Historical Events In February - 17

1747  Narciso Casanovas, composer on February - 17.   

1752  On February - 17 friedrich M Klinger, German playwright (Wirrwarr)   

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

1758  On this day in history john Pinkerton, Scottish historian   

1766  The birth of Thomas Malthus, English economist on February - 17.   

1772  On February - 17 1st partition of Poland-Russia & Prussia, joined later by Austria   

1774  Raphaelle Peale, US, painter (After the Rain-1823) on this day in history.   

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

1781  On February - 17 rené-Theophile-Hyacinthe Lannec, France, inventor (stethoscope)   

1791  On this day in history messier catalogs M83 (spiral galaxy in Hydra)   

1795  Thomas Seddal harvests 8.3-kg potato from his garden Chester, England on February - 17.   

1796  Giovanni Pacini, composer on February - 17.   

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

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

1804  On February - 17 samuel Read Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1883   

1814  Battle of Mormans on this day in history.   

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

1816  On this day in history friedrich Wilhelm Markull, composer   

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

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  On this day in history william Farrar "Baldy" Smith, Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1903   

1827  On February - 17 johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Swiss educator, dies at 81   

1831  Francisco Salvador Daniel, composer on February - 17.   

1836  On this day in history hMS Beagle/Charles Darwin leaves Tasmania   

1837  Francis Jay Herron, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1902 on this day in history.   

1841  On February - 17 dutch ex-king Willem I marries Henriette d'Oultremont de Wégimont   

1841  On this day in history ferdinando Carulli, composer, dies at 70   

1844  On this day in history a Montgomery Ward, found mail-order business (Montgomery Ward)   

1847  William Collins, landscape painter, dies on February - 17.   

1848  On February - 17 toscane gets liberal Constitution   

1849  On this day in history selwyn Image, Bodiam Sussex, painter   

1850  On February - 17 anton Urspruch, composer   

1852  Micha Joseph Levenson, Hebrew poet, dies on February - 17.   

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1444  On this day in history birth of rudolf Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist   

1490  Charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy) was born on February - 17.   

1519  Francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (d. 1563) was born on February - 17.   

1581  Fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653) was born on this day in history.   

1583  J Henry Alting, Dutch theologist was born on this day in history.   

1646  Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714) was born on February - 17.   

1653  On this day in history birth of arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi)   

1667  Georg Bronner, composer was born on February - 17.   

0364  Flavius Jovianus, Christian emperor of Rome (363-64), dies at about 32 on this day in history.   

0440  On February - 17 death of mesrop Mashtots   

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

1339  Death of Otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301) on February - 17.   

1371  On this day in history death of ivan Alexander of Bulgaria   

1596  Death of Friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536) on February - 17.   

1600  On this day in history death of giordano Bruno, advocate of Copernican theory, burned at stake   

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