Historical Events In 1811

Oct 07   August R van Hekeren van Suideras, Dutch orangist, dies at 68 in the year 1811.  

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

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

Oct 16   Gaetano Capocci, composer in the year 1811.  

Oct 17   Albertus C van Raalte, Dutch/US vicar (owned land in Mich) in the year 1811.  

Oct 18   On this day in history hugh Thompson Reid, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1874  

Oct 22   Franz Liszt, Raiding Hungary, romantic composer/virtuoso pianist in the year 1811.  

Oct 22   The birth of Franz Liszt, Hungarian piano virtuoso and composer on this day in history.  

Oct 24   Ferdinand Hiller, German pianist/composer/conductor on this day in history.  

Oct 27   Issac Merrit Singer, inventor (1st practical home sewing machine) on this day in history.  

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

Oct 29   On this day in history the first Ohio River steamboat leaves Pittsburgh for New Orleans  

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   Battle of Tippecanoe: Gen. William Henry Harrison defeated the Native Americans of the Tecumesh Confederation on this day in history.  

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

Nov 08   On this day in history charles F Bentinck, Dutch minister of Colonies, dies at 47  

Nov 10   In the year 1811 louis Kufferath, composer  

Nov 11   On this day in history ben McCulloch, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862  

Nov 11   Cartagena Colombia declares independence from Spain on this day in history.  

Nov 13   Yuri Arnold, composer on this day in history.  

Nov 19   John Ancrum Winslow, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1873 in the year 1811.  

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

Nov 24   On this day in history ditler G Monrad, Danish theologist/bishop/premier (1863- )  

Nov 28   Maximilian II Jozef, king of Bayern (1848-64) on this day in history.  

Nov 29   In the year 1811 wendell Phillips, women's suffrage/antislavery/prison reformer  

Dec 07   In the year 1811 ignaz Spangler, composer, dies at 54  

Dec 08   Louis Alexander Balthasar Schindelmeisser, composer in the year 1811.  

Dec 16   In the year 1811 earthquake hits New Madrid, Missouri, causing widespread damage  

Dec 16   On this day in history most violent & prolonged quakes in US begins in Midwest region  

Dec 17   John Antes, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

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

Dec 25   On this day in history wilhelm E Freiherr von Ketteler, German politician/bishop of Mainz  

Dec 26   In the year 1811 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.  

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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 on this day in history.  

Jan 09   In the year 1811 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   In the year 1811 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   Domingo F Sarmiento, president of Argentina (1868-74) was born in the year 1811.  

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

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   In the year 1811 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   Pieter-Jozef Verhaghen, Flemish (court)painter, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.