What Happened in 1811

Significant Events

  • Apr 12 1st US colonists on Pacific coast arrive at Cape Disappointment, Washington
  • Jul 5 Venezuelan Declaration of Independence: 7 provinces declare themselves independent of Spain
  • Sep 18 British expeditionary army conquers Dutch Indies
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Famous People Born in 1811

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World Leaders in 1811

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Famous Weddings

  • Jan 1 Writer James Fenimore Cooper (21) weds Susan Augusta de Lancey in Mamaroneck, New York
  • Jan 8 US Vice President John C. Calhoun (28) weds Floride Bonneau (19)
  • Aug 28 English Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley (19) elopes to Scotland with 1st wife Harriet Westbrook (16)

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