Page 2: Historical Events In 1811

Mar 20   On this day in history george Caleb Bingham, US, politician/painter (Country Election)   

Mar 23   Camille Marie Stamaty, composer in the year 1811.   

Mar 25   Percy Bysshe Shelley is expelled from the University of Oxford for his publication of the pamphlet The Necessity of Atheism on this day in history.   

Mar 30   In the year 1811 angelo Catelani, Italian composer/conductor   

Mar 31   Robert Wilhelm Eberhard von Bunsen, Germany, chemist (Bunsen Burner) on this day in history.   

Mar 31   In the year 1811 the birth of Robert Bunsen, German who invented the 'Bunsen' burner   

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

Apr 05   Robert Raikes, founder of Sunday Schools, dies in the year 1811.   

Apr 12   1st US colonists on Pacific coast arrive at Cape Disappointment, WA on this day in history.   

Apr 12   First US colonists on Pacific coast arrive at Cape Disappointment, WA on this day in history.   

Apr 15   On this day in history ernest Louis Muller, composer, dies at 70   

Apr 17   Ann Sheppard Mounsey, composer on this day in history.   

May 03   In the year 1811 thomas Douglas, Lord Selkirk purchases 300,000 sq km of Manitoba from the Hudson's Bay Company for a Red River colony named to be named Assiniboia.   

May 11   Chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese Siamese twins on this day in history.   

May 12   Louis-Charles-Joseph Rey, composer, dies at 52 in the year 1811.   

May 14   In the year 1811 paraguay gains independence from Spain (National Day)   

May 14   Paraguay gains independence from Spain (Natl Day) on this day in history.   

May 16   Peninsular War-Allies defeat French at Albuera on this day in history.   

May 18   Battle of Las Piedras: The first great military triumph of the revolution of the Río de la Plata in Uruguay lead by Jose Artigas on this day in history.   

May 24   In the year 1811 charles Clark, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1877   

Jun 04   On this day in history the birth of Harriet Beecher Stowe, American novelist   

Jun 07   James Young Simpson, Scotland, obsterician (used chloroform) in the year 1811.   

Jun 11   Charles Frederick, liberal ruler of Baden, dies at 82 in the year 1811.   

Jun 14   Harriet Beecher Stowe, author (Uncle Tom's Cabin) in the year 1811.   

Jun 17   Jon Sigurdsson, Iceland, leader/collects Icelandic legends in the year 1811.   

Jun 19   Henry Prince, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892 on this day in history.   

Jun 19   In the year 1811 samuel Chase, US judge (signed Declar of Independence), dies at 70   

Jun 24   John Archibald Campbell, Asst Secy War (Confederacy), died in 1889 in the year 1811.   

Jul 05   On this day in history venezuela, 1st South American country to gain independence from Spain   

Jul 05   In the year 1811 venezuela, first South American country to gain independence from Spain   

Jul 11   In the year 1811 italian scientist Amedeo Avogadro publishes his memoir about molecular content of gases.   

Jul 11   On this day in history joseph Lanman, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1874   

Jul 13   On this day in history the birth of George G. Scott, British architect   

Jul 18   The birth of W.M Thackery, English novelist in the year 1811.   

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Jan 05   Cyrus Hamlin, educator/missionary (est Robert College, Turkey) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Charles Sumner, leading Reconstruction senator, died in 1874 was born in the year 1811.   

Jan 09   Gilbert Abbott à Beckett, English writer (d. 1856) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 03   Horace Greeley, editor ("Go west, young man") was born in the year 1811.   

Feb 06   In the year 1811 birth of henry George Liddell, father of the Alice in Alice in Wonderland (d. 1898)   

Feb 08   On this day in history birth of edwin Denison Morgan, Sect of War (Confederacy), died in 1883   

Feb 15   Domingo F Sarmiento, president of Argentina (1868-74) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 23   In the year 1811 birth of george Washington Hewitt, composer   

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   In the year 1811 nevil Maskelyne, 5th Astronomer Royal of England (1765-1811), dies   

Mar 14   August Henry Fitzroy, English premier (1768-70), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Mar 19   In the year 1811 frantisek Adam Mica, composer, dies at 65   

Apr 03   Pieter-Jozef Verhaghen, Flemish (court)painter, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

Apr 05   Robert Raikes, founder of Sunday Schools, dies in the year 1811.   

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