Page 5: Historical Events In 1817

Nov 25   1st sword swallower in US performs (NYC) in the year 1817.   

Nov 27   US soldiers attack Florida Indian village, beginning Seminole War on this day in history.   

Nov 30   On this day in history theodor Mommsen, Germ, historian/author (Imperial Lives, Nobel 1902)   

Dec 01   Justin Heinrich Knechtl, composer, dies at 65 in the year 1817.   

Dec 07   William Bligh, British naval officer of "Bounty" fame, dies at 63 in the year 1817.   

Dec 10   Mississippi admitted as 20th state in the year 1817.   

Dec 11   In the year 1817 max von Schenkendorf, German poet, dies at 34   

Dec 15   In the year 1817 maria Walewska [Leszczinska], lover of emperor Napoleon I, dies   

Dec 16   Leaders of Molukkas uprising hanged in Ambon on this day in history.   

Dec 19   James Jay Archer, Brig General (Confederate Army) died in 1864 on this day in history.   

Dec 30   1st coffee planted in Hawaii (Kona) on this day in history.   

Dec 30   First coffee planted in Hawaii in the year 1817.   

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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   In the year 1817 birth of sir Theophilus Shepstone, South African statesman (d. 1893)   

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

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   John Glover, English chemist (sulfuric acid) was born in the year 1817.   

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

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   Franz Wilhelm Tausch, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

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

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