Historical Events In February - 17

1747  On February - 17 narciso Casanovas, composer   

1752  Friedrich M Klinger, German playwright (Wirrwarr) on February - 17.   

1754  On this day in history jan Jachym Kopriva, composer   

1758  On February - 17 john Pinkerton, Scottish historian   

1766  The birth of Thomas Malthus, English economist on this day in history.   

1772  1st partition of Poland-Russia & Prussia, joined later by Austria on this day in history.   

1774  Raphaelle Peale, US, painter (After the Rain-1823) on February - 17.   

1776  On this day in history 1st volume of Gibbon's "Decline & Fall of Roman Empire" published   

1781  René-Theophile-Hyacinthe Lannec, France, inventor (stethoscope) on this day in history.   

1791  Messier catalogs M83 (spiral galaxy in Hydra) on this day in history.   

1795  On February - 17 thomas Seddal harvests 8.3-kg potato from his garden Chester, England   

1796  On February - 17 giovanni Pacini, composer   

1796  On this day in history james Macpherson, poet, dies   

1801  House breaks electoral college tie, chooses Jefferson pres over Burr on February - 17.   

1804  Samuel Read Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1883 on this day in history.   

1814  Battle of Mormans on this day in history.   

1815  Franz Gotz, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1816  Friedrich Wilhelm Markull, composer on February - 17.   

1817  1st US city lit by gas (Baltimore) on this day in history.   

1818  On this day in history baron Karl von Drais de Sauerbrun patents "draisine" (early bicycle)   

1820  Henri Vieuxtemps, Verviers Belgium, composer/teacher (Brussels Cons) on February - 17.   

1824  William Farrar "Baldy" Smith, Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1903 on February - 17.   

1827  Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Swiss educator, dies at 81 on February - 17.   

1831  Francisco Salvador Daniel, composer on February - 17.   

1836  On February - 17 hMS Beagle/Charles Darwin leaves Tasmania   

1837  Francis Jay Herron, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1902 on this day in history.   

1841  On February - 17 dutch ex-king Willem I marries Henriette d'Oultremont de Wégimont   

1841  On this day in history ferdinando Carulli, composer, dies at 70   

1844  On this day in history a Montgomery Ward, found mail-order business (Montgomery Ward)   

1847  On this day in history william Collins, landscape painter, dies   

1848  On this day in history toscane gets liberal Constitution   

1849  Selwyn Image, Bodiam Sussex, painter on this day in history.   

1850  Anton Urspruch, composer on February - 17.   

1852  Micha Joseph Levenson, Hebrew poet, dies on this day in history.   

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1444  Rudolf Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist was born on this day in history.   

1490  Charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy) was born on this day in history.   

1519  On February - 17 birth of francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563)   

1581  On February - 17 birth of fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653)   

1583  J Henry Alting, Dutch theologist was born on February - 17.   

1646  On February - 17 birth of pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714)   

1653  Arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi) was born on this day in history.   

1667  On February - 17 birth of georg Bronner, composer   

0364  Flavius Jovianus, Christian emperor of Rome (363-64), dies at about 32 on February - 17.   

0440  On February - 17 death of mesrop Mashtots   

0956  Hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55 on February - 17.   

1339  Death of Otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301) on February - 17.   

1371  Death of Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria on February - 17.   

1596  On this day in history death of friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536)   

1600  Death of Giordano Bruno, advocate of Copernican theory, burned at stake on this day in history.   

1609  On February - 17 death of ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549)