Page 4: Historical Events In 1811

Oct 07   August R van Hekeren van Suideras, Dutch orangist, dies at 68   

Oct 11   The Juliana, 1st steam-powered ferryboat, begins operation.   

Oct 11   The Juliana, the 1st steam-powered ferryboat, begins operation   

Oct 16   Gaetano Capocci, composer   

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

Oct 18   Hugh Thompson Reid, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1874   

Oct 22   Franz Liszt, Hungarian piano virtuoso and composer is born.   

Oct 22   Franz Liszt, Raiding Hungary, romantic composer/virtuoso pianist   

Oct 24   Ferdinand Hiller, German pianist/composer/conductor   

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

Oct 29   1st Ohio River steamboat leaves Pittsburgh for New Orleans.   

Oct 29   The inaugural Ohio River steamboat leaves Pittsburgh for New Orleans.   

Nov 05   El Salvador's 1st battle against Spain for independence   

Nov 05   El Salvador's inaugural battle against Spain for independence   

Nov 07   Battle of Tippecanoe: Gen. William Henry Harrison defeated the Native Americans of the Tecumesh Confederation   

Nov 07   Karel J Erben, Czech poet (Bouquet)   

Nov 08   Charles F Bentinck, Dutch minister of Colonies, dies at 47   

Nov 10   Louis Kufferath, composer   

Nov 11   Ben McCulloch, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862   

Nov 11   Cartagena Colombia declares independence from Spain.   

Nov 13   Yuri Arnold, composer.   

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

Nov 21   Heinrich W von Kleist, German playwright, dies at 34.   

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

Nov 28   Maximilian II Jozef, king of Bayern (1848-64).   

Nov 29   Wendell Phillips, women's suffrage/antislavery/prison reformer   

Dec 07   Ignaz Spangler, composer, dies at 54.   

Dec 08   Louis Alexander Balthasar Schindelmeisser, composer.   

Dec 16   Earthquake hits New Madrid, Missouri, causing widespread damage.   

Dec 16   Most violent and prolonged quakes in US begins in Midwest region.   

Dec 17   John Antes, composer, dies at 71   

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

Dec 25   Wilhelm E Freiherr von Ketteler, German politician/bishop of Mainz.   

Dec 26   A theater fire in Richmond, Virginia results in the deaths of the Governor of Virginia George William Smith and the president of the inaugural National Bank of Virginia Abraham B. Venable   

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Jan 05   Cyrus hamlin: Educator/missionary (est robert college, turkey)   

Jan 06   Charles sumner: Leading reconstruction senator, died in 1874   

Jan 09   Gilbert abbott à beckett: English writer    

Feb 03   Horace greeley: Editor ("go west, young man")   

Feb 06   Henry george liddell: Father of the alice in alice in wonderland   

Feb 08   Edwin denison morgan: Sect of war (confederacy), died in 1883   

Feb 15   Domingo f sarmiento: President of argentina (1868-74)   

Feb 23   George washington hewitt: Composer   

Jan 08   Friedrich nicolai: Writer,    

Jan 10   Marie-joseph chénier: French poet (b. 1764)   

Feb 09   Nevil maskelyne: 5th astronomer royal of england (1765-1811),   

Mar 14   August henry fitzroy: English premier (1768-70),    

Mar 19   Frantisek adam mica: Composer,    

Apr 03   Pieter-jozef verhaghen: Flemish (court)painter,   

Apr 05   Robert raikes: Founder of sunday schools,   

Apr 07   Garsevan chavchavadze: Georgian diplomat and politician (b. 1757)