Page 3: Historical Events In 1817

May 16   Mississippi River steamboat service begins   

May 18   James William Denver, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892   

May 21   Johann Friedrich Christmann, composer, dies at 64.   

May 31   Edouard Deldevez, composer   

Jun 17   Thomas Maley Harris, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1906   

Jun 18   Joannes Siberg, governor-general of Neth-Indies (1801-05), dies.   

Jun 21   James Brewerton Ricketts, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1887.   

Jun 23   Otto Carl Erdmann Kospoth, composer, dies at 63.   

Jun 24   1st coffee planted in Hawaii on Kona coast.   

Jun 24   The inaugural coffee planted in Hawaii on Kona coast.   

Jun 24   Thomas McKean, US attorney/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 83   

Jun 30   Abraham Gottlob Werner, German geologist   

Jun 30   Joseph D Hooker, British botanist   

Jul 04   Construction on Erie Canal begins   

Jul 12   1st flower show held (Dannybrook, County Cork, Ireland)   

Jul 12   Henry David Thoreau, Concord Mass, naturalist/pacifist (Walden Pond)   

Jul 12   Henry Thoreau, American author is born.   

Jul 12   The inaugural flower show held (Dannybrook, County Cork, Ireland)   

Jul 15   John Fowler, English engineer (London Metropolitan Railway).   

Jul 17   Ignace Xavier Joseph Leybach, composer.   

Jul 18   Jane Austen, writer, dies   

Jul 19   Mary Ann Ball Bickerdyke, US, army nurse (union)   

Jul 21   John Gilbert, painter/illustrator   

Jul 24   Adolf WAKF, grand duke of Luxembourg (1890-1905)   

Jul 29   James Blair Steedman, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883   

Jul 30   Charles Radoux-Rogier, composer   

Jul 31   Philip Cook Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1894.   

Aug 03   Albrecht FR, arch duke of Austria (Battle at Custozza).   

Aug 13   Karoly Thern, composer.   

Aug 16   Henry Winter Davis, MC (Union), died in 1865   

Aug 17   Joseph baron Kervyn de Lettenhove, Belgian Internal minister (1870-71).   

Aug 18   Gloucester, Mass, newspapers tells of wild sea serpent seen offshore.   

Aug 24   Aleksei K Tolstoi, [Kozjma Prutkov], Russian poet/writer [OS]   

Sep 05   Aleksei K Tolstoi, [Kozjma Prutkov], Russian poet/writer [NS].   

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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,