Page 2: Historical Events In February - 17

1747  Narciso Casanovas, composer on February - 17.   

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

1754  Jan Jachym Kopriva, composer on February - 17.   

1758  On February - 17 john Pinkerton, Scottish historian   

1766  The birth of Thomas Malthus, English economist on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

1791  On this day in history messier catalogs M83 (spiral galaxy in Hydra)   

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  On February - 17 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  Battle of Mormans on February - 17.   

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

1816  On February - 17 friedrich Wilhelm Markull, composer   

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

1818  On February - 17 baron Karl von Drais de Sauerbrun patents "draisine" (early bicycle)   

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

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  On February - 17 francisco Salvador Daniel, composer   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1848  On this day in history toscane gets liberal Constitution   

1849  On this day in history selwyn Image, Bodiam Sussex, painter   

1850  On February - 17 anton Urspruch, composer   

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

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1444  On this day in history birth of rudolf Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist   

1490  On February - 17 birth of charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy)   

1519  Francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563) was born on this day in history.   

1581  On February - 17 birth of fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653)   

1583  J Henry Alting, Dutch theologist was born on February - 17.   

1646  Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714) was born on February - 17.   

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

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

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

0440  On this day in history 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 February - 17.   

1371  Death of Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria on February - 17.   

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  On this day in history death of ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549)