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
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1817 in Music
- Jan 25 Gioachino Rossini's opera "La Cenerentola" (Cinderella) premieres in Rome
Henry David Thoreau
Hiram R. Revels
Theodor MommsenFamous 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?
Would You Believe?60-70ft sea serpent sightings reported offshore in Gloucester, Massachusetts
On August 18, 1817
Charles Messier
Jane Austen
Tadeusz Kościuszko
William Bligh