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   Johann Friedrich Christmann, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

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   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   Otto Carl Erdmann Kospoth, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

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

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

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   On this day in history joseph D Hooker, British botanist  

Jul 04   In the year 1817 construction on Erie Canal begins  

Jul 12   1st flower show held (Dannybrook, County Cork, Ireland) on this day in history.  

Jul 12   On this day in history 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) on this day in history.  

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

Jul 17   Ignace Xavier Joseph Leybach, composer in the year 1817.  

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

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

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   James Blair Steedman, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883 in the year 1817.  

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   On this day in history albrecht FR, arch duke of Austria (Battle at Custozza)  

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

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

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of sir Theophilus Shepstone, South African statesman (d. 1893)  

Jan 14   On this day in history birth of harmen S Sytstra, Dutch poet/editor (Iduna)  

Jan 15   On this day in history birth of lewis Golding Arnold, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1871  

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   On this day in history birth of john Glover, English chemist (sulfuric acid)  

Jan 01   In the year 1817 martin H Klaproth, German chemist (uranium), dies at 73  

Jan 12   In the year 1817 death of juan Andres, Spanish Jesuit (b. 1740)  

Jan 14   In the year 1817 pierre-Alexandre Monsigny, composer, dies at 87  

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

Jan 28   In the year 1817 friedrich Ludwig Emilius Kunzen, composer, dies at 55  

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 in the year 1817.  

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