1811
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This article is about the year 1811. For the U.S. Federal Agent designation, see Special agent. For the poem by Anna Laetitia Barbauld, see Eighteen Hundred and Eleven.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 18th century – 19th century – 20th century |
| Decades: | 1780s 1790s 1800s – 1810s – 1820s 1830s 1840s |
| Years: | 1808 1809 1810 – 1811 – 1812 1813 1814 |
| 1811 in topic: |
| Humanities |
| Archaeology – Architecture – Art – Literature – Music |
| By country |
| Australia – Canada – France – Germany – Mexico – South Africa – US – UK |
| Other topics |
| Rail Transport – Science – Sports |
| Lists of leaders |
| Colonial Governors – State leaders |
| Birth and death categories |
| Births – Deaths |
| Establishments and disestablishments categories |
| Establishments – Disestablishments |
| Works category |
| Works |
| Gregorian calendar | 1811 MDCCCXI |
| Ab urbe condita | 2564 |
| Armenian calendar | 1260 ԹՎ ՌՄԿ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -33 – -32 |
| Bengali calendar | 1218 |
| Berber calendar | 2761 |
| British Regnal year | 51 Geo. 3 – 52 Geo. 3 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2355 |
| Burmese calendar | 1173 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7319 – 7320 |
| Chinese calendar | 庚午年十二月初七日 (4447/4507-12-7) — to —
辛未年十一月十六日(4448/4508-11-16) |
| Coptic calendar | 1527 – 1528 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1803 – 1804 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5571 – 5572 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Bikram Samwat | 1867 – 1868 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1733 – 1734 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4912 – 4913 |
| Holocene calendar | 11811 |
| Iranian calendar | 1189 – 1190 |
| Islamic calendar | 1225 – 1226 |
| Japanese calendar | Bunka 8 (文化8年) |
| Korean calendar | 4144 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2354 |
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Year 1811 (MDCCCXI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar.
[edit] Events
[edit] January–March
- January 8 – An unsuccessful slave revolt is led by Charles Deslandes in St. Charles and St. James, Louisiana.
- January 22 – The Casas Revolt begins in San Antonio, Texas.
- February 5 – British Regency: George, Prince of Wales becomes Prince Regent because of the perceived insanity of his father, King George III of the United Kingdom.
- March 1 – Citadel Massacre in Cairo: Egyptian ruler Mohammed Ali kills the last Mamluk leaders.
- March 13 – Battle of Lissa: The British fleet defeats the French.
- March 22 – The Commissioners' Plan for Manhattan is presented.
- March 25 – Great Comet discovered by Honoré Flaugergues.
- March 27 – Battle of Anholt: The British Navy defeats Denmark.
[edit] April–June
- April 5–April 6 – Revolutionary riots occur in Buenos Aires.
- May 14 – Paraguay declares independence from Spain.
- May 16 – Battle of Albuera: Spain, Portugal and Great Britain defeat the French.
- May 18 – The Battle of Las Piedras was fought near Las Piedras, Banda Oriental, which resulted in the first victory for the independentists.
- June 9 – The Great fire of the Podil breaks out in Kiev, Ukraine.
[edit] July–September
- July 5 – Venezuela declares its independence from Spain.
- July 11 – Italian scientist Amedeo Avogadro publishes his memoire about the molecular content of gases.
- August 3 – First ascent of Jungfrau, third highest summit in the Bernese Alps,
- September – Nathan of Breslov leads the first annual Rosh Hashana kibbutz (pilgrimage) of Breslov Hasidim to the grave of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov in Uman, Ukraine.
[edit] October–December
- October 11 – Inventor John Stevens' boat, the Juliana, begins operation as the first steam-powered ferry (service between New York, New York, and Hoboken, New Jersey).
- October 23 – José Gervasio Artigas and 16.000 orientales left the Banda Oriental into exile.
- October 26 – The Argentine Government declares the Freedom of Expression for the press.
- November – Luddite uprisings begin in northern England and the Midlands.
- November 7 – Battle of Tippecanoe: American troops led by William Henry Harrison defeat the Native American chief Tecumseh.
- November 17 – José Miguel Carrera, Chilean founding father, is sworn in as President of the executive Junta of the government of Chile.
- December 16 – The New Madrid earthquake in Mississippi Valley near New Madrid reverses the course of the river for a while. Other earthquakes along the fault occur on January 23, 1812 and February 7, 1812.
[edit] Date unknown
- The Red River Colony is founded in Manitoba, Canada.
[edit] Births
[edit] January–June
- January 6 – Charles Sumner, American senator and civil rights activitist (d. 1874)
- January 9 – Gilbert Abbott à Beckett, English writer (d. 1856)
- February 1 – Arthur Hallam, English poet (d. 1833)
- February 3 – Horace Greeley, American journalist, editor, and publisher (d. 1872)
- February 6 – Henry George Liddell, English clergyman (d. 1898)
- February 15 – Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, Argentinian politician, writer and father of education (d. 1888)
- March 20 – Napoleon II of France (d. 1832)
- March 21 – Nathaniel Woodard, English educationalist (d. 1891)
- March 30 or March 31 – Robert Bunsen, German chemist and inventor (d. 1899)
- May 11
- Chang and Eng Bunker, Siamese twins and sideshow performers
- Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel, member of the Swiss Federal Council (d. 1893)
- June 14 – Harriet Beecher Stowe, American author (d. 1896)
- June 17 – Jón Sigurðsson, the leader of the 19th century Icelandic independence movement. (d. 1879)
[edit] July–December
- July 11 – Isaac A. Van Amburgh, American animal trainer (d. 1865)
- July 18 – William Makepeace Thackeray, British novelist (d. 1863)
- August 31 – Théophile Gautier, French writer (d. 1872)
- September 19 – Orson Pratt, American religious leader (d. 1881)
- October 22 – Franz Liszt, Hungarian composer and pianist (d. 1886)
- October 25 – Évariste Galois, French mathematician (d. 1832)
- October 27 – Stevens Thomson Mason, first governor of Michigan (d. 1843)
- November 21
- Zeng Guofan, Chinese official and military leader (d. 1872)
- Ludwig Preiss, Botanical collector (d. 1883)
- November 24 – Ulrich Ochsenbein, Swiss Federal Councilor (d. 1890)
- December 21 – Archibald Campbell Tait, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1882)
[edit] Date unknown
- Mohammad Afzal Khan, Emir of Kabul, Emir of Kandahar (d. 1867)
[edit] Deaths
[edit] January–June
- January 10 – Marie-Joseph Chénier, French poet (b. 1764)
- February 26 – Mateo de Toro Zambrano y Ureta, Governor of Chile (b. 1727)
- March 14 – Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1735)
- April 7 – Garsevan Chavchavadze, Georgian diplomat and politician (b. 1757)
- May 4 – Nikolay Kamensky, Russian general (b. 1776)
- May 28 – Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, British minister (b. 1742)
- June 26 – Ignacio Allende, captain of the Spanish Army in Mexico
[edit] July–December
- July 30 – Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Mexican revolutionary (b. 1753)
- August – William Williams, signer of the United States Declaration of Independence (b. 1731)
- August 20 – Louis Antoine de Bougainville, French navigator and military commander (b. 1729)
- September – Ulrich Jasper Seetzen, explorer (b. 1767)
- September 8 – Peter Simon Pallas, German zoologist (b. 1741)
- October 11 – Johann Conrad Ammann, Swiss physician and naturalist (b. 1724)
- November 21 – Heinrich von Kleist, German writer (suicide) (b. 1777)
- November 27 – Andrew Meikle, Scottish engineer (b. 1719)
