Historical Events In 1817

May 16   In the year 1817 mississippi River steamboat service begins   

May 18   James William Denver, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892 on this day in history.   

May 21   On this day in history johann Friedrich Christmann, composer, dies at 64   

May 31   Edouard Deldevez, composer on this day in history.   

Jun 17   Thomas Maley Harris, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1906 in the year 1817.   

Jun 18   Joannes Siberg, governor-general of Neth-Indies (1801-05), dies in the year 1817.   

Jun 21   James Brewerton Ricketts, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1887 in the year 1817.   

Jun 23   Otto Carl Erdmann Kospoth, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1817.   

Jun 24   1st coffee planted in Hawaii on Kona coast on this day in history.   

Jun 24   On this day in history the first coffee planted in Hawaii on Kona coast   

Jun 24   On this day in history thomas McKean, US attorney/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 83   

Jun 30   Abraham Gottlob Werner, German geologist on this day in history.   

Jun 30   Joseph D Hooker, British botanist in the year 1817.   

Jul 04   Construction on Erie Canal begins in the year 1817.   

Jul 12   1st flower show held (Dannybrook, County Cork, Ireland) in the year 1817.   

Jul 12   In the year 1817 henry David Thoreau, Concord Mass, naturalist/pacifist (Walden Pond)   

Jul 12   The birth of Henry Thoreau, American author on this day in history.   

Jul 12   In the year 1817 the first flower show held (Dannybrook, County Cork, Ireland)   

Jul 15   On this day in history john Fowler, English engineer (London Metropolitan Railway)   

Jul 17   Ignace Xavier Joseph Leybach, composer on this day in history.   

Jul 18   Jane Austen, writer, dies in the year 1817.   

Jul 19   In the year 1817 mary Ann Ball Bickerdyke, US, army nurse (union)   

Jul 21   On this day in history john Gilbert, painter/illustrator   

Jul 24   Adolf WAKF, grand duke of Luxembourg (1890-1905) in the year 1817.   

Jul 29   In the year 1817 james Blair Steedman, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883   

Jul 30   On this day in history charles Radoux-Rogier, composer   

Jul 31   Philip Cook Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1894 on this day in history.   

Aug 03   Albrecht FR, arch duke of Austria (Battle at Custozza) in the year 1817.   

Aug 13   In the year 1817 karoly Thern, composer   

Aug 16   Henry Winter Davis, MC (Union), died in 1865 in the year 1817.   

Aug 17   In the year 1817 joseph baron Kervyn de Lettenhove, Belgian Internal minister (1870-71)   

Aug 18   In the year 1817 gloucester, Mass, newspapers tells of wild sea serpent seen offshore   

Aug 24   In the year 1817 aleksei K Tolstoi, [Kozjma Prutkov], Russian poet/writer [OS]   

Sep 05   Aleksei K Tolstoi, [Kozjma Prutkov], Russian poet/writer [NS] in the year 1817.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of martin H Klaproth, Germany, chemist   

Jan 08   John Selden Roane, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1867 was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   In the year 1817 birth of sir Theophilus Shepstone, South African statesman (d. 1893)   

Jan 14   In the year 1817 birth of harmen S Sytstra, Dutch poet/editor (Iduna)   

Jan 15   In the year 1817 birth of lewis Golding Arnold, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1871   

Jan 18   On this day in history birth of jacques Gregoir, composer   

Jan 31   Antony Winkler Prins, Dutch writer (Groiler Encyclopaedia) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 02   John Glover, English chemist (sulfuric acid) was born in the year 1817.   

Jan 01   Martin H Klaproth, German chemist (uranium), dies at 73 in the year 1817.   

Jan 12   On this day in history death of juan Andres, Spanish Jesuit (b. 1740)   

Jan 14   Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

Jan 16   On this day in history antonin Josef Alois Volanek, composer, dies at 55   

Jan 28   Friedrich Ludwig Emilius Kunzen, composer, dies at 55 in the year 1817.   

Feb 09   Franz Wilhelm Tausch, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

Feb 18   Giacomo Quarenghi, master builder (Hermitage Theater), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Feb 20   On this day in history martin de Ron, composer, dies at 27