Historical Events In 1817

Sep 06   Alexander Tilloch Galt, a Canadian founding father in the year 1817.  

Sep 09   Alexander Lucius Twilight, probably 1st black to graduate from US college, receives BA degree at Middlebury College in the year 1817.  

Sep 09   In the year 1817 paul Cuffe, civil rights activist (Sierre Leone), dies at 58  

Sep 09   Speed Smith Fry, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892 on this day in history.  

Sep 13   John McAuley Palmer, US Union msj-gen/(Gov-Ill, 1868-72) in the year 1817.  

Sep 14   On this day in history theodor Storm, German judge/author (Imense China)  

Sep 21   Carter Littlepage Stevenson, Major General (Confederate Army) on this day in history.  

Sep 22   John Quincy Adams becomes secretary of State on this day in history.  

Sep 23   Leon Charles Francois Kreutzer, composer on this day in history.  

Sep 24   Ramon de Campoamor Campoosorio, Spanish poet (Doloras) on this day in history.  

Sep 27   Hiram R Revels, Fayetteville NC, 1st black US senator in the year 1817.  

Oct 02   In the year 1817 gunnar Wennerberg, composer  

Oct 05   In the year 1817 eduard Franck, composer  

Oct 07   Bushrod Rust Johnson, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1880 in the year 1817.  

Oct 09   On this day in history university of Gent officially opens  

Oct 10   Christophorus H D Buys Ballot, Dutch meteorologist/founder KNMI on this day in history.  

Oct 12   Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1817.  

Oct 15   Tadeusz AB Kosciusko, Polish lt-general/freedom fighter, dies on this day in history.  

Oct 16   Manuel C Piar, Curacaos/Venezulian freedom writer, dies on this day in history.  

Oct 17   In the year 1817 sajjid Ahmad Chan, Indian moslem leader/co-founder (Pakistan)  

Oct 20   1st Mississippi "Showboat," leaves Nashville on maiden voyage on this day in history.  

Oct 20   First Mississippi showboat leaves Nashville on maiden voyage in the year 1817.  

Oct 27   In the year 1817 antoni Katski, composer  

Oct 30   Hermann Kopp, German chemist (Jahresbericht of Chemistry) on this day in history.  

Nov 01   Giovanni Calisto Andrea Zanotti, composer, dies at 79 in the year 1817.  

Nov 07   Francesco Pasquale Ricci, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.  

Nov 08   On this day in history andrea Appiana, Italian royal painter of Napoleon, dies at 63  

Nov 08   In the year 1817 claudius Wistar Sears, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1891  

Nov 09   On this day in history edward Richard Sprigg Canby, Major General (Union volunteers)  

Nov 12   On this day in history carlo Pedrotti, composer  

Nov 20   On this day in history 1st Seminole War begins in Florida  

Nov 21   In the year 1817 richard B Garnett, killed during Pickett's Charge, Brig Gen  

Nov 21   On this day in history richard Brooke Garnett, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863  

Nov 24   Juan de la Cruz Moreno Maisonave, Guatemala 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   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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 12   On this day in history death of juan Andres, Spanish Jesuit (b. 1740)  

Jan 14   On this day in history 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 in the year 1817.  

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 in the year 1817.