Page 2: Historical Events In February - 17

1747  Narciso Casanovas, composer on February - 17.   

1752  On February - 17 friedrich M Klinger, German playwright (Wirrwarr)   

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

1758  John Pinkerton, Scottish historian on February - 17.   

1766  On February - 17 the birth of Thomas Malthus, English economist   

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

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

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

1796  On this day in history giovanni Pacini, composer   

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

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

1804  On February - 17 samuel Read Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1883   

1814  On February - 17 battle of Mormans.   

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

1816  On February - 17 friedrich Wilhelm Markull, composer   

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

1818  Baron Karl von Drais de Sauerbrun patents "draisine" (early bicycle) on this day in history.   

1820  On February - 17 henri Vieuxtemps, Verviers Belgium, composer/teacher (Brussels Cons)   

1824  On this day in history 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 February - 17.   

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

1848  On this day in history toscane gets liberal Constitution   

1849  Selwyn Image, Bodiam Sussex, painter on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563)   

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

1583  On February - 17 birth of j Henry Alting, Dutch theologist   

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  On February - 17 birth of georg Bronner, composer   

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

0440  Death of Mesrop Mashtots on February - 17.   

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

1339  Death of Otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301) on February - 17.   

1371  Death of Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria on this day in history.   

1596  On this day in history death of friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536)   

1600  On this day in history death of giordano Bruno, advocate of Copernican theory, burned at stake   

1609  Death of Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549) on February - 17.