Historical Events In 1817

Sep 06   In the year 1817 alexander Tilloch Galt, a Canadian founding father  

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   Paul Cuffe, civil rights activist (Sierre Leone), dies at 58 on this day in history.  

Sep 09   On this day in history speed Smith Fry, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892  

Sep 13   On this day in history john McAuley Palmer, US Union msj-gen/(Gov-Ill, 1868-72)  

Sep 14   Theodor Storm, German judge/author (Imense China) in the year 1817.  

Sep 21   Carter Littlepage Stevenson, Major General (Confederate Army) in the year 1817.  

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

Sep 23   Leon Charles Francois Kreutzer, composer in the year 1817.  

Sep 24   On this day in history ramon de Campoamor Campoosorio, Spanish poet (Doloras)  

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   On this day in history bushrod Rust Johnson, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1880  

Oct 09   University of Gent officially opens in the year 1817.  

Oct 10   Christophorus H D Buys Ballot, Dutch meteorologist/founder KNMI in the year 1817.  

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 in the year 1817.  

Oct 16   Manuel C Piar, Curacaos/Venezulian freedom writer, dies in the year 1817.  

Oct 17   Sajjid Ahmad Chan, Indian moslem leader/co-founder (Pakistan) in the year 1817.  

Oct 20   1st Mississippi "Showboat," leaves Nashville on maiden voyage in the year 1817.  

Oct 20   In the year 1817 first Mississippi showboat leaves Nashville on maiden voyage  

Oct 27   Antoni Katski, composer on this day in history.  

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

Nov 01   In the year 1817 giovanni Calisto Andrea Zanotti, composer, dies at 79  

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

Nov 08   Andrea Appiana, Italian royal painter of Napoleon, dies at 63 in the year 1817.  

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

Nov 09   Edward Richard Sprigg Canby, Major General (Union volunteers) in the year 1817.  

Nov 12   Carlo Pedrotti, composer in the year 1817.  

Nov 20   1st Seminole War begins in Florida in the year 1817.  

Nov 21   Richard B Garnett, killed during Pickett's Charge, Brig Gen in the year 1817.  

Nov 21   Richard Brooke Garnett, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863 on this day in history.  

Nov 24   In the year 1817 juan de la Cruz Moreno Maisonave, Guatemala  

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Jan 01   Martin H Klaproth, Germany, chemist was born in the year 1817.  

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   On this day in history 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   Antony Winkler Prins, Dutch writer (Groiler Encyclopaedia) was born on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history 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   Franz Wilhelm Tausch, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

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.