Historical Events In March - 17

1820  Patrick Edward Connor, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) on March - 17.   

1824  England and Netherlands sign a trade agreement on this day in history.   

1824  England & Netherlands sign a trade agreement on March - 17.   

1825  On this day in history rodolphe Bresdin, French cartoonist/lithographer (Le Bon Samaritain)   

1826  On March - 17 oskar Peschel, German journalist/geography (Volkerkunder)   

1828  Patrick Ronayne Cleburne, Major General (Confederate Army) on March - 17.   

1829  Ottawa Ontario 200 Irish canal navvies riot on St. Patricks Day; one killed and many wounded on March - 17.   

1832  Moncure Daniel Conway, US, abolitionist (Life of Thomas Paine) on March - 17.   

1833  Phoenix Society forms (New York) on March - 17.   

1833  Phoenix Society forms (NY) on March - 17.   

1834  On this day in history gottlieb Daimler, Germany, engineer/inventor/designed 1st motorcycle   

1836  Texas abolishes slavery on this day in history.   

1839  Josef Rheinberger, Vaduz Liechtenstein, opera composer (Munich Conser) on March - 17.   

1842  On this day in history indians land in Ohio, a 12²-mile area in Upper Sandusky   

1842  Indians land in Ohio, a 12 square mile area in Upper Sandusky on this day in history.   

1845  Bristol man, Henry Jones, patents self-raising flour on this day in history.   

1845  On March - 17 rubber band patented by Stephen Perry of London   

1846  Kate Greenaway, England, artist/book illustrator (Under the Window) on March - 17.   

1846  On this day in history f W Bessel, measured distance to 61 Cygni, dies   

1847  Dmitri Shostakovich's opera "Macbeth" is produced (Florence) on March - 17.   

1847  On this day in history "Macbeth" opera premieres in Florence   

1848  Horace Wadham Nicholl, composer on this day in history.   

1849  Willem II Frederik GL, King of Netherlands (1840-49), dies at 56 on March - 17.   

1853  On this day in history christian Doppler, physicist, dies   

1854  1st park land purchased by a US city, Worcester, Mass on March - 17.   

1855  Ramon Carnicer y Batlle, composer, dies at 65 on March - 17.   

1857  Adolph Trube, composer, dies at 42 on March - 17.   

1858  On this day in history toronto Ontario St. Patricks Day riot breaks out during parade; one man fatally stabbed   

1860  On March - 17 japanese embassy arrives aboard Candinmarruh [sic]   

1861  On March - 17 italy declares independence; Kingdom of Italy proclaimed   

1861  Petter Conrad Boman, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1862  Fromental Halevy, [Elie Levy], French opera composer, dies at 62 on March - 17.   

1863  On March - 17 battle of Kelly's Ford, Virginia (211 casualities)   

1863  Battle of Kelly's Ford, VA (211 casualities) on March - 17.   

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1231  Emperor Shijō of Japan (d. 1242) was born on this day in history.   

1473  James IV, king of Scotland (1488-1513) was born on March - 17.   

1578  Francesco Albana, Ital painter (Mary's Ascension) was born on this day in history.   

1628  Daniel van Papenbroeck, [Papebrochius], Flemish historian was born on this day in history.   

1664  On this day in history birth of georg Osterreich, composer   

1675  On this day in history birth of petrus Laurentius Wockenfuss, composer   

1676  On March - 17 birth of thomas Boston, Scottish church leader (d. 1732)   

1685  On March - 17 birth of jean-Marc Nattier, French portrait painter   

0180  On this day in history antonius Marcus Aurelius, [Marcus Verus], Emperor of Rome, dies at 58   

0461  On this day in history st Patrick, patron St of Ireland, dies in Saul (according to legend)   

0659  On March - 17 gertrudis van Nijvel, saint/patron of travellers, dies at about 32   

1040  On March - 17 harold Harefoot (Harold I), King of England (1035-40), dies   

1058  On March - 17 death of king Lulach I of Scotland   

1199  On this day in history death of jocelin, bishop of Glasgow   

1272  Death of Emperor Go-Saga of Japan (b. 1220) on March - 17.   

1425  Death of Ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese shogun (b. 1407) on March - 17.