Page 4: Historical Events In 1811

Oct 07   August R van Hekeren van Suideras, Dutch orangist, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

Oct 11   In the year 1811 the Juliana, 1st steam-powered ferryboat, begins operation   

Oct 11   The Juliana, the 1st steam-powered ferryboat, begins operation on this day in history.   

Oct 16   Gaetano Capocci, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 17   Albertus C van Raalte, Dutch/US vicar (owned land in Mich) on this day in history.   

Oct 18   Hugh Thompson Reid, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1874 on this day in history.   

Oct 22   In the year 1811 franz Liszt, Raiding Hungary, romantic composer/virtuoso pianist   

Oct 22   The birth of Franz Liszt, Hungarian piano virtuoso and composer in the year 1811.   

Oct 24   On this day in history ferdinand Hiller, German pianist/composer/conductor   

Oct 27   Issac Merrit Singer, inventor (1st practical home sewing machine) in the year 1811.   

Oct 29   1st Ohio River steamboat leaves Pittsburgh for New Orleans on this day in history.   

Oct 29   The first Ohio River steamboat leaves Pittsburgh for New Orleans on this day in history.   

Nov 05   El Salvador's 1st battle against Spain for independence in the year 1811.   

Nov 05   In the year 1811 el Salvador's first battle against Spain for independence   

Nov 07   On this day in history battle of Tippecanoe: Gen. William Henry Harrison defeated the Native Americans of the Tecumesh Confederation   

Nov 07   In the year 1811 karel J Erben, Czech poet (Bouquet)   

Nov 08   In the year 1811 charles F Bentinck, Dutch minister of Colonies, dies at 47   

Nov 10   In the year 1811 louis Kufferath, composer   

Nov 11   Ben McCulloch, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862 in the year 1811.   

Nov 11   Cartagena Colombia declares independence from Spain in the year 1811.   

Nov 13   Yuri Arnold, composer in the year 1811.   

Nov 19   John Ancrum Winslow, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1873 on this day in history.   

Nov 21   In the year 1811 heinrich W von Kleist, German playwright, dies at 34   

Nov 24   Ditler G Monrad, Danish theologist/bishop/premier (1863- ) on this day in history.   

Nov 28   On this day in history maximilian II Jozef, king of Bayern (1848-64)   

Nov 29   Wendell Phillips, women's suffrage/antislavery/prison reformer in the year 1811.   

Dec 07   Ignaz Spangler, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

Dec 08   Louis Alexander Balthasar Schindelmeisser, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 16   On this day in history earthquake hits New Madrid, Missouri, causing widespread damage   

Dec 16   Most violent & prolonged quakes in US begins in Midwest region in the year 1811.   

Dec 17   John Antes, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1811.   

Dec 18   Alexander Sandor Asboth, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1868 on this day in history.   

Dec 25   In the year 1811 wilhelm E Freiherr von Ketteler, German politician/bishop of Mainz   

Dec 26   A theater fire in Richmond, Virginia kills the Governor of Virginia George William Smith and the president of the First National Bank of Virginia Abraham B. Venable on this day in history.   

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Jan 05   On this day in history birth of cyrus Hamlin, educator/missionary (est Robert College, Turkey)   

Jan 06   Charles Sumner, leading Reconstruction senator, died in 1874 was born on this day in history.   

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

Feb 03   Horace Greeley, editor ("Go west, young man") was born on this day in history.   

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

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 in the year 1811.   

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

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 in the year 1811.   

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   In the year 1811 death of garsevan Chavchavadze, Georgian diplomat and politician (b. 1757)