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| Countries: Australia - Canada - Germany - Ireland - New Zealand - Norway - South Africa - U. The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The twentieth century of the Common Era began on See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and trends 1783 First manned Hot air balloon invented in France. Events and trends French Revolution ( 1789 - 1799) It is considered to have effectively ended on November 9, 1799 when Events and Trends End of the Napoleonic Wars in Europe (1803 - 1815 Events and trends Nationalistic independence helped reshape the world during this decade Greece gains independence from the Ottoman Empire Events and trends Electromagnetic induction discovered by Michael Faraday. Events and trends Technology First use of General anesthesia in an operation by Crawford Long. This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1816 ( MDCCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The year 1817 in archaeology involved some significant events The year 1817 in architecture involved some significant events Events Construction of the Vatican Museum begins Works See also François Joseph Bosio - The year 1817 in literature involved some significant new books including Sir Walter Scott 's Rob Roy, Lord Byron 's Manfred, A thing of beauty is a joy forever &mdash opening line of John Keats' Endymion, published this year Events February Events Felix Mendelssohn begins studying composition with Carl Friedrich Zelter. The year 1817 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below Events Births July births July 1 - Hugh J Jewett, president of the Erie Railroad 1874 &ndash See also 1816 in Australia, other events of 1817, 1818 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. See also 1816 in Canada, other events of 1817, 1818 in Canada and the List of 'years in Canada'. Events St George's Church Belfast Anglican church is opened Births 6 January - J Incumbents Regal and Vice Regal Head of State – King George III. See also 1816 in South Africa, other events of 1817, 1818 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. S. - UK |
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Year 1817 (MDCCCXVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). Incumbents Monarch - George III of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - Robert Jenkinson 2nd Earl of Liverpool, 1816 state leaders - Events of 1817 - 1818 state leaders - State leaders by year See also List of religious leaders in 1817, List of Portugal Angola - Luís da Mota Fêo e Torres, Governor of Angola ( 1816 - 1819) Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the calendar for any Common year starting on Wednesday ( Dominical letter E) The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the Calendar for any common year starting on Monday ( Dominical letter G) The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita
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Events of 1817
February 12: Battle of Chacabuco. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the The Battle of Chacabuco, fought during the Chilean War of Independence, occurred on February 12, 1817.
January - March
- January 19 - An army of 5,423 soldiers, led by General José de San Martín, starts crossing the Andes from Argentina to liberate Chile and then Peru. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. José Francisco de San Martín Matorras, also known as José de San Martín ( 25 February 1778 – 17 August 1850) was an Argentine The Crossing of the Andes was one of the most important feats in the Argentine and Chilean wars of independence, in which a combined army of Argentine For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America.
- February 12 - The Argentine/Chilean patriotic army defeats the Spanish in the Battle of Chacabuco. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the The Battle of Chacabuco, fought during the Chilean War of Independence, occurred on February 12, 1817.
- March 3
- The Alabama Territory is created by splitting the Mississippi Territory in half, 9 months before Mississippi becomes a U.S. state. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian The Alabama Territory was a historic Organized territory of the United States that was formed by the eastern portion of the Mississippi Territory. Mississippi Territory was a historic Organized territory of the United States from April 7, 1798, and expanded twice (in 1804 Mississippi ( is a state located in the Deep South of the United States The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
- President James Madison vetoes John C. Calhoun's Bonus Bill. James Madison Jr (March 16 1751 – June 28 1836 was an American Politician, the fourth President of the United States (1809–1817 and one of the Founding John Caldwell Calhoun (March 18 1782 &ndash March 31 1850 was a leading United States Southern politician and political philosopher from South Carolina during Two major bills of the United States Congress have been called the Bonus Bill.
