Today in History for December 1811
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Historical Events
Events 1 - 2 of 2
16th - Earthquake hits New Madrid, Missouri, causing widespread damage
26th - A theater fire in Richmond, Virginia kills the Governor of Virginia George William Smith and the president of the First National Bank of Virginia Abraham B. Venable.
Famous Birthdays
Birthdays 1 - 4 of 4
2nd - Jean-Charles Chapais, French Canadian politician, Father of the Canadian Confederation (d. 1885)
8th - Louis Alexander Balthasar Schindelmeisser, composer
18th - Alexander Sandor Asboth, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1868
25th - Wilhelm E Freiherr von Ketteler, German politician/bishop of Mainz
Famous Deaths
Deaths 1 - 4 of 4
7th - Ignaz Spangler, composer, dies at 54
8th - Eliza Poe, English-born American actress and the mother of the American author Edgar Allan Poe(b. 1787)
17th - John Antes, composer, dies at 71
17th - Louis-Abet Deffroy de Reigny, composer, dies at 54
