Page 2: Historical Events In February - 17

1747  On February - 17 narciso Casanovas, composer   

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

1754  On February - 17 jan Jachym Kopriva, composer   

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

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  On this day in history raphaelle Peale, US, painter (After the Rain-1823)   

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

1781  On this day in history rené-Theophile-Hyacinthe Lannec, France, inventor (stethoscope)   

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 February - 17 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  Franz Gotz, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1816  Friedrich Wilhelm Markull, composer on February - 17.   

1817  1st US city lit by gas (Baltimore) on this day in history.   

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

1820  Henri Vieuxtemps, Verviers Belgium, composer/teacher (Brussels Cons) on February - 17.   

1824  On February - 17 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  HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin leaves Tasmania on February - 17.   

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

1841  On this day in history 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  On this day in history william Collins, landscape painter, dies   

1848  Toscane gets liberal Constitution on this day in history.   

1849  Selwyn Image, Bodiam Sussex, painter on this day in history.   

1850  On February - 17 anton Urspruch, composer   

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

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1444  On February - 17 birth of rudolf Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist   

1490  On February - 17 birth of charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy)   

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

1581  On this day in history birth of fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653)   

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  Arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1600  On February - 17 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 February - 17.