August 11 is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays July 1 - Canada Day ( Canada) July 1 - July Morning ( Bulgaria) International holidays Independence Day - India National Heroes Day - Philippines Independence Day - Pakistan 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays Independence Day - India National Heroes Day - Philippines Independence Day - Pakistan August 2007 is the eighth month of that year It began on a Wednesday and 31 days later ended on a Friday. August 2006 was a month with thirty-one days On August 10, an alleged plot to detonate ten Airliners over the Atlantic Ocean was revealed to PortalCurrent events News collections and sources WikipediaNews collections and sources. August 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - See also August 10 2003 - August 2003 - August 12 2003 ---- Liberian president Charles Taylor resigns August 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September August 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September August 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 142 days remaining until the end of the year.

Events

• 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation. The 25th century BC is a Century which lasted from the year 2500 BC to 2401 BC Bel (beɪl from Akkadian bēlu) signifying "lord" or "master" is a Title rather than a genuine name applied to various gods Hayk (hy Հայկ also transliterated as Haik) is the legendary patriarch and founder of the Armenian nation. The Armenians (Հայեր Hayer) are a Nation and Ethnic group originating in the Caucasus and in the Armenian Highlands A large
• 480 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Battle of Artemisium - The Persians achieve a naval victory over the Greeks in an engagement fought near Artemisium, a promontory on the north coast of Euboea. Events By place Greece May — King Xerxes I of Persia marches from Sardis and onto Thrace The naval Battle of Artemisium took place according to tradition on the same day as the Battle of Thermopylae on August 11 480 BC, though its exact date layout and formatting it should ensure no clashes with the top of the infobox The Greeks ( Greek: Έλληνες) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighbouring regions Artemisium is a cape north of Euboea, Greece. The legendary hollow cast bronze statue of a debatable Zeus or Poseidon was found off this cape in a sunken For the mythological figure see Euboea (mythology Euboea ( Modern Greek, Εύβοια - Évia &mdash The Greek fleet holds its own against the Persians in three days of fighting but withdraws southward when news comes of the defeat at Thermopylae. layout and formatting it should ensure no clashes with the top of the infobox Thermopylae (θɚˈmɒpəli (Ancient and Katharevousa Greek, Demotic Θερμοπύλες: "hot gateway" is a location in Greece
• 355 - Claudius Silvanus, accused of treason, proclaims himself Roman Emperor against Constantius II. Events By Place Roman Empire August 11 — Claudius Silvanus, accused of treason proclaims himself Roman Emperor. Claudius Silvanus (died 7 September 355) was a Roman general of Frankish descent usurper in Gaul against Emperor The Roman Emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period (starting at about 27 BC Flavius Iulius Constantius, known in English as Constantius II ( 7 August, 317 - November 3, 361) was a Roman Emperor
• 1786 - Captain Francis Light established the British colony of Penang in Malaysia
• 1804 - Francis II assumed title of first Emperor of Austria
• 1828 - William Corder is hanged at Bury St. Edmunds, England, for the murder of Maria Marten at the Red Barn a year ago. Year 1786 ( MDCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Captain Francis Light (1740 – 25 October 1794) was the founder of the British colony of Penang (in modern-day Malaysia) and its Penang (pəˈnæŋ Malay: Pulau Pinang) is a state in Malaysia, located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Francis II (Franz II Heiliger Römischer Kaiser ( 12 February 1768 &ndash 2 March 1835) was the last Holy Roman Emperor, ruling The phrase Emperor of Austria describes an Hereditary Imperial title and position proclaimed in 1804 by the Austrian Habsburg The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Bury St Edmunds is a town in the county of Suffolk, England and formerly the County town of West Suffolk. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The Red Barn Murder was a notorious murder committed in Polstead, Suffolk, England, in 1827
• 1858 - First ascent of the Eiger. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Eiger is a notable mountain in the Swiss Alps, rising to an elevation of 3970 m (13025 ft
• 1898 - Spanish-American War: American troops enter the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Mayagüez redirects here For the US ship of the same name see ''SS'' Mayagüez. Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}}
• 1918 - World War I - Battle of Amiens ends
• 1919 - Constitution of Weimar Republic adopted
