26th » A Richmond Theatre fire e.g theater fire in Richmond, Virginia kills the Governor of Virginia George William Smith (politician) known as George William Smith and the president of the First National Bank of Virginia Abraham B. Venable.
Famous Birthdays on December in 1811
2nd » Jean-Charles Chapais, Canadian politician, 1st Minister of Agriculture (Canada) named Canadian Minister of Agriculture (d. 1885)
21st » Archibald Tait, Scottish-English archbishop (d. 1882)
Famous Deaths for December 1811
8th » Eliza Poe, English-American actress (b. 1787)