Page 3: Historical Events In 1817

May 16   On this day in history mississippi River steamboat service begins   

May 18   James William Denver, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892 on this day in history.   

May 21   In the year 1817 johann Friedrich Christmann, composer, dies at 64   

May 31   On this day in history edouard Deldevez, composer   

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

Jun 18   Joannes Siberg, governor-general of Neth-Indies (1801-05), dies in the year 1817.   

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   On this day in history 1st coffee planted in Hawaii on Kona coast   

Jun 24   On this day in history the first coffee planted in Hawaii on Kona coast   

Jun 24   In the year 1817 thomas McKean, US attorney/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 83   

Jun 30   Abraham Gottlob Werner, German geologist in the year 1817.   

Jun 30   In the year 1817 joseph D Hooker, British botanist   

Jul 04   Construction on Erie Canal begins on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1817 the birth of Henry Thoreau, American author   

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

Jul 15   In the year 1817 john Fowler, English engineer (London Metropolitan Railway)   

Jul 17   On this day in history ignace Xavier Joseph Leybach, composer   

Jul 18   Jane Austen, writer, dies on this day in history.   

Jul 19   On this day in history mary Ann Ball Bickerdyke, US, army nurse (union)   

Jul 21   John Gilbert, painter/illustrator in the year 1817.   

Jul 24   In the year 1817 adolf WAKF, grand duke of Luxembourg (1890-1905)   

Jul 29   On this day in history james Blair Steedman, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883   

Jul 30   In the year 1817 charles Radoux-Rogier, composer   

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) in the year 1817.   

Aug 13   Karoly Thern, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 16   In the year 1817 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   On this day in history aleksei K Tolstoi, [Kozjma Prutkov], Russian poet/writer [NS]   

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

Jan 08   John Selden Roane, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1867 was born in the year 1817.   

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   Lewis Golding Arnold, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1871 was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 31   In the year 1817 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   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   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 in the year 1817.   

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