Page 2: Historical Events In 1811

Mar 20   George Caleb Bingham, US, politician/painter (Country Election) on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1811 angelo Catelani, Italian composer/conductor   

Mar 31   On this day in history robert Wilhelm Eberhard von Bunsen, Germany, chemist (Bunsen Burner)   

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

Apr 03   Pieter-Jozef Verhaghen, Flemish (court)painter, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

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

Apr 12   1st US colonists on Pacific coast arrive at Cape Disappointment, WA in the year 1811.   

Apr 12   In the year 1811 first US colonists on Pacific coast arrive at Cape Disappointment, WA   

Apr 15   On this day in history ernest Louis Muller, composer, dies at 70   

Apr 17   On this day in history ann Sheppard Mounsey, composer   

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   In the year 1811 chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese Siamese twins   

May 12   Louis-Charles-Joseph Rey, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

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

May 14   In the year 1811 paraguay gains independence from Spain (Natl Day)   

May 16   Peninsular War-Allies defeat French at Albuera on this day in history.   

May 18   Battle of Las Piedras: The first great military triumph of the revolution of the Río de la Plata in Uruguay lead by Jose Artigas on this day in history.   

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

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

Jun 07   James Young Simpson, Scotland, obsterician (used chloroform) in the year 1811.   

Jun 11   Charles Frederick, liberal ruler of Baden, dies at 82 in the year 1811.   

Jun 14   Harriet Beecher Stowe, author (Uncle Tom's Cabin) in the year 1811.   

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   In the year 1811 samuel Chase, US judge (signed Declar of Independence), dies at 70   

Jun 24   On this day in history john Archibald Campbell, Asst Secy War (Confederacy), died in 1889   

Jul 05   On this day in history venezuela, 1st South American country to gain independence from Spain   

Jul 05   Venezuela, first South American country to gain independence from Spain in the year 1811.   

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

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

Jul 13   On this day in history the birth of George G. Scott, British architect   

Jul 18   In the year 1811 the birth of W.M Thackery, English novelist   

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

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

Jan 09   In the year 1811 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 on this day in history.   

Feb 08   In the year 1811 birth of edwin Denison Morgan, Sect of War (Confederacy), died in 1883   

Feb 15   In the year 1811 birth of domingo F Sarmiento, president of Argentina (1868-74)   

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

Jan 08   In the year 1811 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   August Henry Fitzroy, English premier (1768-70), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Mar 19   Frantisek Adam Mica, composer, dies at 65 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 in the year 1811.   

Apr 07   In the year 1811 death of garsevan Chavchavadze, Georgian diplomat and politician (b. 1757)