Historical Events In February - 17

1747  On this day in history narciso Casanovas, composer   

1752  Friedrich M Klinger, German playwright (Wirrwarr) on this day in history.   

1754  Jan Jachym Kopriva, composer on this day in history.   

1758  John Pinkerton, Scottish historian on this day in history.   

1766  The birth of Thomas Malthus, English economist on this day in history.   

1772  1st partition of Poland-Russia & Prussia, joined later by Austria on this day in history.   

1774  On February - 17 raphaelle Peale, US, painter (After the Rain-1823)   

1776  On February - 17 1st volume of Gibbon's "Decline & Fall of Roman Empire" published   

1781  René-Theophile-Hyacinthe Lannec, France, inventor (stethoscope) on February - 17.   

1791  On February - 17 messier catalogs M83 (spiral galaxy in Hydra)   

1795  On this day in history thomas Seddal harvests 8.3-kg potato from his garden Chester, England   

1796  On this day in history giovanni Pacini, composer   

1796  James Macpherson, poet, dies on February - 17.   

1801  On February - 17 house breaks electoral college tie, chooses Jefferson pres over Burr   

1804  Samuel Read Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1883 on February - 17.   

1814  Battle of Mormans on this day in history.   

1815  On this day in history franz Gotz, composer, dies at 59   

1816  Friedrich Wilhelm Markull, composer on February - 17.   

1817  1st US city lit by gas (Baltimore) on February - 17.   

1818  On this day in history baron Karl von Drais de Sauerbrun patents "draisine" (early bicycle)   

1820  Henri Vieuxtemps, Verviers Belgium, composer/teacher (Brussels Cons) on this day in history.   

1824  William Farrar "Baldy" Smith, Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1903 on this day in history.   

1827  Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Swiss educator, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1831  On February - 17 francisco Salvador Daniel, composer   

1836  HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin leaves Tasmania on this day in history.   

1837  On this day in history francis Jay Herron, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1902   

1841  Dutch ex-king Willem I marries Henriette d'Oultremont de Wégimont on this day in history.   

1841  Ferdinando Carulli, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1844  A Montgomery Ward, found mail-order business (Montgomery Ward) on February - 17.   

1847  On February - 17 william Collins, landscape painter, dies   

1848  On this day in history toscane gets liberal Constitution   

1849  Selwyn Image, Bodiam Sussex, painter on February - 17.   

1850  On this day in history anton Urspruch, composer   

1852  On February - 17 micha Joseph Levenson, Hebrew poet, dies   

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1444  Rudolf Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist was born on this day in history.   

1490  On this day in history birth of charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy)   

1519  Francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563) was born on this day in history.   

1581  Fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653) was born on February - 17.   

1583  J Henry Alting, Dutch theologist was born on February - 17.   

1646  Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714) was born on this day in history.   

1653  On February - 17 birth of arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi)   

1667  On this day in history birth of georg Bronner, composer   

0364  Flavius Jovianus, Christian emperor of Rome (363-64), dies at about 32 on February - 17.   

0440  Death of Mesrop Mashtots on this day in history.   

0956  On February - 17 hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55   

1339  On this day in history death of otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301)   

1371  Death of Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria on February - 17.   

1596  On this day in history death of friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536)   

1600  Death of Giordano Bruno, advocate of Copernican theory, burned at stake on this day in history.   

1609  Death of Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1549) on this day in history.