1811
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| Years: 1808 1809 1810 - 1811 - 1812 1813 1814 | |
| Decades: 1780s 1790s 1800s - 1810s - 1820s 1830s 1840s | |
| Centuries: 18th century - 19th century - 20th century | |
1811 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar).
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Events
- February 5 - George, Prince of Wales becomes Regent because of the perceived insanity of his father, King George III of the United Kingdom.He is known as the Prince Regent. This is the beginning of the period known as the English Regency.
- March 1 - Egyptian ruler Mohammed Ali kills the last Mamluk leaders in the Citadel Massacre
- March 25 - The Great Comet of 1811 is discovered by Honoré Flaugergues.
- April 5- April 6 - Revolutionary riots in Buenos Aires.
- May 14 - Paraguay gains independence from Spain.
- July 5 - Venezuela declares its independence from Spain.
- July 11 - Italian scientist Amedeo Avogadro publishes his memoire about molecular content of gases
- 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 Midlands
- Earthquake in Mississippi Valley near New Madrid reverses the course of the river for a while
- London and Westminster Chartered Gas Society founded in London
- Bolivia declares indepencence
- Uruguay revolts against Spain
Ongoing events
Births
- January 9 - Gilbert Abbott a 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 30 - Robert Bunsen, German chemist and inventor (d. 1899)
- 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 27 - Stevens Thomson Mason, first Governor of Michigan (d. 1843)
- November 21 - Zeng Guofan, Chinese official and military leader (d. 1872)
- November 24 - Ulrich Ochsenbein, member of the Swiss Federal Council (d. 1890)
- December 21 - Archibald Campbell Tait, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1882)
Deaths
- January 10 - Marie-Joseph Chénier, French poet (b. 1764)
- May 28 - Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, British minister (b. 1742)
- September 8 - Peter Simon Pallas, German zoologist (b. 1741)
- November 21 - Heinrich von Kleist, German writer (suicide) (b. 1777)af:1811
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