Page 2: Historical Events In February - 17

1747  Narciso Casanovas, composer on this day in history.   

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

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  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 this day in history rené-Theophile-Hyacinthe Lannec, France, inventor (stethoscope)   

1791  Messier catalogs M83 (spiral galaxy in Hydra) on this day in history.   

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

1796  On February - 17 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  On February - 17 samuel Read Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1883   

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

1824  On this day in history william Farrar "Baldy" Smith, Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1903   

1827  On February - 17 johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Swiss educator, dies at 81   

1831  Francisco Salvador Daniel, composer on February - 17.   

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

1837  On February - 17 francis Jay Herron, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1902   

1841  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1847  William Collins, landscape painter, dies on this day in history.   

1848  On February - 17 toscane gets liberal Constitution   

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

1850  Anton Urspruch, composer on this day in history.   

1852  Micha Joseph Levenson, Hebrew poet, dies on February - 17.   

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

1490  On this day in history birth of charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy)   

1519  On this day in history birth of francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563)   

1581  Fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1653  Arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi) was born on February - 17.   

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  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  On February - 17 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 February - 17.