1811
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| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
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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.
- 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).
- 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.
- 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] 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)
- 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)
- June 17 – Jón Sigurðsson, the leader of the 19th century Icelandic independence movement. (d. 1879)
[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 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)
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