Page 2: Historical Events In 1817

Feb 22   Niels Wilhelm Gade, Danish violinist/composer/conductor   

Feb 23   George Watts, London, painter.   

Feb 28   James Craig, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1888.   

Mar 01   Luigi Gatti, composer, dies at 77.   

Mar 02   1st Evangelical church building dedicated, New Berlin, Penn   

Mar 02   Janos Arany, Hungary, epic poet (Toldi, Death of King Buda).   

Mar 03   Mississippi Territory is divided into Alabama Territory and Mississippi.   

Mar 05   Austen H Layard, British archaeologist/diplomat.   

Mar 08   The New York Stock Exchange is founded.   

Mar 13   Matej Sojka, composer, dies at 77.   

Mar 18   Johann Jakob Walder, composer, dies at 67   

Mar 19   Lewis Henry Little, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862.   

Mar 22   Braxton Bragg, Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1876   

Mar 24   Aime Maillart, composer   

Mar 25   Tsar Alexander I recommends formation of Society of Israeli Christians   

Mar 26   Herman Haupt, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1905.   

Mar 28   Mariano Soriano Fuertes y Piqueras, composer.   

Mar 29   Constantine S Aksakov, Russian historian/poet   

Apr 01   Johannes J van Oosterzee, Dutch theologist.   

Apr 02   Teodulo Mabellini, composer   

Apr 04   John Wilson Sprague, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1893   

Apr 04   Prince d'Essing, dies   

Apr 06   Bonaventura Furlanetto, composer, dies at 78   

Apr 12   Charles Messier, "comet ferret" and catalogs famous "M objects,", dies.   

Apr 13   Alphonse Wauters, Belgian historian/archivist (Brussels)   

Apr 15   1st American school for the deaf opens (Hartford Conn)   

Apr 17   1st US school for deaf (Hartford, Conn)   

Apr 17   inaugural US school for the deaf (Hartford, Conn).   

Apr 18   George Henry Lewes, English philosophical writer (Life of Goethe).   

Apr 19   John Philip, painter   

Apr 22   Curacao prohibits use of white paint due to fierce sunlight   

May 02   Zikmund Michal Kolesovsky, composer.   

May 05   George Washington Julian, MC (Union), died in 1899   

May 15   Ambonese uprising against Dutch authority, under T Matulesia.   

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Jan 01   Martin h klaproth: Germany, chemist   

Jan 08   John selden roane: Brig general (confederate army), died in 1867   

Jan 08   Sir theophilus shepstone: South african statesman    

Jan 14   Harmen s sytstra: Dutch poet/editor (iduna)   

Jan 15   Lewis golding arnold: Brig general (union volunteers), died in 1871   

Jan 18   Jacques gregoir: Composer   

Jan 31   Antony winkler prins: Dutch writer (groiler encyclopaedia)   

Feb 02   John glover: English chemist (sulfuric acid)   

Jan 01   Martin h klaproth: German chemist (uranium),    

Jan 12   Juan andres: Spanish jesuit (b. 1740)   

Jan 14   Pierre-alexandre monsigny: Composer,    

Jan 16   Antonin josef alois volanek: Composer,   

Jan 28   Friedrich ludwig emilius kunzen: Composer,   

Feb 09   Franz wilhelm tausch: Composer,    

Feb 18   Giacomo quarenghi: Master builder (hermitage theater),    

Feb 20   Martin de ron: Composer,