February 17 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

1747  Narciso Casanovas, composer.   

1752  Friedrich M Klinger, German playwright (Wirrwarr).   

1754  Jan Jachym Kopriva, composer.   

1758  John Pinkerton, Scottish historian.   

1766  Thomas Malthus, English economist is born   

1772  1st partition of Poland-Russia and Prussia, joined later by Austria   

1774  Raphaelle Peale, US, painter (After the Rain-1823).   

1776  1st volume of Gibbon's "Decline and Fall of Roman Empire" published   

1781  René-Theophile-Hyacinthe Lannec, France, inventor (stethoscope).   

1791  Messier catalogs M83 (spiral galaxy in Hydra).   

1795  Thomas Seddal harvests 8.3-kg potato from his garden Chester, England.   

1796  Giovanni Pacini, composer.   

1796  James Macpherson, poet, dies   

1801  House breaks electoral college tie, chooses Jefferson pres over Burr.   

1804  Samuel Read Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1883   

1814  Battle of Mormans.   

1815  Franz Gotz, composer, dies at 59.   

1816  Friedrich Wilhelm Markull, composer   

1817  1st US city lit by gas (Baltimore)   

1818  Baron Karl von Drais de Sauerbrun patents "draisine" (early bicycle).   

1820  Henri Vieuxtemps, Verviers Belgium, composer/teacher (Brussels Cons)   

1824  William Farrar "Baldy" Smith, Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1903   

1827  Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Swiss educator, dies at 81   

1831  Francisco Salvador Daniel, composer   

1836  HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin leaves Tasmania.   

1837  Francis Jay Herron, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1902   

1841  Dutch ex-king Willem I marries Henriette d'Oultremont de Wégimont.   

1841  Ferdinando Carulli, composer, dies at 70.   

1844  A Montgomery Ward, are discovered mail-order business (Montgomery Ward).   

1847  William Collins, landscape painter, dies   

1848  Toscane gets liberal Constitution.   

1849  Selwyn Image, Bodiam Sussex, painter   

1850  Anton Urspruch, composer   

1852  Micha Joseph Levenson, Hebrew poet, dies.   

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1444  Rudolf agricola: [roelof huysman], dutch humanist/organist   

1490  Charles de bourbon: Officer/governor (lombardy)   

1519  Francis: Duke of guise, french soldier and politician   

1581  Fausto poli: Italian catholic priest   

1583  J henry alting: Dutch theologist   

1646  Pierre le pesant: Sieur de boisguilbert, french economist   

1653  Arcangelo corelli: Fusignano italy, violinist/comp (concerto grossi)   

1667  Georg bronner: Composer   

0364  Flavius jovianus: Christian emperor of rome (363-64),   

0440  Mesrop mashtots: Mesrop mashtots   

0956  Death of Hugo the great: Earl of paris/duke of francia,   

1339  Otto: Duke of austria (b. 1301)   

1371  Death of Ivan alexander of bulgaria: Ivan alexander of bulgaria   

1596  Friedrich sylburg: German classical scholar (b. 1536)   

1600  Death of Giordano bruno: Advocate of copernican theory, burned at stake   

1609  Ferdinando i de' medici: Grand duke of tuscany (b. 1549)