- March 4 - James Monroe succeeds James Madison as the President of the United States of America. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth James Monroe (April 28 1758 – July 4 1831 was the fifth President of the United States (1817–1825 James Madison Jr (March 16 1751 – June 28 1836 was an American Politician, the fourth President of the United States (1809–1817 and one of the Founding The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by
July 4: Erie Canal started. Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples The Erie Canal is a popular canal in New York state from the Hudson River to Lake Erie, approximately 360 miles connecting the Great Lakes
April - June
- April - Earthquake in Palermo, Italy
- April 3 - Princess Caraboo appears in Almondsbury in Gloucestershire, England. April holidays and events National Poetry Month - in United States National Sexual Assault Awareness Month - in United An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer Palermo ( Sicilian: Palermu, Greek: Panormus, al-Madinah during Muslim rule is a historic City in Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. This article is about the person For the film see Princess Caraboo (film. Almondsbury is a large village near junction 16 of the M5 motorway, in South Gloucestershire, England. History See also History of Gloucestershire Gloucestershire is a historic county mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle in the 10th century
- April 15 - The first American school for the deaf opens in Hartford, Connecticut. Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English
- April 17 - Martin Van Buren passes Erie Canal bill. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Martin Van Buren (December 5 1782 July 24 1862 was the eighth President of the United States from 1837 to 1841 The Erie Canal is a popular canal in New York state from the Hudson River to Lake Erie, approximately 360 miles connecting the Great Lakes
- April 28 - Rush-Bagot Treaty is signed. Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title The Rush-Bagot Treaty was a treaty between the United States and the United Kingdom enacted in 1817 (signed April 28-29 1817 at Washington D
- May - The General Convention of the Episcopal Church founded General Theological Seminary while meeting in New York City. MAY ( also known as: Mei メイ 메이 is a Korean singer well known in South Korea for singing the song "Miracle" The General Convention of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America is its primary governing and legislative body The Episcopal Church is the official name of the Province of the Anglican Communion in the United States. The General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church is located at 175 9th Avenue near 21st Street in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City The City of New York
- June 25 - Large prison riot in Copenhagen prison - army is sent for to quell it. Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Copenhagen (ˌkəʊpənˈheɪgən ˌkəʊpənˈhɑːgən ˈkəʊpənˌheɪgən ˈkəʊpənˌhɑːgən kʰøb̥ənˈhɑʊ̯ˀn kʰøb̥m̩ˈhɑʊ̯ˀn is the capital and largest city
March 3: Alabama Territory new. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian The Alabama Territory was a historic Organized territory of the United States that was formed by the eastern portion of the Mississippi Territory.
Dec. 10: Mississippi statehood. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Mississippi ( is a state located in the Deep South of the United States
Dec. 10: Mississippi statehood. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Mississippi ( is a state located in the Deep South of the United States
July - September
- July 4 - At Rome, New York, construction on the Erie Canal begins. Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Rome is a City in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 34950 at the 2000 census. The Erie Canal is a popular canal in New York state from the Hudson River to Lake Erie, approximately 360 miles connecting the Great Lakes
- August 22 - City of Araraquara, Brazil founded. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Araraquara is a city in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. Its nickname is Sun's Home, because of its Sunset and because it gets very hot |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld
- August 23 - Earthquake near the site of the ancient Greek city of Helike results in 65 deaths. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire "Helice" redirects here For the Crab Genus, see Helice (crab.
October - December
- October 31 - Emperor Ninkō accedes to the throne of Japan. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Emperor Ninkō (仁孝天皇 Ninkō-tennō) (March 16 1800 &ndash February 21 1846 was the 120th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
- November 20 - The first Seminole War begins in Florida. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, The Seminole Wars, also known as the Florida Wars, were three conflicts in Florida between various groups of Native Americans collectively known as Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the
- November 22 - Fredric Cailliaud discovers the old Roman emerald mines at Sikait, Egypt. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Emeralds are a variety of the Mineral Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO36 colored Green by trace amounts This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics.
- December 10 - Mississippi is admitted as the 20th U.S. state, separated from the Alabama Territory. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Mississippi ( is a state located in the Deep South of the United States A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government The Alabama Territory was a historic Organized territory of the United States that was formed by the eastern portion of the Mississippi Territory.
Elgin Marbles displayed. The Elgin Marbles, also known as the Parthenon Marbles, are a collection of Classical Greek Marble sculptures inscriptions and architectural members
Undated
- Elgin Marbles are displayed in the British Museum. The Elgin Marbles, also known as the Parthenon Marbles, are a collection of Classical Greek Marble sculptures inscriptions and architectural members The British Museum is a Museum of human history and culture in London.
