1811
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| Centuries: | 18th century - 19th century - 20th century |
| Decades: | 1780s 1790s 1800s - 1810s - 1820s 1830s 1840s |
| Years: | 1808 1809 1810 - 1811 - 1812 1813 1814 |
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Year 1811 (MDCCCXI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar).
| Gregorian calendar | 1811 MDCCCXI |
| Ab urbe condita | 2564 |
| Armenian calendar | 1260 ԹՎ ՌՄԿ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -33 – -32 |
| Berber calendar | 2761 |
| 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 | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1866 – 1867 |
| - 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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[edit] Events of 1811
[edit] January - March
- January 3 - 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: Egyptian ruler Mohammed Ali kills the last Mamluk leaders.
- March 13 - Battle of Lissa (1811): The British fleet defeats the French.
- March 22 - The Commissioners' Plan of 1811 for Manhattan is presented.
- March 25 - The Great Comet of 1811 is 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.
- 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.
- 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).
- November - Luddite uprisings begin in northern England and the Midlands.
- November 6 - Battle of Tippecanoe: American troops led by William Henry Harrison defeat the Native American chief Tecumseh.
- 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] Ongoing events
- Argentine War of Independence (1810-1818)
- Black War (1804-1835)
- Bolivian Independence War (1809-1824)
- Gunboat War (1807-1814)
- Mtetwa Empire Expansion
- Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815) - Peninsular War
- Russo-Persian War (1804-1813)
- Russo-Turkish War, 1806-1812
[edit] Births
[edit] January - June
- January 9 - Gilbert Abbott à Beckett, English writer (d. 1856)
- January 17 - Joshua Abraham Norton, self-declared Emperor Norton I of the United States (d. 1880)
- February 3 - Horace Greeley, American journalist, editor, and publisher (d. 1872)
- February 6 - Henry George Liddell, English clergyman (d. 1898)
- March 20 - Napoleon II of France (d. 1832)
- March 21 - Nathaniel Woodard, English eeducationalist (d. 1891)
- March 30 - 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)
[edit] July - December
- July 18 - William Makepeace Thackeray, British novelist (d. 1863)
- August 31 - Theophile 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)
- 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 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 18 - Adam Weishaupt, German founder of the Illuminati (b. 1748)
- November 21 - Heinrich von Kleist, German writer (suicide) (b. 1777)
- November 27 - Andrew Meikle, English engineer (b. 1719)
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