Page 4: Historical Events In 1817

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

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) on this day in history.   

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

Sep 23   Leon Charles Francois Kreutzer, composer on this day in history.   

Sep 24   Ramon de Campoamor Campoosorio, Spanish poet (Doloras) in the year 1817.   

Sep 27   On this day in history 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   In the year 1817 bushrod Rust Johnson, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1880   

Oct 09   On this day in history university of Gent officially opens   

Oct 10   Christophorus H D Buys Ballot, Dutch meteorologist/founder KNMI in the year 1817.   

Oct 12   On this day in history johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, composer, dies at 66   

Oct 15   Tadeusz AB Kosciusko, Polish lt-general/freedom fighter, dies in the year 1817.   

Oct 16   In the year 1817 manuel C Piar, Curacaos/Venezulian freedom writer, dies   

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

Oct 20   On this day in history 1st Mississippi "Showboat," leaves Nashville on maiden voyage   

Oct 20   First Mississippi showboat leaves Nashville on maiden voyage on this day in history.   

Oct 27   In the year 1817 antoni Katski, composer   

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

Nov 01   Giovanni Calisto Andrea Zanotti, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

Nov 07   Francesco Pasquale Ricci, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

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

Nov 08   On this day in history claudius Wistar Sears, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1891   

Nov 09   Edward Richard Sprigg Canby, Major General (Union volunteers) in the year 1817.   

Nov 12   Carlo Pedrotti, composer in the year 1817.   

Nov 20   In the year 1817 1st Seminole War begins in Florida   

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

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

Nov 24   On this day in history juan de la Cruz Moreno Maisonave, Guatemala   

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

Jan 08   In the year 1817 birth of john Selden Roane, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1867   

Jan 08   Sir Theophilus Shepstone, South African statesman (d. 1893) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 14   In the year 1817 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 in the year 1817.   

Jan 31   On this day in history 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   Juan Andres, Spanish Jesuit (b. 1740) died in the year 1817.   

Jan 14   Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny, composer, dies at 87 in the year 1817.   

Jan 16   In the year 1817 antonin Josef Alois Volanek, composer, dies at 55   

Jan 28   Friedrich Ludwig Emilius Kunzen, composer, dies at 55 in the year 1817.   

Feb 09   Franz Wilhelm Tausch, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

Feb 18   In the year 1817 giacomo Quarenghi, master builder (Hermitage Theater), dies at 72   

Feb 20   On this day in history martin de Ron, composer, dies at 27