- John Kidd extracts naphthalene from coal tar. John Kidd ( September 10, 1775 &ndash September 7, 1851) was an English Physician, Chemist and geologist Naphthalene, also known as naphthalin, naphthaline, tar camphor, white tar, albocarbon, or antimite and not to be
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge publishes Biographia Literaria. Samuel Taylor Coleridge ( 21 October 1772 &ndash 25 July 1834) was an English Poet, Critic and philosopher Biographia Literaria is an Autobiography in discourse by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, which he published in 1817.
- A Typhus epidemic occurs in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Typhus is any of several similar diseases caused by Louse -borne bacteria Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom
- Outbreak of the Pernambucan Revolt. The Pernambucan Revolt of 1817 occurred in the province of Pernambuco in the Northeastern region of Brazil, and was sparked mainly by the decline of
Births
| Gregorian calendar | 1817 MDCCCXVII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2570 |
| Armenian calendar | 1266 ԹՎ ՌՄԿԶ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -27 – -26 |
| Berber calendar | 2767 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2361 |
| Burmese calendar | 1179 |
| Chinese calendar | 4453/4513-11-14 (丙子年十一月十四日) — to —
4454/4514-11-24(丁丑年十一月廿四日) |
| Coptic calendar | 1533 – 1534 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1809 – 1810 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5577 – 5578 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1872 – 1873 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1739 – 1740 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4918 – 4919 |
| Holocene calendar | 11817 |
| Iranian calendar | 1195 – 1196 |
| Islamic calendar | 1232 – 1233 |
| Japanese calendar | Bunka 14 (文化14年) |
| Korean calendar | 4150 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2360 |
January - June
- January 6 - J. J. McCarthy, Irish architect (d. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays was a after Kyōwa and before Bunsei. The period spanned the years from 1804 to 1818. The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King James Joseph McCarthy (1817-1882 was an Irish Architect, often referred to as the 'Irish Pugin ' 1882)
- January 8 - Sir Theophilus Shepstone, British-born South African statesman (d. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Sir Theophilus Shepstone ( January 8, 1817 - June 23, 1893) was a British South African Statesman who was responsible 1893)
- February 19 - King William III of the Netherlands (d. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum William III ( Willem Alexander Paul Frederik Lodewijk, anglicised William Alexander Paul Frederick Louis of Orange-Nassau) ( February 19, 1890)
- February 22 - Carl Wilhelm Borchardt, German mathematician (d. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Carl Wilhelm Borchardt ( 22 February, 1817 &ndash 27 June, 1880) was a German mathematician. 1880)
- March 6 - Clémentine of Orléans, daughter of King Louis-Philippe of France and mother of Tsar Ferdinand I of Bulgaria (d. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Princess Clémentine of Orléans, Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess in Saxony ( March 6, 1817 &ndash February 16, 1907 Louis Philippe ( 6 October 1773 &ndash 26 August 1850) was King of the French from 1830 to 1848 in what was known as the Ferdinand I Tsar of Bulgaria (February 26 1861 - September 10 1948 born Prince Ferdinand Maximilian Karl Leopold Maria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, was the Prince Regnant 1907)
- March 22 - Braxton Bragg, American Confederate general (d. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Braxton Bragg (March 22 1817 &ndash September 27 1876 was a career United States Army officer and then a General in the Confederate States Army, a 1876)
- April 15 - Benjamin Jowett, Master of Balliol College (d. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Benjamin Jowett (April 15 1817 – October 1 1893 was an English scholar Classicist and theologian, and Master of Balliol College Oxford Balliol College (ˈbeɪlɪəl founded in 1263 is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. 1893)
- May 15 - Debendranath Tagore, Indian philosopher (d. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Debendranath Tagore (''Debendronath Ţhakur'') (দেবেন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর ( May 15, 1817 1905)
- June 30 - Joseph Dalton Hooker, English botanist (d. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, OM, GCSI, MD, FRS (30 June 1817 – 10 December 1911 was an English Botanist and Explorer 1911)
July - December
- July 12 - Henry David Thoreau, American philosopher (d. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. 1862)
- July 24 - Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (d. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Ancestors 1905)
