Page 4: Historical Events In 1817

Sep 06   Alexander Tilloch Galt, a Canadian founding father in the year 1817.   

Sep 09   In the year 1817 alexander Lucius Twilight, probably 1st black to graduate from US college, receives BA degree at Middlebury College   

Sep 09   Paul Cuffe, civil rights activist (Sierre Leone), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

Sep 09   Speed Smith Fry, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892 on this day in history.   

Sep 13   John McAuley Palmer, US Union msj-gen/(Gov-Ill, 1868-72) on this day in history.   

Sep 14   Theodor Storm, German judge/author (Imense China) in the year 1817.   

Sep 21   Carter Littlepage Stevenson, Major General (Confederate Army) in the year 1817.   

Sep 22   John Quincy Adams becomes secretary of State in the year 1817.   

Sep 23   On this day in history leon Charles Francois Kreutzer, composer   

Sep 24   Ramon de Campoamor Campoosorio, Spanish poet (Doloras) in the year 1817.   

Sep 27   In the year 1817 hiram R Revels, Fayetteville NC, 1st black US senator   

Oct 02   In the year 1817 gunnar Wennerberg, composer   

Oct 05   Eduard Franck, composer in the year 1817.   

Oct 07   Bushrod Rust Johnson, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1880 on this day in history.   

Oct 09   University of Gent officially opens on this day in history.   

Oct 10   On this day in history christophorus H D Buys Ballot, Dutch meteorologist/founder KNMI   

Oct 12   In the year 1817 johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, composer, dies at 66   

Oct 15   Tadeusz AB Kosciusko, Polish lt-general/freedom fighter, dies on this day in history.   

Oct 16   Manuel C Piar, Curacaos/Venezulian freedom writer, dies on this day in history.   

Oct 17   Sajjid Ahmad Chan, Indian moslem leader/co-founder (Pakistan) on this day in history.   

Oct 20   1st Mississippi "Showboat," leaves Nashville on maiden voyage in the year 1817.   

Oct 20   In the year 1817 first Mississippi showboat leaves Nashville on maiden voyage   

Oct 27   In the year 1817 antoni Katski, composer   

Oct 30   Hermann Kopp, German chemist (Jahresbericht of Chemistry) in the year 1817.   

Nov 01   In the year 1817 giovanni Calisto Andrea Zanotti, composer, dies at 79   

Nov 07   Francesco Pasquale Ricci, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

Nov 08   On this day in history andrea Appiana, Italian royal painter of Napoleon, dies at 63   

Nov 08   Claudius Wistar Sears, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1891 on this day in history.   

Nov 09   In the year 1817 edward Richard Sprigg Canby, Major General (Union volunteers)   

Nov 12   Carlo Pedrotti, composer in the year 1817.   

Nov 20   1st Seminole War begins in Florida in the year 1817.   

Nov 21   On this day in history richard B Garnett, killed during Pickett's Charge, Brig Gen   

Nov 21   In the year 1817 richard Brooke Garnett, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863   

Nov 24   On this day in history juan de la Cruz Moreno Maisonave, Guatemala   

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

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of john Selden Roane, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1867   

Jan 08   Sir Theophilus Shepstone, South African statesman (d. 1893) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 14   In the year 1817 birth of harmen S Sytstra, Dutch poet/editor (Iduna)   

Jan 15   Lewis Golding Arnold, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1871 was born in the year 1817.   

Jan 18   Jacques Gregoir, composer was born in the year 1817.   

Jan 31   On this day in history birth of antony Winkler Prins, Dutch writer (Groiler Encyclopaedia)   

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

Jan 01   In the year 1817 martin H Klaproth, German chemist (uranium), dies at 73   

Jan 12   Juan Andres, Spanish Jesuit (b. 1740) died in the year 1817.   

Jan 14   Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny, composer, dies at 87 in the year 1817.   

Jan 16   In the year 1817 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   Franz Wilhelm Tausch, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

Feb 18   In the year 1817 giacomo Quarenghi, master builder (Hermitage Theater), dies at 72   

Feb 20   In the year 1817 martin de Ron, composer, dies at 27