Historical Events In December - 17
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1749 On this day in history domenico Cimarosa, Italian composer (Il Matrimonio Segreto)
1751 On this day in history kilian I von Dientzenhofer, Czech master builder, dies at 62
1770 On December - 17 ludwig Van Beethoven was born on Dec. 16, 1770 (baptized on Dec. 17, 1770)
1770 On December - 17 the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer
1770 Johann Friedrich Schubert, composer on December - 17.
1777 France recognizes independence of English colonies in America on this day in history.
1778 Hunphry Davy, English chemist (discovered some elements) on December - 17.
1788 On December - 17 russian army of Grigorij Potemkin occupies Ocharov
1790 On December - 17 aztec calendar stone discovered in Mexico City
1791 On December - 17 nYC traffic regulation creates the 1-way street system
1791 NYC traffic regulation creates 1st 1-way street on this day in history.
1792 On this day in history opening of first legislative assembly of Lower Canada in Quebec city
1792 Opening of 1st legislative assembly of Lower Canada in Quebec city on December - 17.
1797 Joseph Henry, US, scientist/inventor/pioneer of electromagnetism on December - 17.
1798 First impeachment trial against a US senator (Wm Blount, TN) begins on December - 17.
1798 1st impeachment trial against a US senator (Wm Blount, TN) begins on this day in history.
1800 On this day in history gergely Czuczor, Hung/Czech poet/translator (Great Hung dictionary)
1801 Johan NMJ, king of Saxon (1854-73) (translated Divina Commedia) on this day in history.
1807 On December - 17 the Milan Decree issued by Napoleon reiterates the paper blockade against British trade with the Continent
1807 France issues the Milan Decree, which confirms the Continental System on this day in history.
1807 John Greenleaf Whittier, US, poet (Snow-bound) on December - 17.
1811 John Antes, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.
1819 On this day in history congress of Angostura establishes Columbia's independence from Spain
1819 On this day in history congress of Angostura establishes Colombia's independence from Spain
1819 On December - 17 samuel Jones, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1887
1820 On December - 17 frederick Tracy Dent, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892
1821 On December - 17 kentucky abolishes debtors prisons
1821 On December - 17 frederick West Lander, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862
1824 John Kerr, System physicist (electro-visually Kerr-effect) on this day in history.
1829 Bernard Jumentier, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.
1830 South American revolutionary hero Simon Bolivar dies in Colombia on December - 17.
1830 Jules de Goncourt, France, novelist (Germinie) on December - 17.
1830 On this day in history simon Bolivar, president (Colombia), dies at 47 in Colombia
1832 On December - 17 hMS Beagle/Charles Darwin sails in Strait Le Maire
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