10 events found for 1837
The great fire in Surat city of India causes more than 500 deaths and destruction of more than 9,000 houses
The University of Athens is founded in Athens, Greece
Panic of 1837: New York City banks suspend the payment of specie, triggering a national banking crisis and an economic d
Houston is incorporated by the Republic of Texas
The Broad Street Riot occurs in Boston, fueled by ethnic tensions between Yankees and Irish
King William IV dies, and is succeeded by his niece, Victoria
A system of civil registration of births, marriages and deaths is established in England and Wales.
Grand Junction Railway, the world's first long-distance railway, opens between Birmingham and Liverpool.
The first commercial use of an electrical telegraph is successfully demonstrated in London by William Cooke and…