- August 3 - Archduke Albert, Austrian general (d. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Erzherzog Albrecht Friedrich Rudolf Dominik, Herzog von Teschen ( Duke of Teschen) (b 1895)
- August 14 - Alexander H. Bailey, American politician (d. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Alexander Hamilton Bailey ( August 14[[ 817]] - April 20[[ 874]] was a United States Representative from New York. 1874)
- August 24 - Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy, Russian writer (d. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River See also Tolstoy Another Russian writer is Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy Count Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy (Алексей 1875)
- October 17 - Sir Syed Ahmad Khan (Bahadaur) Founder of the Two Nation Theory for a future Pakistan (d. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Sir Syed Ahmed Khan Bahadur, GCSI (also Sayyid Ahmad Khan (سید احمد خان بہا در October 17 1817 – March 27 1898 commonly known as Sir Syed was an 1898)
- November 3 - Leonard Jerome, American entrepreneur and grandfather of Sir Winston Churchill (d. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Leonard Walter Jerome ( November 3, 1817 &ndash March 3, 1891) was a Brooklyn New York, financier and grandfather of Winston Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC, PC (Can ( 30 November 1874 1891)
- November 12 - Bahá'u'lláh, Persian founder of the Bahá'í Faith (d. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Bahá'u'lláh ( ba-haa-ol-laa "Glory of God" ( November 12, 1817 – May 29, 1892) born Mírzá Ḥusayn-`Alí Nuri 1892)
- November 17 - Benjamin Champney, American painter (d. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Benjamin Champney ( November 20, 1817 &ndash December 11, 1907) is synonymous with White Mountain art of the 19th century 1907)
- November 30 - Theodor Mommsen, German writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Christian Matthias Theodor Mommsen ( 30 November 1817 &ndash 1 November 1903) was a German classical scholar, The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1903)
- See also Category: 1817 births. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting
Deaths
January - June
- January 12 - Juan Andres, Spanish Jesuit (b. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Juan Andrés was a Littérateur and historian (b Planes Valencia, Spain - 1740 d 1740)
- January 16 - Alexander J. Dallas, American statesman and financier (b. Year 1740 ( MDCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Alexander James Dallas ( June 21, 1759 &ndash January 16, 1817) was an American statesman who served as the U 1759)
- April 4 - André Masséna, French marshal (b. Year 1759 ( MDCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. 1758)
- April 12 - Charles Messier, French astronomer (b. Year 1758 ( MDCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Charles Messier ( June 26, 1730 &ndash April 12, 1817) was a French astronomer most notable for publishing an 1730)
- June 24 - Thomas McKean, American lawyer and signer of the Declaration of Independence (b. Year 1730 ( MDCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Thomas McKean (March 19 1734 June 24 1817 was an American Lawyer and Politician from New Castle, Delaware, and Philadelphia 1734)
July - December
- July 14 - Anne Louise Germaine de Staël, French writer (b. Year 1734 ( MDCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Baronne Anne Louise Germaine de Staël-Holstein ( née Necker ( April 22, 1766 &ndash July 14, 1817) (stal commonly known as 1766)
- July 18 - Jane Austen, English novelist (b. Year 1766 ( MDCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Jane Austen (16 1775)
- July 19 - John Palmer, Bath architect (b. Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. John Palmer (ca 1738 &ndash 19 July 1817, Bath) was an Architect who worked on some of the notable buildings of Bath in England c. 1738)
- October 16 - Manuel Piar, Venezuelan military leader (b. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Manuel Carlos Piar (April 28 1774 - October 16 1817 was General -in-Chief of the Army fighting Spain during the Venezuelan War of Independence 1774)
- November 14 - Policarpa Salavarrieta, Colombian spy and revolutionary who worked for the Independence of Colombia (b. Year 1774 ( MDCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Policarpa Salavarrieta (c 1791 &ndash November 14, 1817) also known as La Pola, was a Colombian Seamstress who spied 1795)
- November 30 - Jean-Baptiste-Melchior Hertel de Rouville, Canadian politician (b. Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Jean-Baptiste-Melchior Hertel de Rouville ( October 21 1748 &ndash November 30 1817) was a seigneur and political figure in Lower 1748)
- 12 December - Emperor Tekle Giyorgis I of Ethiopia, (b. Year 1748 ( MDCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Tekle Giyorgis I ( Ge'ez ተክለ ጊዮርጊስ "Plant of Saint George " c about 1751)
- See also Category: 1817 deaths.
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