Historical Events In March - 17

1820  On March - 17 patrick Edward Connor, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

1824  On March - 17 england and Netherlands sign a trade agreement   

1824  England & Netherlands sign a trade agreement on March - 17.   

1825  Rodolphe Bresdin, French cartoonist/lithographer (Le Bon Samaritain) on March - 17.   

1826  On March - 17 oskar Peschel, German journalist/geography (Volkerkunder)   

1828  Patrick Ronayne Cleburne, Major General (Confederate Army) on this day in history.   

1829  On March - 17 ottawa Ontario 200 Irish canal navvies riot on St. Patricks Day; one killed and many wounded   

1832  On this day in history moncure Daniel Conway, US, abolitionist (Life of Thomas Paine)   

1833  On this day in history phoenix Society forms (New York)   

1833  Phoenix Society forms (NY) on March - 17.   

1834  Gottlieb Daimler, Germany, engineer/inventor/designed 1st motorcycle on this day in history.   

1836  Texas abolishes slavery on March - 17.   

1839  Josef Rheinberger, Vaduz Liechtenstein, opera composer (Munich Conser) on this day in history.   

1842  Indians land in Ohio, a 12²-mile area in Upper Sandusky on March - 17.   

1842  On this day in history indians land in Ohio, a 12 square mile area in Upper Sandusky   

1845  On this day in history bristol man, Henry Jones, patents self-raising flour   

1845  On March - 17 rubber band patented by Stephen Perry of London   

1846  Kate Greenaway, England, artist/book illustrator (Under the Window) on March - 17.   

1846  F W Bessel, measured distance to 61 Cygni, dies on March - 17.   

1847  On this day in history dmitri Shostakovich's opera "Macbeth" is produced (Florence)   

1847  "Macbeth" opera premieres in Florence on this day in history.   

1848  Horace Wadham Nicholl, composer on March - 17.   

1849  On this day in history willem II Frederik GL, King of Netherlands (1840-49), dies at 56   

1853  Christian Doppler, physicist, dies on this day in history.   

1854  1st park land purchased by a US city, Worcester, Mass on this day in history.   

1855  Ramon Carnicer y Batlle, composer, dies at 65 on March - 17.   

1857  On March - 17 adolph Trube, composer, dies at 42   

1858  Toronto Ontario St. Patricks Day riot breaks out during parade; one man fatally stabbed on March - 17.   

1860  On March - 17 japanese embassy arrives aboard Candinmarruh [sic]   

1861  Italy declares independence; Kingdom of Italy proclaimed on this day in history.   

1861  On March - 17 petter Conrad Boman, composer, dies at 56   

1862  Fromental Halevy, [Elie Levy], French opera composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1863  On this day in history battle of Kelly's Ford, Virginia (211 casualities)   

1863  On March - 17 battle of Kelly's Ford, VA (211 casualities)   

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1231  Emperor Shijō of Japan (d. 1242) was born on this day in history.   

1473  James IV, king of Scotland (1488-1513) was born on March - 17.   

1578  Francesco Albana, Ital painter (Mary's Ascension) was born on this day in history.   

1628  Daniel van Papenbroeck, [Papebrochius], Flemish historian was born on March - 17.   

1664  Georg Osterreich, composer was born on March - 17.   

1675  Petrus Laurentius Wockenfuss, composer was born on this day in history.   

1676  Thomas Boston, Scottish church leader (d. 1732) was born on March - 17.   

1685  On this day in history birth of jean-Marc Nattier, French portrait painter   

0180  Antonius Marcus Aurelius, [Marcus Verus], Emperor of Rome, dies at 58 on March - 17.   

0461  St Patrick, patron St of Ireland, dies in Saul (according to legend) on this day in history.   

0659  Gertrudis van Nijvel, saint/patron of travellers, dies at about 32 on March - 17.   

1040  Harold Harefoot (Harold I), King of England (1035-40), dies on March - 17.   

1058  Death of King Lulach I of Scotland on this day in history.   

1199  On March - 17 death of jocelin, bishop of Glasgow   

1272  Death of Emperor Go-Saga of Japan (b. 1220) on March - 17.   

1425  Death of Ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese shogun (b. 1407) on March - 17.