Page 2: Historical Events In February - 17

1747  Narciso Casanovas, composer on this day in history.   

1752  Friedrich M Klinger, German playwright (Wirrwarr) on this day in history.   

1754  On February - 17 jan Jachym Kopriva, composer   

1758  On February - 17 john Pinkerton, Scottish historian   

1766  The birth of Thomas Malthus, English economist on February - 17.   

1772  On this day in history 1st partition of Poland-Russia & Prussia, joined later by Austria   

1774  Raphaelle Peale, US, painter (After the Rain-1823) on this day in history.   

1776  On this day in history 1st volume of Gibbon's "Decline & Fall of Roman Empire" published   

1781  On February - 17 rené-Theophile-Hyacinthe Lannec, France, inventor (stethoscope)   

1791  Messier catalogs M83 (spiral galaxy in Hydra) on February - 17.   

1795  On this day in history thomas Seddal harvests 8.3-kg potato from his garden Chester, England   

1796  Giovanni Pacini, composer on this day in history.   

1796  James Macpherson, poet, dies on this day in history.   

1801  House breaks electoral college tie, chooses Jefferson pres over Burr on February - 17.   

1804  Samuel Read Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1883 on February - 17.   

1814  Battle of Mormans on February - 17.   

1815  Franz Gotz, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1816  On February - 17 friedrich Wilhelm Markull, composer   

1817  On this day in history 1st US city lit by gas (Baltimore)   

1818  Baron Karl von Drais de Sauerbrun patents "draisine" (early bicycle) on February - 17.   

1820  Henri Vieuxtemps, Verviers Belgium, composer/teacher (Brussels Cons) on February - 17.   

1824  William Farrar "Baldy" Smith, Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1903 on this day in history.   

1827  Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Swiss educator, dies at 81 on February - 17.   

1831  Francisco Salvador Daniel, composer on this day in history.   

1836  On this day in history hMS Beagle/Charles Darwin leaves Tasmania   

1837  Francis Jay Herron, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1902 on this day in history.   

1841  On February - 17 dutch ex-king Willem I marries Henriette d'Oultremont de Wégimont   

1841  On this day in history ferdinando Carulli, composer, dies at 70   

1844  A Montgomery Ward, found mail-order business (Montgomery Ward) on this day in history.   

1847  William Collins, landscape painter, dies on February - 17.   

1848  On February - 17 toscane gets liberal Constitution   

1849  Selwyn Image, Bodiam Sussex, painter on February - 17.   

1850  On this day in history anton Urspruch, composer   

1852  On this day in history micha Joseph Levenson, Hebrew poet, dies   

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1444  Rudolf Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist was born on February - 17.   

1490  Charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy) was born on this day in history.   

1519  Francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563) was born on February - 17.   

1581  On this day in history birth of fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653)   

1583  J Henry Alting, Dutch theologist was born on this day in history.   

1646  On February - 17 birth of pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714)   

1653  Arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi) was born on this day in history.   

1667  Georg Bronner, composer was born on February - 17.   

0364  Flavius Jovianus, Christian emperor of Rome (363-64), dies at about 32 on February - 17.   

0440  On February - 17 death of mesrop Mashtots   

0956  On February - 17 hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55   

1339  Death of Otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301) on this day in history.   

1371  On this day in history death of ivan Alexander of Bulgaria   

1596  Death of Friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536) on February - 17.   

1600  Death of Giordano Bruno, advocate of Copernican theory, burned at stake on this day in history.   

1609  Death of Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549) on this day in history.