Historical Events In 1817

May 16   Mississippi River steamboat service begins on this day in history.  

May 18   On this day in history james William Denver, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892  

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

May 31   On this day in history edouard Deldevez, composer  

Jun 17   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

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

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 in the year 1817.  

Jun 30   On this day in history abraham Gottlob Werner, German geologist  

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

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

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) in the year 1817.  

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

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

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

Jul 17   On this day in history ignace Xavier Joseph Leybach, composer  

Jul 18   On this day in history jane Austen, writer, dies  

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

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

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

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

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   In the year 1817 henry Winter Davis, MC (Union), died in 1865  

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

Aug 18   On this day in history gloucester, Mass, newspapers tells of wild sea serpent seen offshore  

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

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 in the year 1817.  

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 in the year 1817.  

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   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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 16   Antonin Josef Alois Volanek, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 09   On this day in history franz Wilhelm Tausch, composer, dies at 54  

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.