Deaths on March 17

James Edward Smith, English botanist and entomologist (b. 1759)

Sir James Edward Smith (2 December 1759 – 17 March 1828) was an English botanist and founder of the Linnean Society.

14 Apr

Webster's Dictionary
Noah Webster copyrights the first edition of his dictionary.
19 May

Tariff of 1828
U.S. President John Quincy Adams signs the Tariff of 1828 into law, protecting wool manufacturers in the United States.
27 Aug

Cisplatine War
Uruguay is formally proclaimed independent at preliminary peace talks brokered by the United Kingdom between Brazil and Argentina during the Cisplatine War.
16 Nov

London Protocol (1828)
Greek War of Independence: The London Protocol entails the creation of an autonomous Greek state under Ottoman suzerainty, encompassing the Morea and the Cyclades.
1 Dec

Decembrist revolution (Argentina)
Argentine general Juan Lavalle makes a coup against governor Manuel Dorrego, beginning the Decembrist revolution.