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   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   In the year 1817 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   On this day in history otto Carl Erdmann Kospoth, composer, dies at 63  

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

Jun 24   The first coffee planted in Hawaii on Kona coast on this day in history.  

Jun 24   In the year 1817 thomas McKean, US attorney/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 83  

Jun 30   Abraham Gottlob Werner, German geologist in the year 1817.  

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

Jul 04   Construction on Erie Canal begins on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1817.  

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

Jul 15   John Fowler, English engineer (London Metropolitan Railway) in the year 1817.  

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

Jul 18   In the year 1817 jane Austen, writer, dies  

Jul 19   On this day in history mary Ann Ball Bickerdyke, US, army nurse (union)  

Jul 21   John Gilbert, painter/illustrator in the year 1817.  

Jul 24   Adolf WAKF, grand duke of Luxembourg (1890-1905) on this day in history.  

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

Jul 30   Charles Radoux-Rogier, composer in the year 1817.  

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   Karoly Thern, composer on this day in history.  

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

Aug 24   On this day in history aleksei K Tolstoi, [Kozjma Prutkov], Russian poet/writer [OS]  

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

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Jan 01   In the year 1817 birth of martin H Klaproth, Germany, chemist  

Jan 08   John Selden Roane, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1867 was born in the year 1817.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 31   On this day in history birth of antony Winkler Prins, Dutch writer (Groiler Encyclopaedia)  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 14   Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny, composer, dies at 87 in the year 1817.  

Jan 16   In the year 1817 antonin Josef Alois Volanek, composer, dies at 55  

Jan 28   On this day in history friedrich Ludwig Emilius Kunzen, composer, dies at 55  

Feb 09   Franz Wilhelm Tausch, composer, dies at 54 in the year 1817.  

Feb 18   Giacomo Quarenghi, master builder (Hermitage Theater), dies at 72 in the year 1817.  

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