Page 2: Historical Events In 1811

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

Mar 23   In the year 1811 camille Marie Stamaty, composer   

Mar 25   In the year 1811 percy Bysshe Shelley is expelled from the University of Oxford for his publication of the pamphlet The Necessity of Atheism.   

Mar 30   In the year 1811 angelo Catelani, Italian composer/conductor   

Mar 31   In the year 1811 robert Wilhelm Eberhard von Bunsen, Germany, chemist (Bunsen Burner)   

Mar 31   The birth of Robert Bunsen, German who invented the 'Bunsen' burner 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 12   On this day in history 1st US colonists on Pacific coast arrive at Cape Disappointment, WA   

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

Apr 15   In the year 1811 ernest Louis Muller, composer, dies at 70   

Apr 17   Ann Sheppard Mounsey, composer on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1811.   

May 11   Chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese Siamese twins in the year 1811.   

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

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

May 14   On this day in history 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   On this day in history the birth of Harriet Beecher Stowe, American novelist   

Jun 07   In the year 1811 james Young Simpson, Scotland, obsterician (used chloroform)   

Jun 11   On this day in history charles Frederick, liberal ruler of Baden, dies at 82   

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

Jun 17   Jon Sigurdsson, Iceland, leader/collects Icelandic legends in the year 1811.   

Jun 19   Henry Prince, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892 in the year 1811.   

Jun 19   Samuel Chase, US judge (signed Declar of Independence), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Jun 24   John Archibald Campbell, Asst Secy War (Confederacy), died in 1889 in the year 1811.   

Jul 05   Venezuela, 1st South American country to gain independence from Spain on this day in history.   

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

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

Jul 11   On this day in history joseph Lanman, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1874   

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

Jul 18   The birth of W.M Thackery, English novelist on this day in history.   

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

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of charles Sumner, leading Reconstruction senator, died in 1874   

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 in the year 1811.   

Feb 06   On this day in history birth of henry George Liddell, father of the Alice in Alice in Wonderland (d. 1898)   

Feb 08   In the year 1811 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   Friedrich Nicolai, writer, dies in the year 1811.   

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 on this day in history.   

Mar 14   August Henry Fitzroy, English premier (1768-70), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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

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 07   Garsevan Chavchavadze, Georgian diplomat and politician (b. 1757) died in the year 1811.