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Henry Draper
1837Mar, 7

Henry Draper

Henry Draper, American physician and astronomer (d. 1882)
Henry Draper (March 7, 1837 – November 20, 1882) was an American doctor and amateur astronomer. He is best known today as a pioneer of astrophotography.

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Events on 1837

  • 24Mar

    Black Canadians

    Canada gives African Canadian men the right to vote.
  • 7Nov

    Elijah P. Lovejoy

    In Alton, Illinois, abolitionist printer Elijah P. Lovejoy is shot dead by a mob while attempting to protect his printing shop from being destroyed a third time.
  • 8Nov

    Mount Holyoke College

    Mary Lyon founds Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, which later becomes Mount Holyoke College.
  • 22Nov

    Upper Canada Rebellion

    Canadian journalist and politician William Lyon Mackenzie calls for a rebellion against the United Kingdom in his essay "To the People of Upper Canada", published in his newspaper The Constitution.
  • 25Dec

    Battle of Lake Okeechobee

    Second Seminole War: American general Zachary Taylor leads 1100 troops against the Seminoles at the Battle of Lake Okeechobee.