Births on October 11

Stevenson Archer (1786-1848)

Born on October 11, 1786

Stevenson Archer, American judge and politician (d. 1848)

Stevenson Archer (October 11, 1786 – June 26, 1848) was a slave owner, judge, and United States Representative from Maryland, representing the sixth district from 1811 to 1817, and the seventh district from 1819 to 1821. His son Stevenson Archer and father John Archer were also U.S. Congressmen from Maryland.

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Events on 1786

16 Jan

Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
Virginia enacts the Statute for Religious Freedom authored by Thomas Jefferson.
1 May

The Marriage of Figaro
In Vienna, Austria, Mozart's opera The Marriage of Figaro is performed for the first time.
25 Jun

St. George Island (Alaska)
Gavriil Pribylov discovers St. George Island of the Pribilof Islands in the Bering Sea.
8 Aug

Jacques Balmat
Mont Blanc on the French-Italian border is climbed for the first time by Jacques Balmat and Dr. Michel-Gabriel Paccard.
11 Aug

Penang
Captain Francis Light establishes the British colony of Penang in Malaysia.

Births on October 11

Stevenson Archer (1786-1848)

Born on October 11, 1786

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Events on 1786

Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

The Marriage of Figaro

St. George Island (Alaska)

Jacques Balmat

Penang