8th » 1811 German Coast Uprising An unsuccessful slave revolt is led by Charles Deslondes in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana St. Charles and St. James Parish, Louisiana St. James, Louisiana.
17th » Mexican War of Independence: In the Battle of Calderón Bridge, a heavily outnumbered History of Spain (1814–73) named Spanish force of 6,000 troops defeats nearly 100,000 Mexican revolutionaries.
Famous Birthdays on January in 1811
6th » Charles Sumner, American politician (d. 1874)
9th » Gilbert Abbott à Beckett, English journalist and author (d. 1856)
Famous Deaths for January 1811
10th » Joseph Chénier, French poet, playwright, and politician (b. 1764)
31st » Manuel Alberti, Argentinian priest and journalist (b. 1763)