Page 2: Historical Events In February - 17

1747  On this day in history narciso Casanovas, composer   

1752  Friedrich M Klinger, German playwright (Wirrwarr) on February - 17.   

1754  Jan Jachym Kopriva, composer on this day in history.   

1758  On this day in history john Pinkerton, Scottish historian   

1766  The birth of Thomas Malthus, English economist on February - 17.   

1772  1st partition of Poland-Russia & Prussia, joined later by Austria on February - 17.   

1774  On this day in history raphaelle Peale, US, painter (After the Rain-1823)   

1776  On this day in history 1st volume of Gibbon's "Decline & Fall of Roman Empire" published   

1781  On this day in history rené-Theophile-Hyacinthe Lannec, France, inventor (stethoscope)   

1791  Messier catalogs M83 (spiral galaxy in Hydra) on this day in history.   

1795  On this day in history thomas Seddal harvests 8.3-kg potato from his garden Chester, England   

1796  On February - 17 giovanni Pacini, composer   

1796  James Macpherson, poet, dies on this day in history.   

1801  On this day in history house breaks electoral college tie, chooses Jefferson pres over Burr   

1804  Samuel Read Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1883 on this day in history.   

1814  On February - 17 battle of Mormans.   

1815  Franz Gotz, composer, dies at 59 on February - 17.   

1816  On this day in history friedrich Wilhelm Markull, composer   

1817  1st US city lit by gas (Baltimore) on this day in history.   

1818  On February - 17 baron Karl von Drais de Sauerbrun patents "draisine" (early bicycle)   

1820  Henri Vieuxtemps, Verviers Belgium, composer/teacher (Brussels Cons) on this day in history.   

1824  William Farrar "Baldy" Smith, Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1903 on February - 17.   

1827  On this day in history johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Swiss educator, dies at 81   

1831  Francisco Salvador Daniel, composer on this day in history.   

1836  HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin leaves Tasmania on February - 17.   

1837  Francis Jay Herron, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1902 on February - 17.   

1841  Dutch ex-king Willem I marries Henriette d'Oultremont de Wégimont on February - 17.   

1841  Ferdinando Carulli, composer, dies at 70 on February - 17.   

1844  A Montgomery Ward, found mail-order business (Montgomery Ward) on February - 17.   

1847  On this day in history william Collins, landscape painter, dies   

1848  Toscane gets liberal Constitution on February - 17.   

1849  On this day in history selwyn Image, Bodiam Sussex, painter   

1850  Anton Urspruch, composer on this day in history.   

1852  Micha Joseph Levenson, Hebrew poet, dies on February - 17.   

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1444  On this day in history birth of rudolf Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist   

1490  Charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy) was born on this day in history.   

1519  On February - 17 birth of francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563)   

1581  Fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653) was born on February - 17.   

1583  On February - 17 birth of j Henry Alting, Dutch theologist   

1646  Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714) was born on this day in history.   

1653  Arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi) was born on this day in history.   

1667  On February - 17 birth of georg Bronner, composer   

0364  On February - 17 flavius Jovianus, Christian emperor of Rome (363-64), dies at about 32   

0440  On this day in history death of mesrop Mashtots   

0956  On this day in history hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55   

1339  Death of Otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301) on February - 17.   

1371  On this day in history death of ivan Alexander of Bulgaria   

1596  On February - 17 death of friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536)   

1600  On this day in history death of giordano Bruno, advocate of Copernican theory, burned at stake   

1609  On February - 17 death of ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549)