Page 2: Historical Events In 1811

Mar 20   George Caleb Bingham, US, politician/painter (Country Election)   

Mar 23   Camille Marie Stamaty, composer.   

Mar 25   Percy Bysshe Shelley is expelled from the University of Oxford for his publication of the pamphlet The Necessity of Atheism   

Mar 30   Angelo Catelani, Italian composer/conductor   

Mar 31   Robert Bunsen, German who invented the 'Bunsen' burner is born   

Mar 31   Robert Wilhelm Eberhard von Bunsen, Germany, chemist (Bunsen Burner).   

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

Apr 05   Robert Raikes, founder of Sunday Schools, dies   

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

Apr 12   inaugural US colonists on Pacific coast arrive at Cape Disappointment, WA.   

Apr 15   Ernest Louis Muller, composer, dies at 70.   

Apr 17   Ann Sheppard Mounsey, composer.   

May 03   Thomas Douglas, Lord Selkirk purchases 300000 sq km of Manitoba from the Hudson's Bay Company for a Red River colony named to be named Assiniboia   

May 11   Chang and Eng Bunker, Chinese Siamese twins   

May 12   Louis-Charles-Joseph Rey, composer, dies at 52.   

May 14   Paraguay gains independence from Spain (National Day)   

May 14   Paraguay gains independence from Spain (Natl Day)   

May 16   Peninsular War-Allies defeat French at Albuera   

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

May 24   Charles Clark, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1877.   

Jun 04   Harriet Beecher Stowe, American novelist is born   

Jun 07   James Young Simpson, Scotland, obsterician (used chloroform)   

Jun 11   Charles Frederick, liberal ruler of Baden, dies at 82   

Jun 14   Harriet Beecher Stowe, author (Uncle Tom's Cabin).   

Jun 17   Jon Sigurdsson, Iceland, leader/collects Icelandic legends.   

Jun 19   Henry Prince, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892   

Jun 19   Samuel Chase, US judge (signed Declar of Independence), dies at 70   

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

Jul 05   Venezuela, 1st South American country to gain independence from Spain.   

Jul 05   Venezuela, inaugural South American country to gain independence from Spain   

Jul 11   In this year, Italian scientist Amedeo Avogadro publishes his memoir about molecular content of gases   

Jul 11   Joseph Lanman, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1874   

Jul 13   George G. Scott, British architect is born   

Jul 18   W.M Thackery, English novelist is born.   

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Jan 05   Cyrus hamlin: Educator/missionary (est robert college, turkey)   

Jan 06   Charles sumner: Leading reconstruction senator, died in 1874   

Jan 09   Gilbert abbott à beckett: English writer    

Feb 03   Horace greeley: Editor ("go west, young man")   

Feb 06   Henry george liddell: Father of the alice in alice in wonderland   

Feb 08   Edwin denison morgan: Sect of war (confederacy), died in 1883   

Feb 15   Domingo f sarmiento: President of argentina (1868-74)   

Feb 23   George washington hewitt: Composer   

Jan 08   Friedrich nicolai: Writer,   

Jan 10   Marie-joseph chénier: French poet (b. 1764)   

Feb 09   Nevil maskelyne: 5th astronomer royal of england (1765-1811),   

Mar 14   August henry fitzroy: English premier (1768-70),    

Mar 19   Frantisek adam mica: Composer,   

Apr 03   Pieter-jozef verhaghen: Flemish (court)painter,   

Apr 05   Robert raikes: Founder of sunday schools,    

Apr 07   Garsevan chavchavadze: Georgian diplomat and politician (b. 1757)