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1811
Year '''1811''' ('''Roman numerals|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).
Events of 1811
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 IV of the United Kingdom|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 Mehemet Ali (Egypt)|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.
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 France|French.
- June 9 - The 1811 Great fire of Podil|Great fire of the Podil breaks out in Kiev, Ukraine.
July - September
- July 5 - Venezuela declares its independence from Spain.
- July 11 - Italy|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 (Breslov)|Rosh Hashana kibbutz (pilgrimage) of Breslov (Hasidic dynasty)|Breslov Hasidim to the grave of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov in Uman, Ukraine.
October - December
- October 11 - Inventor John Stevens (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 Americans in the United States|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, Mississippi|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.
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
Births
January - June
- January 9 - Gilbert Abbott à Beckett, English writer (d. 1856)
- January 17 - Joshua A. Norton|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 Liddell|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)
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 (Michigan)|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)
Deaths
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
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 21 - Heinrich von Kleist, German writer (suicide) (b. 1777)
- November 27 - Andrew Meikle, English engineer (b. 1719)
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