Data for 1817

Gents Hobby Horse from 1818 in British Museum (uploaded by ObjectWiki user Ian.wilkes)

James Monroe is sworn is as the 5th U.S. President (Mar 4), German inventor Karl Drais drives his dandy horse (without pedals), the forerunner of the bicycle (Jun 12), the future museum ship, the frigate HMS Trincomalee, is launched in Bombay (Oct 17), the independent government of Venezuela is established by Simón Bolívar (Oct 30), the first Seminole War begins in Florida (Nov 20), the first cholera pandemic originates in Bengal  – and all these fine people were born: