Births. March 4 - Sir John Lawrence, British Indian administrator; October 22 – Franz Liszt, Hungarian composer; Events. May 14 – Paraguay declares independence from Spain.; Bolivia declares indepencence.; Uruguay fights against Spain

The 1811 Independence Movement ( Spanish: Movimiento de Independencia de 1811 ), known in El Salvador as the First Shout of Independence ( Primer Grito de Independencia ), was the first of a series of revolts in Central America in modern day El Salvador against Spanish colonialism and dependency on the Captaincy General of Guatemala.

The Great Comet of 1811, formally designated C/1811 F1, is a comet that was visible to the naked eye for around 260 days, the longest recorded period of visibility until the appearance of Comet Hale–Bopp in 1997. In October 1811, at its brightest, and when it was 1.2 AU from Earth, it displayed an apparent magnitude of 0, with an easily ...

The Commissioners' Plan of 1811 was the original design for the streets of Manhattan above Houston Street and below 155th Street, which put in place the rectangular grid plan of streets and lots that has defined Manhattan on its march uptown until the current day. It has been called "the single most important document in New York City's ...

The 1811 German Coast uprising was a revolt of black slaves in parts of the Territory of Orleans on January 8–10, 1811. The uprising occurred on the east bank of the Mississippi River in what is now St. John the Baptist, St. Charles and Jefferson Parishes, Louisiana. [1] The slave insurgency was the largest in US history, but the rebels ...

1 day ago · Siège de Figuieras (1811) La forteresse de Sant Ferran est située sur une colline près de Figueras. Le siège de Figuieras a lieu en 1811. François Gilles Guillot commandait le 1er arrondissement de Haute Catalogne, sous les ordres du colonel général Louis Baraguey d'Hilliers, commandant en chef de cette province.