• 1920 - The Latvia-Bolshevist Russia peace treaty, which relinquished Russia's authority and pretenses to Latvia, is signed. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The Battle of Amiens, which began on 8 August 1918 was the opening phase of the Allied offensive later known as the Hundred Days Offensive that ultimately led Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The term Weimar Republic ( ˈvaɪmarɐ repuˈbliːk is used by historians to signify the democratic and Republican period of Germany from 1919 to 1933 Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region. Bolshevist Russia or Bolshevik Russia is a common term for the Bolshevik side in the Russian Civil War, or more specifically the Russian
• 1929 - Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 500 home runs in his career with a home run at League Park in Cleveland, Ohio. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Herman Ruth Jr (February 6 1895 &ndash August 16 1948 also popularly known as " Babe " " The Bambino " and " The Sultan of Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each In Major League Baseball, the 500 Home Run Club is an informal term applied to the group of players who have hit 500 or more career Home runs The first member of the League Park was a Baseball stadium located in Cleveland Ohio. Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state
• 1934 - Federal prison opened at Alcatraz Island. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alcatraz Island, sometimes informally referred to as simply Alcatraz or locally as the Rock, is a small island located in the middle of San Francisco Bay
• 1952 - Hussein proclaimed king of Jordan
• 1960 - Chad declares independence. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hussein bin Talal King of Jordan (حسين بن طلال Ḥusayn bin Ṭalāl) ( November 14, 1935 – February 7, 1999) was Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (الأردنّ al-Urdunn) is an Arab country in Southwest Asia spanning the southern Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chad (Tchad تشاد Tshād) officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a Landlocked country in Central Africa.
• 1965 - Race riots (the Watts riots) begin in Watts area of Los Angeles, California. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. The term Watts Riots refers to a large-scale Race riot which lasted six days in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles California, in August Watts is a residential district in southern Los Angeles California (more specifically part of South Los Angeles) Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West
• 1968 - The last steam passenger train service runs in Britain. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A selection of British Rail steam locomotives make the 120-mile journey from Liverpool to Carlisle and returns to Liverpool before having their fires dropped for the last time - this working was known as the Fifteen Guinea Special. See also Rail transport in Great Britain, National Rail, Network Rail This article is about the defunct entity "British Railways" A locomotive is a railway Vehicle that provides the motive power for a Train. Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary Carlisle (pronounced CARLYLE(emphasis on the first syllable is a City in northern England the largest settlement in Cumbria. The Fifteen Guinea Special was the last main-line passenger train to be hauled by a steam locomotive on British Rail on 11 August 1968 before the introduction
• 1972 - Vietnam War: The last United States ground combat unit depart South Vietnam. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia The United States of America —commonly referred to as the "RVN" redirects here RVN is also the former callsign of a TV station in Wagga Wagga New South Wales Australia
• 1975 - East Timor: Governor Mário Lemos Pires of Portuguese Timor abandons the capital Dili, following a coup by the Timorese Democratic Union (UDT) and the outbreak of civil war between UDT and Fretilin. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. East Timor, also known as Timor-Leste (officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste) is a country in Southeast Asia. Mário Lemos Pires (born June 30 1930) was the last Portuguese governor of Portuguese Timor. Portuguese Timor was the name of East Timor when it was under Portuguese control Dili, also spelled Díli, is the Capital and largest city of Timor Leste (formerly called East Timor. The Timorese Democratic Union ( União Democrática Timorense) is a Conservative Political party in East Timor. The Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor ( Portuguese: Frente Revolucionária de Timor-Leste Independente or FReTiLIn) is a
• 1987 - Alan Greenspan becomes Chairman of the United States Federal Reserve. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Alan Greenspan (born March 6 1926 in New York City) is an American Economist and was from 1987 to 2006 the Chairman of the Federal Reserve of The Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is the head of the central banking system of the United States and one of the most
• 1999 - A total solar eclipse visible from Europe and Asia. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth so that the Sun is wholly or partially obscured

Total solar eclipse observed from France. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth so that the Sun is wholly or partially obscured This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.

