Historical Events In 1817

May 16   Mississippi River steamboat service begins on this day in history.   

May 18   James William Denver, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892 in the year 1817.   

May 21   Johann Friedrich Christmann, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

May 31   Edouard Deldevez, composer on this day in history.   

Jun 17   In the year 1817 thomas Maley Harris, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1906   

Jun 18   Joannes Siberg, governor-general of Neth-Indies (1801-05), dies on this day in history.   

Jun 21   In the year 1817 james Brewerton Ricketts, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1887   

Jun 23   Otto Carl Erdmann Kospoth, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1817.   

Jun 24   1st coffee planted in Hawaii on Kona coast on this day in history.   

Jun 24   The first coffee planted in Hawaii on Kona coast on this day in history.   

Jun 24   Thomas McKean, US attorney/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 83 in the year 1817.   

Jun 30   On this day in history abraham Gottlob Werner, German geologist   

Jun 30   In the year 1817 joseph D Hooker, British botanist   

Jul 04   Construction on Erie Canal begins on this day in history.   

Jul 12   1st flower show held (Dannybrook, County Cork, Ireland) on this day in history.   

Jul 12   In the year 1817 henry David Thoreau, Concord Mass, naturalist/pacifist (Walden Pond)   

Jul 12   The birth of Henry Thoreau, American author in the year 1817.   

Jul 12   In the year 1817 the first flower show held (Dannybrook, County Cork, Ireland)   

Jul 15   On this day in history john Fowler, English engineer (London Metropolitan Railway)   

Jul 17   Ignace Xavier Joseph Leybach, composer in the year 1817.   

Jul 18   Jane Austen, writer, dies in the year 1817.   

Jul 19   In the year 1817 mary Ann Ball Bickerdyke, US, army nurse (union)   

Jul 21   In the year 1817 john Gilbert, painter/illustrator   

Jul 24   In the year 1817 adolf WAKF, grand duke of Luxembourg (1890-1905)   

Jul 29   On this day in history james Blair Steedman, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883   

Jul 30   Charles Radoux-Rogier, composer on this day in history.   

Jul 31   In the year 1817 philip Cook Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1894   

Aug 03   Albrecht FR, arch duke of Austria (Battle at Custozza) in the year 1817.   

Aug 13   Karoly Thern, composer in the year 1817.   

Aug 16   Henry Winter Davis, MC (Union), died in 1865 in the year 1817.   

Aug 17   Joseph baron Kervyn de Lettenhove, Belgian Internal minister (1870-71) in the year 1817.   

Aug 18   In the year 1817 gloucester, Mass, newspapers tells of wild sea serpent seen offshore   

Aug 24   In the year 1817 aleksei K Tolstoi, [Kozjma Prutkov], Russian poet/writer [OS]   

Sep 05   On this day in history aleksei K Tolstoi, [Kozjma Prutkov], Russian poet/writer [NS]   

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Jan 01   In the year 1817 birth of martin H Klaproth, Germany, chemist   

Jan 08   John Selden Roane, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1867 was born in the year 1817.   

Jan 08   Sir Theophilus Shepstone, South African statesman (d. 1893) was born in the year 1817.   

Jan 14   Harmen S Sytstra, Dutch poet/editor (Iduna) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 15   Lewis Golding Arnold, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1871 was born on this day in history.   

Jan 18   In the year 1817 birth of jacques Gregoir, composer   

Jan 31   In the year 1817 birth of antony Winkler Prins, Dutch writer (Groiler Encyclopaedia)   

Feb 02   In the year 1817 birth of john Glover, English chemist (sulfuric acid)   

Jan 01   Martin H Klaproth, German chemist (uranium), dies at 73 in the year 1817.   

Jan 12   On this day in history death of juan Andres, Spanish Jesuit (b. 1740)   

Jan 14   Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

Jan 16   On this day in history antonin Josef Alois Volanek, composer, dies at 55   

Jan 28   On this day in history friedrich Ludwig Emilius Kunzen, composer, dies at 55   

Feb 09   On this day in history franz Wilhelm Tausch, composer, dies at 54   

Feb 18   Giacomo Quarenghi, master builder (Hermitage Theater), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Feb 20   Martin de Ron, composer, dies at 27 on this day in history.