Page 2: Historical Events In 1811

Mar 20   George Caleb Bingham, US, politician/painter (Country Election) in the year 1811.   

Mar 23   On this day in history 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 in the year 1811.   

Mar 30   On this day in history angelo Catelani, Italian composer/conductor   

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

Mar 31   The birth of Robert Bunsen, German who invented the 'Bunsen' burner on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history first US colonists on Pacific coast arrive at Cape Disappointment, WA   

Apr 15   Ernest Louis Muller, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1811.   

Apr 17   Ann Sheppard Mounsey, composer in the year 1811.   

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 in the year 1811.   

May 14   Paraguay gains independence from Spain (National Day) in the year 1811.   

May 14   Paraguay gains independence from Spain (Natl Day) in the year 1811.   

May 16   Peninsular War-Allies defeat French at Albuera in the year 1811.   

May 18   In the year 1811 battle of Las Piedras: The first great military triumph of the revolution of the Río de la Plata in Uruguay lead by Jose Artigas.   

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

Jun 04   The birth of Harriet Beecher Stowe, American novelist in the year 1811.   

Jun 07   On this day in history james Young Simpson, Scotland, obsterician (used chloroform)   

Jun 11   Charles Frederick, liberal ruler of Baden, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

Jun 14   Harriet Beecher Stowe, author (Uncle Tom's Cabin) on this day in history.   

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

Jun 19   Henry Prince, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892 in the year 1811.   

Jun 19   On this day in history samuel Chase, US judge (signed Declar of Independence), dies at 70   

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

Jul 05   In the year 1811 venezuela, 1st South American country to gain independence from Spain   

Jul 05   Venezuela, first South American country to gain independence from Spain on this day in history.   

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

Jul 11   Joseph Lanman, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1874 on this day in history.   

Jul 13   The birth of George G. Scott, British architect on this day in history.   

Jul 18   The birth of W.M Thackery, English novelist on this day in history.   

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Jan 05   Cyrus Hamlin, educator/missionary (est Robert College, Turkey) was born in the year 1811.   

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

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of gilbert Abbott à Beckett, English writer (d. 1856)   

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

Feb 06   On this day in history birth of henry George Liddell, father of the Alice in Alice in Wonderland (d. 1898)   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 08   In the year 1811 friedrich Nicolai, writer, dies   

Jan 10   Marie-Joseph Chénier, French poet (b. 1764) died in the year 1811.   

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

Mar 14   On this day in history august Henry Fitzroy, English premier (1768-70), dies at 75   

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

Apr 03   On this day in history pieter-Jozef Verhaghen, Flemish (court)painter, dies at 83   

Apr 05   On this day in history robert Raikes, founder of Sunday Schools, dies   

Apr 07   Garsevan Chavchavadze, Georgian diplomat and politician (b. 1757) died in the year 1811.