Historical Events In 1817

May 16   Mississippi River steamboat service begins in the year 1817.  

May 18   James William Denver, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892 in the year 1817.  

May 21   In the year 1817 johann Friedrich Christmann, composer, dies at 64  

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

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

Jun 18   On this day in history joannes Siberg, governor-general of Neth-Indies (1801-05), dies  

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

Jun 23   In the year 1817 otto Carl Erdmann Kospoth, composer, dies at 63  

Jun 24   1st coffee planted in Hawaii on Kona coast in the year 1817.  

Jun 24   The first coffee planted in Hawaii on Kona coast in the year 1817.  

Jun 24   Thomas McKean, US attorney/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 83 in the year 1817.  

Jun 30   In the year 1817 abraham Gottlob Werner, German geologist  

Jun 30   Joseph D Hooker, British botanist on this day in history.  

Jul 04   On this day in history construction on Erie Canal begins  

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

Jul 12   Henry David Thoreau, Concord Mass, naturalist/pacifist (Walden Pond) on this day in history.  

Jul 12   On this day in history the birth of Henry Thoreau, American author  

Jul 12   The first flower show held (Dannybrook, County Cork, Ireland) on this day in history.  

Jul 15   John Fowler, English engineer (London Metropolitan Railway) on this day in history.  

Jul 17   In the year 1817 ignace Xavier Joseph Leybach, composer  

Jul 18   Jane Austen, writer, dies on this day in history.  

Jul 19   Mary Ann Ball Bickerdyke, US, army nurse (union) on this day in history.  

Jul 21   John Gilbert, painter/illustrator on this day in history.  

Jul 24   On this day in history adolf WAKF, grand duke of Luxembourg (1890-1905)  

Jul 29   On this day in history james Blair Steedman, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883  

Jul 30   In the year 1817 charles Radoux-Rogier, composer  

Jul 31   In the year 1817 philip Cook Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1894  

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   On this day in history henry Winter Davis, MC (Union), died in 1865  

Aug 17   On this day in history joseph baron Kervyn de Lettenhove, Belgian Internal minister (1870-71)  

Aug 18   Gloucester, Mass, newspapers tells of wild sea serpent seen offshore on this day in history.  

Aug 24   Aleksei K Tolstoi, [Kozjma Prutkov], Russian poet/writer [OS] in the year 1817.  

Sep 05   In the year 1817 aleksei K Tolstoi, [Kozjma Prutkov], Russian poet/writer [NS]  

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Jan 01   Martin H Klaproth, Germany, chemist was born in the year 1817.  

Jan 08   In the year 1817 birth of john Selden Roane, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1867  

Jan 08   On this day in history 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   Lewis Golding Arnold, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1871 was born in the year 1817.  

Jan 18   Jacques Gregoir, composer was born in the year 1817.  

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

Feb 02   In the year 1817 birth of john Glover, English chemist (sulfuric acid)  

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

Jan 12   Juan Andres, Spanish Jesuit (b. 1740) died in the year 1817.  

Jan 14   On this day in history pierre-Alexandre Monsigny, composer, dies at 87  

Jan 16   In the year 1817 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 in the year 1817.  

Feb 18   In the year 1817 giacomo Quarenghi, master builder (Hermitage Theater), dies at 72  

Feb 20   Martin de Ron, composer, dies at 27 on this day in history.