1811

Year 1811 () was a (link will display the full calendar) of the  (or a  of the 12-day slower ).

January - March

 * - Unsuccessful slave revolt led by in St. Charles and St. James,.
 * - becomes Regent because of the perceived insanity of his father, King . He is known as the . This is the beginning of the  period.
 * - ian ruler kills the last  leaders in the.
 * - - British fleet defeats the French one.
 * - The is discovered by.

April - June

 * - - Revolutionary riots in.
 * - declares independence from.

July - September

 * - declares its independence from.
 * - scientist  publishes his memoire about molecular content of gases.
 * - First annual (pilgrimage) of  Hasidim to the grave of  in, led by.

October - December

 * - Inventor ' boat, the Juliana, begins operation as the first -powered (service between, and ).
 * - uprisings begin in northern  and.
 * - in  near  reverses the course of the river for a while. Other earthquakes along the fault occur on January 23, 1812 and February 7, 1812.
 * - in  near  reverses the course of the river for a while. Other earthquakes along the fault occur on January 23, 1812 and February 7, 1812.

Births

 * , Emir of Kabul, Emir of Kandahar (d. )

January - June

 * -, English writer (d. )
 * -, self-declared Emperor of the United States (d. )
 * -, American journalist, editor, and publisher (d. )
 * -, English clergyman (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, English eeducationalist (d. )
 * -, German chemist and inventor (d. )
 * -, and  performers.
 * -, member of the Swiss Federal Council (d. )
 * -, American author (d. )

July - December

 * -, British novelist (d. )
 * -, French writer (d. )
 * -, American religious leader (d. )
 * -, Hungarian composer and pianist (d. )
 * -, French mathematician (d. )
 * -, first governor of Michigan (d. )
 * -, Chinese official and military leader (d. )
 * November 21 -, Botanical collector (d )
 * -, Swiss Federal Councilor (d. )
 * -, (d. )


 * See also .

January - June

 * -, French poet (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, Georgian diplomat and politician (b. )
 * -, Russian general (b. )
 * -, 1st Viscount Melville, British minister (b. )

July - December

 * -, Mexican revolutionary (b. )
 * -, French navigator and military commander (b. )
 * -, German zoologist (b. )
 * -, Swiss physician and naturalist (b. )
 * -, German founder of the Illuminati (b. )
 * -, German writer (suicide) (b. )
 * -, English engineer (b. )


 * See also .