Rulers:
• Andrew Jackson, 7th President of the United States (1829-1837)
• Martin Van Buren, 8th President of the United States (1837-1841)
• Charles XIV John, King of Sweden and Norway (1818-1844)
• Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837-1901)
Events:
• Gare Saint-Lazare opened in Paris.
• Museo de Bellas Artes de Valencia founded in Valencia.
Births:
• Cassatt, Lydia (1837-1882)
• Cleveland, Grover (1837-1908)
• Elisabeth, Empress of Austria (1837-1898)
• Hoschedé, Ernest (1837-1891)
• Legros, Alphonse (1837-1911)
• Steurwaldt, Luise (1837-1919)
• Swinburne, Algernon Charles (1837-1909)
Deaths:
• Constable, John (1776-1837)
• Leopardi, Giacomo (1798-1837)
• Pushkin, Alexander (1799-1837)
Literature:
• Dickens, Charles (1812-1870): Mudfog and Other Sketches (1837-38)
• Dickens, Charles (1812-1870): Oliver Twist (1837-39)
Music:
• Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869): Grande messe des morts (1837)
• Schumann, Robert (1810-1856): Davidsbündlertänze (1837)
Art:
• Corot, Camille (1796-1875): Florence. Vue prise des jardins Boboli (c.1835-40)
• Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863): Autoportrait au gilet vert (c.1837)
• Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863): Les Convulsionnaires de Tanger (1837-38)
• Turner, Joseph (1775-1851): Fishing Boats with Hucksters Bargaining for Fish (1837-38)