Page 2: Historical Events In February - 17

1747  On this day in history narciso Casanovas, composer   

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

1754  On this day in history jan Jachym Kopriva, composer   

1758  John Pinkerton, Scottish historian on this day in history.   

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

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

1774  On February - 17 raphaelle Peale, US, painter (After the Rain-1823)   

1776  On February - 17 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  Thomas Seddal harvests 8.3-kg potato from his garden Chester, England on February - 17.   

1796  On this day in history giovanni Pacini, composer   

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  On February - 17 samuel Read Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1883   

1814  Battle of Mormans on this day in history.   

1815  Franz Gotz, composer, dies at 59 on February - 17.   

1816  On February - 17 friedrich Wilhelm Markull, composer   

1817  1st US city lit by gas (Baltimore) on February - 17.   

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

1820  Henri Vieuxtemps, Verviers Belgium, composer/teacher (Brussels Cons) on this day in history.   

1824  On February - 17 william Farrar "Baldy" Smith, Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1903   

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

1831  On this day in history francisco Salvador Daniel, composer   

1836  HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin leaves Tasmania on this day in history.   

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

1841  Dutch ex-king Willem I marries Henriette d'Oultremont de Wégimont on February - 17.   

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

1844  A Montgomery Ward, found mail-order business (Montgomery Ward) on February - 17.   

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

1848  Toscane gets liberal Constitution on this day in history.   

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

1850  Anton Urspruch, composer on this day in history.   

1852  Micha Joseph Levenson, Hebrew poet, dies on this day in history.   

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

1653  On this day in history birth of arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi)   

1667  Georg Bronner, composer was born on this day in history.   

0364  On this day in history flavius Jovianus, Christian emperor of Rome (363-64), dies at about 32   

0440  Death of Mesrop Mashtots on this day in history.   

0956  On this day in history 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  Death of Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria on February - 17.   

1596  On February - 17 death of friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536)   

1600  On February - 17 death of giordano Bruno, advocate of Copernican theory, burned at stake   

1609  On February - 17 death of ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549)