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   In the year 1817 edouard Deldevez, composer   

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

Jun 18   On this day in history joannes Siberg, governor-general of Neth-Indies (1801-05), dies   

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

Jun 23   Otto Carl Erdmann Kospoth, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Jun 24   1st coffee planted in Hawaii on Kona coast in the year 1817.   

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   On this day in history abraham Gottlob Werner, German geologist   

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

Jul 04   In the year 1817 construction on Erie Canal begins   

Jul 12   1st flower show held (Dannybrook, County Cork, Ireland) on this day in history.   

Jul 12   Henry David Thoreau, Concord Mass, naturalist/pacifist (Walden Pond) on this day in history.   

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

Jul 12   On this day in history the first flower show held (Dannybrook, County Cork, Ireland)   

Jul 15   John Fowler, English engineer (London Metropolitan Railway) in the year 1817.   

Jul 17   In the year 1817 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   John Gilbert, painter/illustrator on this day in history.   

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

Jul 29   James Blair Steedman, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883 on this day in history.   

Jul 30   Charles Radoux-Rogier, composer on this day in history.   

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

Aug 03   Albrecht FR, arch duke of Austria (Battle at Custozza) on this day in history.   

Aug 13   Karoly Thern, composer in the year 1817.   

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) in the year 1817.   

Aug 18   In the year 1817 gloucester, Mass, newspapers tells of wild sea serpent seen offshore   

Aug 24   Aleksei K Tolstoi, [Kozjma Prutkov], Russian poet/writer [OS] in the year 1817.   

Sep 05   In the year 1817 aleksei K Tolstoi, [Kozjma Prutkov], Russian poet/writer [NS]   

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Jan 01   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 14   Harmen S Sytstra, Dutch poet/editor (Iduna) was born in the year 1817.   

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

Jan 18   Jacques Gregoir, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

Feb 02   On this day in history birth of john Glover, English chemist (sulfuric acid)   

Jan 01   Martin H Klaproth, German chemist (uranium), dies at 73 in the year 1817.   

Jan 12   On this day in history death of juan Andres, Spanish Jesuit (b. 1740)   

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

Jan 16   Antonin Josef Alois Volanek, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

Jan 28   On this day in history friedrich Ludwig Emilius Kunzen, composer, dies at 55   

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.