Page 2: Historical Events In 1811

Mar 20   George Caleb Bingham, US, politician/painter (Country Election) on this day in history.   

Mar 23   Camille Marie Stamaty, composer on this day in history.   

Mar 25   Percy Bysshe Shelley is expelled from the University of Oxford for his publication of the pamphlet The Necessity of Atheism in the year 1811.   

Mar 30   Angelo Catelani, Italian composer/conductor in the year 1811.   

Mar 31   In the year 1811 robert Wilhelm Eberhard von Bunsen, Germany, chemist (Bunsen Burner)   

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

Apr 03   In the year 1811 pieter-Jozef Verhaghen, Flemish (court)painter, dies at 83   

Apr 05   Robert Raikes, founder of Sunday Schools, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

Apr 15   In the year 1811 ernest Louis Muller, composer, dies at 70   

Apr 17   On this day in history ann Sheppard Mounsey, composer   

May 03   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 on this day in history.   

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

May 12   Louis-Charles-Joseph Rey, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

May 14   On this day in history paraguay gains independence from Spain (National Day)   

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

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 in the year 1811.   

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

Jun 04   The birth of Harriet Beecher Stowe, American novelist on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1811 harriet Beecher Stowe, author (Uncle Tom's Cabin)   

Jun 17   In the year 1811 jon Sigurdsson, Iceland, leader/collects Icelandic legends   

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

Jun 19   Samuel Chase, US judge (signed Declar of Independence), dies at 70 in the year 1811.   

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

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   Italian scientist Amedeo Avogadro publishes his memoir about molecular content of gases in the year 1811.   

Jul 11   In the year 1811 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   In the year 1811 birth of cyrus Hamlin, educator/missionary (est Robert College, Turkey)   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of charles Sumner, leading Reconstruction senator, died in 1874   

Jan 09   Gilbert Abbott à Beckett, English writer (d. 1856) was born in the year 1811.   

Feb 03   In the year 1811 birth of horace Greeley, editor ("Go west, young man")   

Feb 06   Henry George Liddell, father of the Alice in Alice in Wonderland (d. 1898) was born in the year 1811.   

Feb 08   Edwin Denison Morgan, Sect of War (Confederacy), died in 1883 was born on this day in history.   

Feb 15   In the year 1811 birth of domingo F Sarmiento, president of Argentina (1868-74)   

Feb 23   George Washington Hewitt, composer was born in the year 1811.   

Jan 08   Friedrich Nicolai, writer, dies on this day in history.   

Jan 10   On this day in history death of marie-Joseph Chénier, French poet (b. 1764)   

Feb 09   Nevil Maskelyne, 5th Astronomer Royal of England (1765-1811), dies on this day in history.   

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

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   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.