Page 2: Historical Events In February - 17

1747  Narciso Casanovas, composer on February - 17.   

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

1754  On February - 17 jan Jachym Kopriva, composer   

1758  On February - 17 john Pinkerton, Scottish historian   

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

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

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

1776  1st volume of Gibbon's "Decline & Fall of Roman Empire" published on this day in history.   

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

1791  Messier catalogs M83 (spiral galaxy in Hydra) on February - 17.   

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

1796  On February - 17 giovanni Pacini, composer   

1796  On this day in history james Macpherson, poet, dies   

1801  House breaks electoral college tie, chooses Jefferson pres over Burr on this day in history.   

1804  Samuel Read Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1883 on this day in history.   

1814  Battle of Mormans on February - 17.   

1815  On February - 17 franz Gotz, composer, dies at 59   

1816  Friedrich Wilhelm Markull, composer on February - 17.   

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

1818  On February - 17 baron Karl von Drais de Sauerbrun patents "draisine" (early bicycle)   

1820  On this day in history henri Vieuxtemps, Verviers Belgium, composer/teacher (Brussels Cons)   

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

1827  On this day in history johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Swiss educator, dies at 81   

1831  Francisco Salvador Daniel, composer on February - 17.   

1836  HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin leaves Tasmania on February - 17.   

1837  Francis Jay Herron, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1902 on February - 17.   

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 February - 17 a Montgomery Ward, found mail-order business (Montgomery Ward)   

1847  William Collins, landscape painter, dies on this day in history.   

1848  Toscane gets liberal Constitution on February - 17.   

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

1850  Anton Urspruch, composer on February - 17.   

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

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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  On February - 17 birth of fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653)   

1583  On February - 17 birth of j Henry Alting, Dutch theologist   

1646  On February - 17 birth of pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714)   

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

1667  On February - 17 birth of georg Bronner, composer   

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

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 this day in history.   

1371  On February - 17 death of ivan Alexander of Bulgaria   

1596  Death of Friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536) on this day in history.   

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.