Page 3: Historical Events In 1817

May 16   Mississippi River steamboat service begins on this day in history.   

May 18   James William Denver, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892 on this day in history.   

May 21   Johann Friedrich Christmann, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1817.   

May 31   Edouard Deldevez, composer on this day in history.   

Jun 17   Thomas Maley Harris, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1906 in the year 1817.   

Jun 18   Joannes Siberg, governor-general of Neth-Indies (1801-05), dies in the year 1817.   

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

Jun 23   On this day in history otto Carl Erdmann Kospoth, composer, dies at 63   

Jun 24   On this day in history 1st coffee planted in Hawaii on Kona coast   

Jun 24   On this day in history the first coffee planted in Hawaii on Kona coast   

Jun 24   Thomas McKean, US attorney/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

Jun 30   In the year 1817 abraham Gottlob Werner, German geologist   

Jun 30   Joseph D Hooker, British botanist on this day in history.   

Jul 04   Construction on Erie Canal begins on this day in history.   

Jul 12   In the year 1817 1st flower show held (Dannybrook, County Cork, Ireland)   

Jul 12   Henry David Thoreau, Concord Mass, naturalist/pacifist (Walden Pond) in the year 1817.   

Jul 12   The birth of Henry Thoreau, American author in the year 1817.   

Jul 12   The first flower show held (Dannybrook, County Cork, Ireland) on this day in history.   

Jul 15   In the year 1817 john Fowler, English engineer (London Metropolitan Railway)   

Jul 17   On this day in history ignace Xavier Joseph Leybach, composer   

Jul 18   Jane Austen, writer, dies in the year 1817.   

Jul 19   In the year 1817 mary Ann Ball Bickerdyke, US, army nurse (union)   

Jul 21   In the year 1817 john Gilbert, painter/illustrator   

Jul 24   Adolf WAKF, grand duke of Luxembourg (1890-1905) on this day in history.   

Jul 29   In the year 1817 james Blair Steedman, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883   

Jul 30   Charles Radoux-Rogier, composer in the year 1817.   

Jul 31   Philip Cook Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1894 in the year 1817.   

Aug 03   On this day in history albrecht FR, arch duke of Austria (Battle at Custozza)   

Aug 13   On this day in history karoly Thern, composer   

Aug 16   On this day in history henry Winter Davis, MC (Union), died in 1865   

Aug 17   Joseph baron Kervyn de Lettenhove, Belgian Internal minister (1870-71) on this day in history.   

Aug 18   On this day in history gloucester, Mass, newspapers tells of wild sea serpent seen offshore   

Aug 24   In the year 1817 aleksei K Tolstoi, [Kozjma Prutkov], Russian poet/writer [OS]   

Sep 05   Aleksei K Tolstoi, [Kozjma Prutkov], Russian poet/writer [NS] in the year 1817.   

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Jan 01   In the year 1817 birth of martin H Klaproth, Germany, chemist   

Jan 08   John Selden Roane, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1867 was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   Sir Theophilus Shepstone, South African statesman (d. 1893) was born in the year 1817.   

Jan 14   Harmen S Sytstra, Dutch poet/editor (Iduna) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 15   On this day in history birth of lewis Golding Arnold, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1871   

Jan 18   In the year 1817 birth of jacques Gregoir, composer   

Jan 31   Antony Winkler Prins, Dutch writer (Groiler Encyclopaedia) was born in the year 1817.   

Feb 02   In the year 1817 birth of john Glover, English chemist (sulfuric acid)   

Jan 01   Martin H Klaproth, German chemist (uranium), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Jan 12   Juan Andres, Spanish Jesuit (b. 1740) died on this day in history.   

Jan 14   On this day in history pierre-Alexandre Monsigny, composer, dies at 87   

Jan 16   On this day in history antonin Josef Alois Volanek, composer, dies at 55   

Jan 28   Friedrich Ludwig Emilius Kunzen, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

Feb 09   In the year 1817 franz Wilhelm Tausch, composer, dies at 54   

Feb 18   Giacomo Quarenghi, master builder (Hermitage Theater), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Feb 20   Martin de Ron, composer, dies at 27 in the year 1817.