Page 2: Historical Events In 1817

Feb 22   On this day in history niels Wilhelm Gade, Danish violinist/composer/conductor   

Feb 23   George Watts, London, painter on this day in history.   

Feb 28   On this day in history james Craig, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1888   

Mar 01   On this day in history luigi Gatti, composer, dies at 77   

Mar 02   In the year 1817 1st Evangelical church building dedicated, New Berlin, Penn   

Mar 02   Janos Arany, Hungary, epic poet (Toldi, Death of King Buda) on this day in history.   

Mar 03   In the year 1817 mississippi Territory is divided into Alabama Territory & Mississippi   

Mar 05   In the year 1817 austen H Layard, British archaeologist/diplomat   

Mar 08   On this day in history the New York Stock Exchange is founded.   

Mar 13   In the year 1817 matej Sojka, composer, dies at 77   

Mar 18   Johann Jakob Walder, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Mar 19   In the year 1817 lewis Henry Little, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862   

Mar 22   Braxton Bragg, Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1876 on this day in history.   

Mar 24   Aime Maillart, composer on this day in history.   

Mar 25   Tsar Alexander I recommends formation of Society of Israeli Christians on this day in history.   

Mar 26   Herman Haupt, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1905 on this day in history.   

Mar 28   Mariano Soriano Fuertes y Piqueras, composer on this day in history.   

Mar 29   Constantine S Aksakov, Russian historian/poet on this day in history.   

Apr 01   In the year 1817 johannes J van Oosterzee, Dutch theologist   

Apr 02   In the year 1817 teodulo Mabellini, composer   

Apr 04   John Wilson Sprague, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1893 on this day in history.   

Apr 04   In the year 1817 prince d'Essing, dies   

Apr 06   On this day in history bonaventura Furlanetto, composer, dies at 78   

Apr 12   On this day in history charles Messier, "comet ferret" & catalogs famous "M objects,", dies   

Apr 13   On this day in history alphonse Wauters, Belgian historian/archivist (Brussels)   

Apr 15   1st American school for the deaf opens (Hartford Conn) in the year 1817.   

Apr 17   1st US school for deaf (Hartford, Conn) in the year 1817.   

Apr 17   In the year 1817 first US school for the deaf (Hartford, Conn)   

Apr 18   On this day in history george Henry Lewes, English philosophical writer (Life of Goethe)   

Apr 19   On this day in history john Philip, painter   

Apr 22   In the year 1817 curacao prohibits use of white paint due to fierce sunlight   

May 02   On this day in history zikmund Michal Kolesovsky, composer   

May 05   On this day in history george Washington Julian, MC (Union), died in 1899   

May 15   On this day in history ambonese uprising against Dutch authority, under T Matulesia   

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Jan 01   Martin H Klaproth, Germany, chemist was born in the year 1817.   

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 in the year 1817.   

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

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

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

Jan 01   On this day in history martin H Klaproth, German chemist (uranium), dies at 73   

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

Jan 14   Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 18   On this day in history giacomo Quarenghi, master builder (Hermitage Theater), dies at 72   

Feb 20   Martin de Ron, composer, dies at 27 on this day in history.