What Happened on February 17, 1837

Historical Events

Event of Interest

Charles Lyell makes his presidential address to the Geographical Society, London and announces that Richard Owen has concluded from Darwin's fossils that extinct species were related to current species in the same locality

Geologist Charles Lyell — Geologist
Charles Lyell

Famous Birthdays

Francis Jay Herron, American Major General (Union Army), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1902)
Sam[uel] van Houten, Dutch (lib) minister (child labor laws)

1837 Highlights