Historical Events In 1811

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

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

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   In the year 1811 albertus C van Raalte, Dutch/US vicar (owned land in Mich)   

Oct 18   Hugh Thompson Reid, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1874 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1811 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   On this day in history el Salvador's first battle against Spain for independence   

Nov 07   On this day in history battle of Tippecanoe: Gen. William Henry Harrison defeated the Native Americans of the Tecumesh Confederation   

Nov 07   Karel J Erben, Czech poet (Bouquet) in the year 1811.   

Nov 08   Charles F Bentinck, Dutch minister of Colonies, dies at 47 in the year 1811.   

Nov 10   On this day in history louis Kufferath, composer   

Nov 11   In the year 1811 ben McCulloch, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862   

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

Nov 13   In the year 1811 yuri Arnold, composer   

Nov 19   John Ancrum Winslow, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1873 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history wendell Phillips, women's suffrage/antislavery/prison reformer   

Dec 07   Ignaz Spangler, composer, dies at 54 in the year 1811.   

Dec 08   On this day in history louis Alexander Balthasar Schindelmeisser, composer   

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

Dec 18   Alexander Sandor Asboth, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1868 in the year 1811.   

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

Dec 26   On this day in history 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 in the year 1811.   

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

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

Feb 15   Domingo F Sarmiento, president of Argentina (1868-74) was born in the year 1811.   

Feb 23   On this day in history birth of george Washington Hewitt, composer   

Jan 08   Friedrich Nicolai, writer, dies in the year 1811.   

Jan 10   Marie-Joseph Chénier, French poet (b. 1764) died in the year 1811.   

Feb 09   On this day in history nevil Maskelyne, 5th Astronomer Royal of England (1765-1811), dies   

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   On this day in history pieter-Jozef Verhaghen, Flemish (court)painter, dies at 83   

Apr 05   Robert Raikes, founder of Sunday Schools, dies on this day in history.   

Apr 07   On this day in history death of garsevan Chavchavadze, Georgian diplomat and politician (b. 1757)