Historical Events In 1817

Nov 25   In the year 1817 1st sword swallower in US performs (NYC)  

Nov 27   US soldiers attack Florida Indian village, beginning Seminole War on this day in history.  

Nov 30   On this day in history theodor Mommsen, Germ, historian/author (Imperial Lives, Nobel 1902)  

Dec 01   Justin Heinrich Knechtl, composer, dies at 65 in the year 1817.  

Dec 07   In the year 1817 william Bligh, British naval officer of "Bounty" fame, dies at 63  

Dec 10   Mississippi admitted as 20th state in the year 1817.  

Dec 11   Max von Schenkendorf, German poet, dies at 34 on this day in history.  

Dec 15   Maria Walewska [Leszczinska], lover of emperor Napoleon I, dies on this day in history.  

Dec 16   In the year 1817 leaders of Molukkas uprising hanged in Ambon  

Dec 19   James Jay Archer, Brig General (Confederate Army) died in 1864 on this day in history.  

Dec 30   1st coffee planted in Hawaii (Kona) on this day in history.  

Dec 30   First coffee planted in Hawaii on this day in history.  

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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 on this day in history.  

Jan 08   Sir Theophilus Shepstone, South African statesman (d. 1893) was born on this day in history.  

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   Jacques Gregoir, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 31   On this day in history 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   In the year 1817 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   Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.  

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

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

Feb 09   Franz Wilhelm Tausch, composer, dies at 54 in the year 1817.  

Feb 18   In the year 1817 giacomo Quarenghi, master builder (Hermitage Theater), dies at 72  

Feb 20   In the year 1817 martin de Ron, composer, dies at 27