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

Jun 24   In the year 1817 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   On this day in history joseph D Hooker, British botanist  

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

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

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   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   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   In the year 1817 adolf WAKF, grand duke of Luxembourg (1890-1905)  

Jul 29   James Blair Steedman, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883 on this day in history.  

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

Aug 13   On this day in history karoly Thern, composer  

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

Aug 24   Aleksei K Tolstoi, [Kozjma Prutkov], Russian poet/writer [OS] on this day in history.  

Sep 05   Aleksei K Tolstoi, [Kozjma Prutkov], Russian poet/writer [NS] in the year 1817.  

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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   Harmen S Sytstra, Dutch poet/editor (Iduna) was born in the year 1817.  

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

Jan 18   On this day in history birth of jacques Gregoir, composer  

Jan 31   In the year 1817 birth of antony Winkler Prins, Dutch writer (Groiler Encyclopaedia)  

Feb 02   John Glover, English chemist (sulfuric acid) was born in the year 1817.  

Jan 01   On this day in history martin H Klaproth, German chemist (uranium), dies at 73  

Jan 12   Juan Andres, Spanish Jesuit (b. 1740) died on this day in history.  

Jan 14   Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.  

Jan 16   On this day in history antonin Josef Alois Volanek, composer, dies at 55  

Jan 28   Friedrich Ludwig Emilius Kunzen, composer, dies at 55 in the year 1817.  

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

Feb 18   On this day in history giacomo Quarenghi, master builder (Hermitage Theater), dies at 72  

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