Page 3: Historical Events In March - 17

1820  On this day in history patrick Edward Connor, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

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

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

1825  Rodolphe Bresdin, French cartoonist/lithographer (Le Bon Samaritain) on March - 17.   

1826  On this day in history 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  On this day in history phoenix Society forms (NY)   

1834  On March - 17 gottlieb Daimler, Germany, engineer/inventor/designed 1st motorcycle   

1836  Texas abolishes slavery on this day in history.   

1839  On March - 17 josef Rheinberger, Vaduz Liechtenstein, opera composer (Munich Conser)   

1842  On March - 17 indians land in Ohio, a 12²-mile area in Upper Sandusky   

1842  On this day in history indians land in Ohio, a 12 square mile area in Upper Sandusky   

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

1845  On this day in history rubber band patented by Stephen Perry of London   

1846  Kate Greenaway, England, artist/book illustrator (Under the Window) on this day in history.   

1846  F W Bessel, measured distance to 61 Cygni, dies on March - 17.   

1847  On this day in history dmitri Shostakovich's opera "Macbeth" is produced (Florence)   

1847  On March - 17 "Macbeth" opera premieres in Florence   

1848  Horace Wadham Nicholl, composer on March - 17.   

1849  On this day in history willem II Frederik GL, King of Netherlands (1840-49), dies at 56   

1853  Christian Doppler, physicist, dies on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history adolph Trube, composer, dies at 42   

1858  On March - 17 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  Italy declares independence; Kingdom of Italy proclaimed on March - 17.   

1861  On this day in history petter Conrad Boman, composer, dies at 56   

1862  On March - 17 fromental Halevy, [Elie Levy], French opera composer, dies at 62   

1863  On this day in history battle of Kelly's Ford, Virginia (211 casualities)   

1863  Battle of Kelly's Ford, VA (211 casualities) on this day in history.   

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1231  Emperor Shijō of Japan (d. 1242) was born on March - 17.   

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

1578  On March - 17 birth of francesco Albana, Ital painter (Mary's Ascension)   

1628  Daniel van Papenbroeck, [Papebrochius], Flemish historian was born on March - 17.   

1664  Georg Osterreich, composer was born on March - 17.   

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

1676  Thomas Boston, Scottish church leader (d. 1732) was born on March - 17.   

1685  On this day in history 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  St Patrick, patron St of Ireland, dies in Saul (according to legend) on March - 17.   

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

1040  On this day in history harold Harefoot (Harold I), King of England (1035-40), dies   

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

1199  Death of Jocelin, bishop of Glasgow on this day in history.   

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

1425  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese shogun (b. 1407)