Historical Events In 1817

May 16   On this day in history mississippi River steamboat service begins  

May 18   James William Denver, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jun 18   Joannes Siberg, governor-general of Neth-Indies (1801-05), dies on this day in history.  

Jun 21   On this day in history 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 in the year 1817.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Jul 04   Construction on Erie Canal begins in the year 1817.  

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   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   Jane Austen, writer, dies on this day in history.  

Jul 19   Mary Ann Ball Bickerdyke, US, army nurse (union) in the year 1817.  

Jul 21   On this day in history john Gilbert, painter/illustrator  

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 on this day in history.  

Jul 30   On this day in history charles Radoux-Rogier, composer  

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   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   Gloucester, Mass, newspapers tells of wild sea serpent seen offshore on this day in history.  

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   Martin H Klaproth, Germany, chemist was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08   In the year 1817 birth of john Selden Roane, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1867  

Jan 08   Sir Theophilus Shepstone, South African statesman (d. 1893) was born in the year 1817.  

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 on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1817 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   On this day in history antonin Josef Alois Volanek, composer, dies at 55  

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

Feb 09   In the year 1817 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   In the year 1817 martin de Ron, composer, dies at 27