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

May 31   In the year 1817 edouard Deldevez, composer  

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   In the year 1817 james Brewerton Ricketts, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1887  

Jun 23   Otto Carl Erdmann Kospoth, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

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   Thomas McKean, US attorney/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 83 on this day in history.  

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

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   On this day in history 1st flower show held (Dannybrook, County Cork, Ireland)  

Jul 12   Henry David Thoreau, Concord Mass, naturalist/pacifist (Walden Pond) in the year 1817.  

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) in the year 1817.  

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jul 30   Charles Radoux-Rogier, composer on this day in history.  

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

Aug 03   In the year 1817 albrecht FR, arch duke of Austria (Battle at Custozza)  

Aug 13   In the year 1817 karoly Thern, composer  

Aug 16   Henry Winter Davis, MC (Union), died in 1865 on this day in history.  

Aug 17   Joseph baron Kervyn de Lettenhove, Belgian Internal minister (1870-71) on this day in history.  

Aug 18   Gloucester, Mass, newspapers tells of wild sea serpent seen offshore in the year 1817.  

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

Sep 05   Aleksei K Tolstoi, [Kozjma Prutkov], Russian poet/writer [NS] on this day in history.  

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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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 14   Harmen S Sytstra, Dutch poet/editor (Iduna) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 18   In the year 1817 birth of jacques Gregoir, composer  

Jan 31   In the year 1817 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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history friedrich Ludwig Emilius Kunzen, composer, dies at 55  

Feb 09   In the year 1817 franz Wilhelm Tausch, composer, dies at 54  

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