Page 4: Historical Events In 1817

Sep 06   Alexander Tilloch Galt, a Canadian founding father in the year 1817.   

Sep 09   Alexander Lucius Twilight, probably 1st black to graduate from US college, receives BA degree at Middlebury College on this day in history.   

Sep 09   Paul Cuffe, civil rights activist (Sierre Leone), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

Sep 09   In the year 1817 speed Smith Fry, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892   

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

Sep 14   Theodor Storm, German judge/author (Imense China) on this day in history.   

Sep 21   Carter Littlepage Stevenson, Major General (Confederate Army) in the year 1817.   

Sep 22   John Quincy Adams becomes secretary of State on this day in history.   

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

Sep 24   Ramon de Campoamor Campoosorio, Spanish poet (Doloras) on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1817 eduard Franck, composer   

Oct 07   Bushrod Rust Johnson, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1880 on this day in history.   

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

Oct 10   In the year 1817 christophorus H D Buys Ballot, Dutch meteorologist/founder KNMI   

Oct 12   In the year 1817 johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, composer, dies at 66   

Oct 15   Tadeusz AB Kosciusko, Polish lt-general/freedom fighter, dies on this day in history.   

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

Oct 17   Sajjid Ahmad Chan, Indian moslem leader/co-founder (Pakistan) in the year 1817.   

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

Oct 20   In the year 1817 first Mississippi showboat leaves Nashville on maiden voyage   

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

Oct 30   On this day in history hermann Kopp, German chemist (Jahresbericht of Chemistry)   

Nov 01   Giovanni Calisto Andrea Zanotti, composer, dies at 79 in the year 1817.   

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   In the year 1817 claudius Wistar Sears, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1891   

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 in the year 1817.   

Nov 21   Richard B Garnett, killed during Pickett's Charge, Brig Gen on this day in history.   

Nov 21   Richard Brooke Garnett, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863 on this day in history.   

Nov 24   Juan de la Cruz Moreno Maisonave, Guatemala on this day in history.   

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

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   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   Jacques Gregoir, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 31   Antony Winkler Prins, Dutch writer (Groiler Encyclopaedia) was born in the year 1817.   

Feb 02   On this day in history birth of john Glover, English chemist (sulfuric acid)   

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

Jan 12   In the year 1817 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   Franz Wilhelm Tausch, composer, dies at 54 in the year 1817.   

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