Historical Events In March - 17

1820  Patrick Edward Connor, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) on this day in history.  

1824  On March - 17 england and Netherlands sign a trade agreement  

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

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

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

1828  On March - 17 patrick Ronayne Cleburne, Major General (Confederate Army)  

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

1832  On March - 17 moncure Daniel Conway, US, abolitionist (Life of Thomas Paine)  

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

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

1834  Gottlieb Daimler, Germany, engineer/inventor/designed 1st motorcycle on March - 17.  

1836  Texas abolishes slavery on March - 17.  

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

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  Rubber band patented by Stephen Perry of London on this day in history.  

1846  On March - 17 kate Greenaway, England, artist/book illustrator (Under the Window)  

1846  On March - 17 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  On this day in history horace Wadham Nicholl, composer  

1849  On March - 17 willem II Frederik GL, King of Netherlands (1840-49), dies at 56  

1853  Christian Doppler, physicist, dies on March - 17.  

1854  1st park land purchased by a US city, Worcester, Mass on this day in history.  

1855  On this day in history ramon Carnicer y Batlle, composer, dies at 65  

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  Japanese embassy arrives aboard Candinmarruh [sic] on this day in history.  

1861  Italy declares independence; Kingdom of Italy proclaimed on this day in history.  

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

1862  Fromental Halevy, [Elie Levy], French opera composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

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

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

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1231  On March - 17 birth of emperor Shijō of Japan (d. 1242)  

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

1578  On this day in history birth of francesco Albana, Ital painter (Mary's Ascension)  

1628  On this day in history birth of daniel van Papenbroeck, [Papebrochius], Flemish historian  

1664  On March - 17 birth of georg Osterreich, composer  

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

1676  Thomas Boston, Scottish church leader (d. 1732) was born on this day in history.  

1685  Jean-Marc Nattier, French portrait painter was born on March - 17.  

0180  Antonius Marcus Aurelius, [Marcus Verus], Emperor of Rome, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

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

0659  Gertrudis van Nijvel, saint/patron of travellers, dies at about 32 on this day in history.  

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

1058  Death of King Lulach I of Scotland on this day in history.  

1199  On March - 17 death of jocelin, bishop of Glasgow  

1272  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Saga of Japan (b. 1220)  

1425  Death of Ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese shogun (b. 1407) on this day in history.