Historical Events In 1817

Sep 06   On this day in history alexander Tilloch Galt, a Canadian founding father   

Sep 09   On this day in history alexander Lucius Twilight, probably 1st black to graduate from US college, receives BA degree at Middlebury College   

Sep 09   Paul Cuffe, civil rights activist (Sierre Leone), dies at 58 in the year 1817.   

Sep 09   Speed Smith Fry, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892 on this day in history.   

Sep 13   In the year 1817 john McAuley Palmer, US Union msj-gen/(Gov-Ill, 1868-72)   

Sep 14   Theodor Storm, German judge/author (Imense China) in the year 1817.   

Sep 21   On this day in history carter Littlepage Stevenson, Major General (Confederate Army)   

Sep 22   On this day in history john Quincy Adams becomes secretary of State   

Sep 23   Leon Charles Francois Kreutzer, composer in the year 1817.   

Sep 24   In the year 1817 ramon de Campoamor Campoosorio, Spanish poet (Doloras)   

Sep 27   In the year 1817 hiram R Revels, Fayetteville NC, 1st black US senator   

Oct 02   Gunnar Wennerberg, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 05   In the year 1817 eduard Franck, composer   

Oct 07   On this day in history bushrod Rust Johnson, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1880   

Oct 09   University of Gent officially opens in the year 1817.   

Oct 10   In the year 1817 christophorus H D Buys Ballot, Dutch meteorologist/founder KNMI   

Oct 12   In the year 1817 johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, composer, dies at 66   

Oct 15   In the year 1817 tadeusz AB Kosciusko, Polish lt-general/freedom fighter, dies   

Oct 16   Manuel C Piar, Curacaos/Venezulian freedom writer, dies in the year 1817.   

Oct 17   Sajjid Ahmad Chan, Indian moslem leader/co-founder (Pakistan) in the year 1817.   

Oct 20   1st Mississippi "Showboat," leaves Nashville on maiden voyage in the year 1817.   

Oct 20   First Mississippi showboat leaves Nashville on maiden voyage on this day in history.   

Oct 27   Antoni Katski, composer in the year 1817.   

Oct 30   Hermann Kopp, German chemist (Jahresbericht of Chemistry) in the year 1817.   

Nov 01   Giovanni Calisto Andrea Zanotti, composer, dies at 79 in the year 1817.   

Nov 07   Francesco Pasquale Ricci, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1817.   

Nov 08   On this day in history andrea Appiana, Italian royal painter of Napoleon, dies at 63   

Nov 08   Claudius Wistar Sears, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1891 in the year 1817.   

Nov 09   Edward Richard Sprigg Canby, Major General (Union volunteers) in the year 1817.   

Nov 12   Carlo Pedrotti, composer in the year 1817.   

Nov 20   1st Seminole War begins in Florida in the year 1817.   

Nov 21   Richard B Garnett, killed during Pickett's Charge, Brig Gen on this day in history.   

Nov 21   In the year 1817 richard Brooke Garnett, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863   

Nov 24   Juan de la Cruz Moreno Maisonave, Guatemala on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of martin H Klaproth, Germany, chemist   

Jan 08   In the year 1817 birth of john Selden Roane, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1867   

Jan 08   Sir Theophilus Shepstone, South African statesman (d. 1893) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 14   Harmen S Sytstra, Dutch poet/editor (Iduna) was born in the year 1817.   

Jan 15   In the year 1817 birth of lewis Golding Arnold, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1871   

Jan 18   On this day in history birth of jacques Gregoir, composer   

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

Feb 02   John Glover, English chemist (sulfuric acid) was born in the year 1817.   

Jan 01   On this day in history martin H Klaproth, German chemist (uranium), dies at 73   

Jan 12   Juan Andres, Spanish Jesuit (b. 1740) died in the year 1817.   

Jan 14   Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny, composer, dies at 87 in the year 1817.   

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

Jan 28   Friedrich Ludwig Emilius Kunzen, composer, dies at 55 in the year 1817.   

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

Feb 18   On this day in history giacomo Quarenghi, master builder (Hermitage Theater), dies at 72   

Feb 20   In the year 1817 martin de Ron, composer, dies at 27