Important Events in 1817
- Jan 18 José de San Martín leads a revolutionary army over the Andes to attack Spanish royalists in Chile
- Mar 8 The New York Stock Exchange is founded
- Sep 9 Alexander Twilight, probably first African American to graduate from a US college, receives BA degree at Middlebury College
More Historical Events
1817 in Music
- Jan 25 Gioachino Rossini's opera "La Cenerentola" (Cinderella) premieres in Rome
Famous People in 1817
Franz Schubert
ComposerLudwig van Beethoven
Composer
World Leaders in 1817
James Monroe
5th US PresidentLouis XVIII
King of FranceRobert Jenkinson
British Prime Minister
Would You Believe?
60-70ft sea serpent sightings reported offshore in Gloucester, Massachusetts
On August 18, 1817