Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In 1811

Jun 19 On this day in history birth of henry Prince, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892  

Jun 21 Carlo Matteucci, Italian physicist (d. 1868) was born in the year 1811.  

Jun 24 In the year 1811 birth of john Archibald Campbell, Asst Secy War (Confederacy), died in 1889  

Jul 11 In the year 1811 birth of joseph Lanman, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1874  

Jul 18 William Makepeace Thackeray, England, Victorian novelist (Vanity Fair) was born in the year 1811.  

Jul 19 In the year 1811 birth of vincenz Lachner, composer  

Jul 20 James Bruce, earl of Elgin & Kincardine, governor (Jamaica) was born in the year 1811.  

Aug 03 On this day in history birth of elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator)  

Aug 05 Ambroise Thomas, French opera composer (d. 1896) was born on this day in history.  

Aug 06 In the year 1811 birth of judah Philip Benjamin, Secy War/Secy State (Confederacy) [or Aug 11]  

Aug 11 Judah P Benjamin, US lawyer/minister of Confederacy navy [or Aug 6] was born on this day in history.  

Aug 17 In the year 1811 birth of johannes H Scholten, Dutch theologist (Free Will)  

Aug 20 Gilman Marston, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1890 was born on this day in history.  

Aug 22 In the year 1811 birth of william Kelly, American inventor (d. 1888)  

Aug 25 Joseph Dana Webster, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born in the year 1811.  

Aug 26 Danville Leadbetter, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1866 was born on this day in history.  

Aug 29 Henry Bergh, 1st president of SPCA was born on this day in history.  

Aug 30 On this day in history birth of thomas Gautier, writer  

Aug 31 Goode Bryan, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1885 was born in the year 1811.  

Aug 31 Theophile Gautier, Tarbas France, writer/poet (Albertus) was born in the year 1811.  

Sep 03 On this day in history birth of john Humphrey Noyes, Vt, found Oneida Community (Perfectionists)  

Sep 06 James Melville Gilliss, founder (Naval Observatory in Washington) was born in the year 1811.  

Sep 06 In the year 1811 birth of johanna D Courtmans-Berchmans, Flemish author (Rozeken Pot)  

Sep 07 William Hamsley Emory, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1887 was born in the year 1811.  

Sep 12 James Hall, US geologist (Natural history of NY) was born in the year 1811.  

Sep 15 In the year 1811 birth of jan Nepomuk Skroup, composer  

Sep 15 In the year 1811 birth of willem J van Zeggelen, Dutch author  

Sep 19 Orson Pratt, American religious leader (d. 1881) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 28 Friedrich Hecker, Baden, German revolutionary republican politician was born on this day in history.  

Sep 30 Augusta of Saxe-Weimar, Queen of Prussia and German Empress (d. 1890) was born in the year 1811.  

Oct 16 On this day in history birth of gaetano Capocci, composer  

Oct 17 On this day in history birth of albertus C van Raalte, Dutch/US vicar (owned land in Mich)  

Oct 18 On this day in history birth of hugh Thompson Reid, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1874  

Oct 22 Franz Liszt, Raiding Hungary, romantic composer/virtuoso pianist was born on this day in history.  

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Jan 08 On this day in history friedrich Nicolai, writer, dies  

Jan 10 In the year 1811 death of marie-Joseph Chénier, French poet (b. 1764)  

Feb 09 Nevil Maskelyne, 5th Astronomer Royal of England (1765-1811), dies in the year 1811.  

Mar 14 August Henry Fitzroy, English premier (1768-70), dies at 75 in the year 1811.  

Mar 19 Frantisek Adam Mica, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Apr 03 Pieter-Jozef Verhaghen, Flemish (court)painter, dies at 83 in the year 1811.  

Apr 05 In the year 1811 robert Raikes, founder of Sunday Schools, dies  

Apr 07 Garsevan Chavchavadze, Georgian diplomat and politician (b. 1757) died on this day in history.