What is 1817?
{{Year nav|1817}} {{Year in various calendars|1817}} '''1817''' ([[Roman numerals|MDCCCXVII]]) was a [[common year]] [[Common year starting on Wednesday|starting on Wednesday]] in the [[Gregorian calendar]] and a [[common year starting on Monday]] in the [[Julian calendar]]. == Events == === January – March === * [[January 19]] – An army of 5,423 soldiers, led by [[General José de San Martín]], [[Crossing of the Andes|starts crossing the Andes]] from [[Argentina]] to free [[Chile]] and then [[Peru]]. * [[February 12]] – The [[Argentina|Argentine]]/[[Chile]]an patriotic army defeats the Spanish in the [[Battle of Chacabuco]]. * [[March 3]] **The [[Alabama Territory]] is created by splitting the [[Mississippi Territory]] in half, 9 months before [[Mississippi]] becomes a [[U.S.]] state. ***President [[James Madison]] vetoes [[John C. Calhoun]]'s [[Bonus Bill]]. * [[March 4]] – [[James Monroe]] succeeds [[James Madison]] as the [[President of the United States of America]]. === April – June === * [[April]] – [[Earthquake]] in [[Palermo]], Italy * [[April 3]] – [[Princess Caraboo]] appears in [[Almondsbury]] in [[Gloucestershire]], England. * [[April 15]] – The first American school for the [[deaf]] opens in [[Hartford, Connecticut]]. * [[April 17]] – Martin Van Buren passes [[Erie Canal]] bill. * [[April 28]] – [[Rush-Bagot Treaty]] is signed. * [[May]] – The [[General Convention of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America|General Convention]] of the [[Episcopal Church in the United States of America|Episcopal Church]] founded [[General Theological Seminary]] while meeting in [[New York City]]. * [[June 5]] – First [[Great Lakes (North America)|Great Lakes]] steamer, the ''[[Frontenac (ship)|Frontenac]]'', is launched. * [[June 25]] – Large prison riot in [[Copenhagen]] prison – army is sent for to quell it. === July – September === * [[July 4]] – At [[Rome, New York]], construction on the [[Erie Canal]] begins. * [[August 22]] – City of [[Araraquara]], [[Brazil]] founded. * [[August 23]] – Earthquake