georgian Orthodox Church (1837-1907).
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Fredrik Bajer born
Born in Vester Egede. Danish politician (1837-1922).
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Sadi Carnot born
Born in Limoges. 5th president of France (1837–1894).
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Algernon Charles Swinburne born
Born in London. English poet, playwright and novelist (1837–1909).
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Rosalía de Castro born
Born in Conxo, Santiago de Compostela. Galician poet and writer (1837-1885).
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Georges Ernest Boulanger born
Born in Rennes. French general (1837-1891).
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Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse born
Born in Prinz-Carl-Palais. Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine from 1877 to 1892.
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Ion Creangă born
Born in Humulești. Moldavian - born Romanian writer, raconteur and schoolteacher.
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Henry Becque born
Born in former 3rd arrondissement of Paris. French dramatist (1837-1899).
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Yohannes IV born
Born in Adwa. Emperor of Ethiopia from 1871 to 1889.
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Francis, Duke of Teck born
Born in Osijek. British Army general (1837–1900).
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Dwight Lyman Moody born
Born in Northfield. American evangelist (1837–1899).
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George Dewey born
Born in Montpelier. United States Navy admiral (1837–1917).
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Robert Gould Shaw born
Born in Boston. Union United States Army officer (1837-1863).
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Prince Albert of Prussia born
Born in Berlin. German general (1837–1906).
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Kabayama Sukenori born
Born in Kajiya-chō. Japanese general (1837-1922).
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François Lenormant born
Born in Paris. French archaeologist and Assyriologist (1837-1883).
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Science & Technology 11
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National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
University in Athens, Greece
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National Technical University of Athens
Greek university
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Marshall University
Public research university in Huntington, West Virginia, United States
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Astronomical Observatory of the University of Kazan
Observatory in Kazan, Russia
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Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
Public historically black university in Cheyney, Pennsylvania
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Old Botanical Garden, Zurich
Botanical garden in Switzerland
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Rush University Medical Center
Hospital in Illinois, United States
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West Liberty University
Public university in West Liberty, West Virginia
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Muskingum University
Private liberal arts college in New Concord, Ohio
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St Woolos Hospital
Hospital in Newport, Wales
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MetroHealth
Medical organization in Ohio, United States
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Exploration & Discovery 5
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Caixa de Rotllan
Dolmen in Arles-sur-Tech, France
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Ingleborough Cave
Cave in United Kingdom
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Coahuila meteorite
Meteorite
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Blue cameo vase from Pompeii
Ancient roman amphora made of cameo glas
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Ain Nechma inscriptions
Punic inscriptions from ancient Calama
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Religion & Belief Systems 10
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Orenburg Caravanserai
Historic site in Orenburg, Orenburg Oblast
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Basilica in Eger
Church
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St. Anthony of Padua Cathedral, Breda
Dutch church in Breda, North Brabant
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Synagogue of Bayonne
Synagogue located in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, in France
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Dearborn Mosque
Mosque in Dearborn, Michigan, United States
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Cheltenham Synagogue
Synagogue in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
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New Synagogue
Synagogue in Kedainiai, Lithuania
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Synagogue in Cieszyn
Synagogue in Cieszyn (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Royal Sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin of the Graces
Shrine in Racconigi, Italy
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Church of Saint Joseph
Church in Mazatlán
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Economy & Trade 37
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Procter & Gamble
American multinational consumer goods corporation
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Hermès
French luxury goods manufacturer
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Tiffany & Co.
American multinational luxury jewelry and specialty retailer
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Deere & Company
American agricultural and industrial auto manufacturing corporation
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Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company
British shipping and logistics company
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P&O Cruises
British-American owned cruise line
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Schichau-Werke
German engineering works and shipyard
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Invicta Watch Group
American watch company
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William Beardmore and Company
Company
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Holt Renfrew
Canadian department store
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Italgas
Italian natural gas company
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Lea & Perrins
British condiment manufacturer
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Jordan A/S
Norwegian manufacturing company
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Vieille Montagne
Traduzione
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Bauersche Gießerei
German type foundry
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Harlan and Hollingsworth
Ship and railroad car builder in Wilmington, Delaware
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Kitson and Company
Defunct British locomotive manufacturer
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Emaux de Briare
French mosaic company
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V. Manheimer
German fashion company (1837-1931)
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Tredegar Iron Works
Virginia, United States
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T. Cooke & Sons
English instrument makers, 1837–1851
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Crepelle
French manufacturer of compressors and engines
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Em. Bærentzen & Co.
Lithography workshop and publisher based in Copenhagen, Denmark
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Vaux Breweries
Major brewer based in Sunderland, United Kingdom
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Swan & Edgar
Former department store in London
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Wayne Corporation
Defunct American bus manufacturer
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Stehli Silks
Stehli Silks (Economy & Trade).
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Crompton Corporation
Former chemical company
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Carisbo
Former Italian savings bank
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Australian Gas Light Company
Former Australian energy company
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Pairpoint Glass Company
American glass factory founded in 1837 by Deming Jarves
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W. Watson and Son
British business making optical instruments
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Palmers Department Store
Independent and family-run department store located in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
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Watney Combe & Reid
London brewery business
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E. W. Clark & Co.
Banking and financial firm founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Wilson, Sons
Shipping company in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Marshall & Snelgrove
Former department store in London
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Disasters & Pandemics 2
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Galilee earthquake of 1837
1837 earthquake in present-day Israel
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1837 Valdivia earthquake
1837 earthquake and tsunami centered in south-central Chile
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Social Movements & Revolutions 4
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Rebellions of 1837
Rebellion
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Upper Canada Rebellion
Insurrection against the oligarchic government of the British colony of Upper Canada (present-day Ontario) in December 1837
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Sabinada
Revolt in Brazil
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Broad Street Riot
Massive street brawl of Yankees vs Irish in 1830s Boston
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Architecture & Engineering 11
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Kåfjord Church
Church in Alta, Norway
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Hazarduari Palace
Historical building of Murshidabad, West Bengal
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Kanta-Loimaa Church
Church building in Loimaa, Finland
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Kvinesdal Church
Church building in Kvinesdal, Southern Norway
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Iveland Church
Church building in Iveland Municipality, Norway
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Ss. Peter and Paul, Wannsee
Church
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Church of Sainte-Croix of Tunis
Church in Tunisia
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Holy Trinity Church, Derby
Church in Derby, UK
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Christ Episcopal Church
Church building in Tarrytown, New York, United States
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Church of Holy Trinity and St George, Kendal
Church in South Lakeland, UK
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St Werburgh's Church, Birkenhead
Church in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England, UK
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Sports & Entertainment 4
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Theatre Royal, Newcastle
Theatre in Newcastle upon Tyne, England
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Magyar Theatre
Hungarian state-run theater in Budapest (1837–)
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Theatre Royal, Hobart
Performing arts venue in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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Old Bank of Louisville
Former bank, now a theater, in Louisville, Kentucky, United States
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records this entry only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. It is listed here because 1837 is where that broader date falls, not because it is known to have happened in 1837.
1830s 1
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St. James' Roman Catholic Church
Second oldest Roman Catholic building in Manhattan, New York, United States
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