Historical Events In 1811

Oct 07   In the year 1811 august R van Hekeren van Suideras, Dutch orangist, dies at 68  

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

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

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

Oct 22   On this day in history franz Liszt, Raiding Hungary, romantic composer/virtuoso pianist  

Oct 22   On this day in history the birth of Franz Liszt, Hungarian piano virtuoso and composer  

Oct 24   In the year 1811 ferdinand Hiller, German pianist/composer/conductor  

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

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 in the year 1811.  

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 in the year 1811.  

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

Nov 08   Charles F Bentinck, Dutch minister of Colonies, dies at 47 on this day in history.  

Nov 10   On this day in history louis Kufferath, composer  

Nov 11   Ben McCulloch, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862 on this day in history.  

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

Nov 13   Yuri Arnold, composer in the year 1811.  

Nov 19   On this day in history john Ancrum Winslow, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1873  

Nov 21   Heinrich W von Kleist, German playwright, dies at 34 on this day in history.  

Nov 24   Ditler G Monrad, Danish theologist/bishop/premier (1863- ) in the year 1811.  

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

Nov 29   Wendell Phillips, women's suffrage/antislavery/prison reformer on this day in history.  

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   Earthquake hits New Madrid, Missouri, causing widespread damage in the year 1811.  

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

Dec 17   On this day in history john Antes, composer, dies at 71  

Dec 18   On this day in history alexander Sandor Asboth, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1868  

Dec 25   Wilhelm E Freiherr von Ketteler, German politician/bishop of Mainz on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1811.  

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

Jan 06   In the year 1811 birth of charles Sumner, leading Reconstruction senator, died in 1874  

Jan 09   Gilbert Abbott à Beckett, English writer (d. 1856) was born on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history birth of edwin Denison Morgan, Sect of War (Confederacy), died in 1883  

Feb 15   On this day in history 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   On this day in history friedrich Nicolai, writer, dies  

Jan 10   In the year 1811 death of marie-Joseph Chénier, French poet (b. 1764)  

Feb 09   Nevil Maskelyne, 5th Astronomer Royal of England (1765-1811), dies in the year 1811.  

Mar 14   In the year 1811 august Henry Fitzroy, English premier (1768-70), dies at 75  

Mar 19   On this day in history frantisek Adam Mica, composer, dies at 65  

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

Apr 05   Robert Raikes, founder of Sunday Schools, dies in the year 1811.  

Apr 07   Garsevan Chavchavadze, Georgian diplomat and politician (b. 1757) died on this day in history.