Timeline December 1817

Events in December 1817 2

• 1754 – 1817 William Bligh (1754-1817) Died 7 December 1817, aged 63 British Royal Navy officer best known as commander of HMS Bounty during the 1789 mutiny. He later served as Governor of New South Wales and rose to the rank of vice admiral before his death in London.
• 1817 Mississippi admitted as a U.S. state Becomes the 20th state of the Union Mississippi was admitted to the United States as the 20th state. Its admission followed the division of the former Mississippi Territory, with the western portion becoming Alabama Territory.