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 Gioacchino Rossini's opera "La Cenerentola" (Cinderella) premieres in Rome
Henry David Thoreau
Hiram R. Revels
Theodor Mommsen
Jane Austen
Tadeusz Kościuszko
William BlighFamous People in 1817
Franz Schubert
Composer- Ludwig van Beethoven
Composer
Franz Schubert
Ludwig van BeethovenWorld Leaders in 1817
- James Monroe
5th US President - Louis XVIII
King of France - Robert Jenkinson
British Prime Minister
James Monroe
Louis XVIII
Robert JenkinsonWould You Believe?
60-70ft sea serpent sightings reported offshore in Gloucester, Massachusetts
On August 18, 1817
