Page 4: Historical Events In 1817

Sep 06   On this day in history alexander Tilloch Galt, a Canadian founding father   

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 in the year 1817.   

Sep 09   On this day in history speed Smith Fry, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892   

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

Sep 14   In the year 1817 theodor Storm, German judge/author (Imense China)   

Sep 21   Carter Littlepage Stevenson, Major General (Confederate Army) on this day in history.   

Sep 22   On this day in history john Quincy Adams becomes secretary of State   

Sep 23   In the year 1817 leon Charles Francois Kreutzer, composer   

Sep 24   In the year 1817 ramon de Campoamor Campoosorio, Spanish poet (Doloras)   

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

Oct 02   On this day in history gunnar Wennerberg, composer   

Oct 05   On this day in history eduard Franck, composer   

Oct 07   Bushrod Rust Johnson, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1880 in the year 1817.   

Oct 09   University of Gent officially opens in the year 1817.   

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

Oct 12   Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1817.   

Oct 15   On this day in history tadeusz AB Kosciusko, Polish lt-general/freedom fighter, dies   

Oct 16   Manuel C Piar, Curacaos/Venezulian freedom writer, dies in the year 1817.   

Oct 17   In the year 1817 sajjid Ahmad Chan, Indian moslem leader/co-founder (Pakistan)   

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

Oct 20   First Mississippi showboat leaves Nashville on maiden voyage in the year 1817.   

Oct 27   Antoni Katski, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 30   Hermann Kopp, German chemist (Jahresbericht of Chemistry) on this day in history.   

Nov 01   On this day in history giovanni Calisto Andrea Zanotti, composer, dies at 79   

Nov 07   In the year 1817 francesco Pasquale Ricci, composer, dies at 85   

Nov 08   In the year 1817 andrea Appiana, Italian royal painter of Napoleon, dies at 63   

Nov 08   Claudius Wistar Sears, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1891 in the year 1817.   

Nov 09   Edward Richard Sprigg Canby, Major General (Union volunteers) on this day in history.   

Nov 12   Carlo Pedrotti, composer on this day in history.   

Nov 20   1st Seminole War begins in Florida on this day in history.   

Nov 21   Richard B Garnett, killed during Pickett's Charge, Brig Gen in the year 1817.   

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

Nov 24   Juan de la Cruz Moreno Maisonave, Guatemala in the year 1817.   

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Jan 01   Martin H Klaproth, Germany, chemist was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   John Selden Roane, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1867 was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of sir Theophilus Shepstone, South African statesman (d. 1893)   

Jan 14   On this day in history birth of harmen S Sytstra, Dutch poet/editor (Iduna)   

Jan 15   In the year 1817 birth of lewis Golding Arnold, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1871   

Jan 18   On this day in history birth of jacques Gregoir, composer   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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