In history, year 1817 has its own importance and known for many memorable events like famous birthdays, inventions, natural disaster, treaties, change of rulers, special days etc. Find below a list of important historical events which happened during the year 1817.
Top Historical Events of the Year 1817 ⚡:
| Date/Month | Event / Incidence / Incident |
|---|
| 19 march | The Articles of Association of the Bank of Montreal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada's oldest chartered bank, were adopted. |
| 19 may | The Articles of Association of the Bank of Montreal inMontreal, Quebec, Canada's oldest chartered bank, were adopted. |
| 17 October | Syed Ahmed Khan, the founder of Aligarh Muslim University, was born in Delhi. |
| 20 January | Raja Ram Mohan Roy established the Hindu College now Presidency University in Calcutta, Kolkata). |
| 15 April | The first school in the US opened for deaf children. |
| 01 January | Sailing through Sandwich Island Otto von Kotzebue explored New Year Island. |
| 12 February | The Argentine / Chilean Patriotic Army defeated the Spanish Army at the Battle of Chacabuco. |
| 04 March | James Monroe was sworn in as the fifth President of the United States. |
| 29 April | The Rush-Bagot Pact was signed. |
| 16 May | Steamboat service began on the Mississippi River. |
| 12 June | The German inventor Karl Drasse drove his earliest horse ("Dreissen " or Loughmaskine), the earliest form of the bicycle, in Mannheim. |
| 04 July | Chief engineer James Gadeus began construction on the Erie Canal, Rome, New York), one of the first major engineering works in North America. |
| 22 August | Brazil's city of Araracara was discovered. |
| 11 September | The Great Revolt of 1817–18 began in Sri Lanka. |
| 31 October | Emperor Ninko accepted the throne of Japan. |
| 20 November | The first Seminole War began in Florida. |
| 10 December | Recognized Mississippi as the 20th state of the United States. |
Famous birthdays in the year 1817:
| Date/Month | Name / Profession / Country |
|---|
| 03 February | Émile Prudent / Painist / France |
| 04 March | Edwards Pierrepont / Politician / United States of America |
| 05 March | Austen Henry Layard / Academic / United Kingdom |
| 05 September | Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy / Poet / Russia |
| 06 July | Albert von Kölliker / Anatomist / Switzerland |
| 08 January | Theophilus Shepstone / Politician / United Kingdom |
| 11 May | Fanny Cerrito / Choreographer / Italy |
| 12 November | Bahá'u'lláh / Spiritual Leader / Prussia |
| 12 July | Henry David Thoreau / Poet / United States of America |
| 14 August | Alexander H. Bailey / Lawyer / United States of America |
| 14 May | Alexander Kaufmann / Poet / Germany |
| 15 July | Sir John Fowler / Engineer / United Kingdom |
| 18 February | Lewis Armistead / General / United States of America |
| 19 December | James J. Archer / Lawyer / United States of America |
| 24 September | Ramón de Campoamor y Campoosorio / Poet / Spain |
| 25 August | Marie-Eugénie de Jésus / Saint / France |
| 29 July | Ivan Aivazovsky / Painter / Russia |
| 29 July | Martin Körber / Composer / Germany |
| 30 November | Theodor Mommsen / Historian / Germany |
| 30 June | Joseph Dalton Hooker / Botanist / United Kingdom |
Famous Indian Personalities Birthdays in the year 1817:
| Year | Name / Profession / Country |
|---|
| 15 May | Debendranath Tagore / Author / India |
| 17 October | Syed Ahmad Khan / Philosopher / India |