Page 2: Historical Events In February - 17

1747  On this day in history narciso Casanovas, composer   

1752  Friedrich M Klinger, German playwright (Wirrwarr) on February - 17.   

1754  Jan Jachym Kopriva, composer on this day in history.   

1758  John Pinkerton, Scottish historian on February - 17.   

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

1772  1st partition of Poland-Russia & Prussia, joined later by Austria on February - 17.   

1774  Raphaelle Peale, US, painter (After the Rain-1823) on February - 17.   

1776  1st volume of Gibbon's "Decline & Fall of Roman Empire" published on February - 17.   

1781  René-Theophile-Hyacinthe Lannec, France, inventor (stethoscope) on February - 17.   

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

1795  Thomas Seddal harvests 8.3-kg potato from his garden Chester, England on February - 17.   

1796  On February - 17 giovanni Pacini, composer   

1796  On this day in history james Macpherson, poet, dies   

1801  On this day in history house breaks electoral college tie, chooses Jefferson pres over Burr   

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

1814  On February - 17 battle of Mormans.   

1815  On this day in history franz Gotz, composer, dies at 59   

1816  Friedrich Wilhelm Markull, composer on February - 17.   

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

1818  On this day in history baron Karl von Drais de Sauerbrun patents "draisine" (early bicycle)   

1820  On this day in history henri Vieuxtemps, Verviers Belgium, composer/teacher (Brussels Cons)   

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

1827  On this day in history johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Swiss educator, dies at 81   

1831  Francisco Salvador Daniel, composer on February - 17.   

1836  HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin leaves Tasmania on February - 17.   

1837  On this day in history francis Jay Herron, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1902   

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

1841  Ferdinando Carulli, composer, dies at 70 on February - 17.   

1844  On this day in history a Montgomery Ward, found mail-order business (Montgomery Ward)   

1847  On this day in history william Collins, landscape painter, dies   

1848  On this day in history toscane gets liberal Constitution   

1849  On February - 17 selwyn Image, Bodiam Sussex, painter   

1850  On February - 17 anton Urspruch, composer   

1852  On February - 17 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  Fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653) was born on this day in history.   

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

1646  On this day in history birth of pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714)   

1653  On February - 17 birth of arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi)   

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

0364  On February - 17 flavius Jovianus, Christian emperor of Rome (363-64), dies at about 32   

0440  Death of Mesrop Mashtots on this day in history.   

0956  Hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55 on February - 17.   

1339  On February - 17 death of otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301)   

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 February - 17.   

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