What Happened in 1837

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Euston railway station opens in London as the terminus of the London and Birmingham Railway (L&BR), the city's 1st intercity railway station

July 20, 1837


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Fun Fact About 1837

Thomas Morris of Australia skips rope 22,806 times

November 21, 1837


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Famous Weddings in 1837

  • Mar 28 German composer Felix Mendelssohn (27) weds French clergyman's daughter Cécile Jeanrenaud (20), until his death in 1847



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