• 1999 - The exceptional Salt Lake City Tornado tears through the downtown district of the city, killing one. The Salt Lake City Tornado was a very rare Tornado that occurred in Salt Lake City Utah on August 11, 1999, during an unusually strong
• 2003 - NATO takes over command of the peacekeeping force in Afghanistan, marking its first major operation outside Europe in its 54-year-history. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The North Atlantic Treaty International Security Assistance Force (10 ( ISAF) is a NATO -led security and development mission in Afghanistan established by the United Nations Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت,
• 2003 - Jemaah Islamiyah leader Riduan Isamuddin, better known as Hambali, is arrested in Bangkok, Thailand. History The JI was established as a loose confederation of several Islamic groups Riduan Isamuddin also transliterated as Riduan Isamudin, Riduan Isomuddin, and Riduan Isomudin, better known by the Nom de Bangkok, known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (krūŋtʰêːp máhǎːnákʰɔn) or Krung Thep ( for short is the Capital, largest The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj
• 2003 - A heat wave in Paris resulted in temperatures rising to 112°F (44° C), leaving about 144 people dead. A heat wave is a prolonged period of excessively hot Weather, which may be accompanied by high Humidity. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Fahrenheit is a temperature scale named after Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736 a German Physicist who proposed it in 1724 The Celsius Temperature scale was previously known as the centigrade scale.

Births

• 1467 - Mary of York, English princess (d. Mary of York ( August 11, 1467 - May 23, 1482) was the second daughter of Edward IV of England and his Queen consort 1482)
• 1667 - Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, last of the Medicis (d. Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, ( August 11, 1667 &ndash February 18, 1743, Florence) was the last of the Medici to live 1743)
• 1673 - Richard Mead, English physician (d. Year 1743 ( MDCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Richard Mead ( 11 August 1673 &ndash 16 February 1754) was an English Physician. 1754)
• 1718 - Sir Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-born British colonial governor (d. Year 1754 ( MDCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1718 ( MDCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Sir Frederick Haldimand, KB ( August 11, 1718 &ndash June 5, 1791) was a British army officer and governor 1791)
• 1722 - Richard Brocklesby, English physician (d. Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1722 ( MDCCXXII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Richard Brocklesby ( August 11, 1722 &ndash December 11, 1797) English Physician, was born at Minehead, 1797)
• 1778 - Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, German (Prussian) gymnastics educator and nationalist (d. Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1778 ( MDCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Friedrich Ludwig Jahn ( August 11 1778 &ndash October 15 1852) was a German Prussian Gymnastics educator 1852)
• 1794 - James Barton Longacre, American engraver (d. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a James Barton Longacre ( August 11, 1794 &ndash January 1, 1869) an American engraver was the fourth Chief Engraver of the 1869)
• 1807 - David Rice Atchison, American politician (d. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1807 ( MDCCCVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common David Rice Atchison (August 11 1807 &ndash January 26 1886 was a mid-19th century Democratic United States Senator from Missouri. 1886)
• 1833 - Robert G. Ingersoll, American politician and soldier (d. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Colonel Robert Green Ingersoll ( August 11, 1833 &ndash July 21, 1899) was a Civil War veteran American political leader 1899)
• 1833 - Kido Takayoshi, Japanese politician (d. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common also referred as Kido Kōin was a Japanese statesman during the Late Tokugawa shogunate and the Meiji Restoration. 1877)
• 1836 - Warren Brown, American politician (d. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Warren Brown may refer to Warren Brown (politician, American politician Warren Brown (sportswriter, American sportswriter 1919)
• 1837 - Marie François Sadi Carnot, French statesman (d. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common For the French physicist and uncle of Marie François see Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot. 1894)
• 1858 - Christiaan Eijkman, Dutch physician, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Christiaan Eijkman ( August 11, 1858, Nijkerk &ndash November 5, 1930, Utrecht) was a Dutch Physician The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1930)
• 1863 - Gaston Doumergue, President of the French Third Republic (d. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Pierre-Paul-Henri-Gaston Doumergue (Aigues-Vives Gard, 1 August 1863 18 June 1937 in Aigues-Vives was a French Politician of the Third Republic. The President of the French Republic (Président de la République française colloquially referred to in English as the President of France, is France 's elected The French Third Republic (in French, La Troisième République, sometimes written as La IIIe 1937)
• 1870 - Tom Richardson, English cricketer (d. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Tom Richardson (born August 11, 1870, Byfleet, Surrey; died July 2, 1912, Chambéry, France) was 1912)
• 1870 - Walter Bowman, Canadian soccer player (d. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Walter Bowman (born August 11, 1870 in Waterloo Ontario) was the first non-British player to play in the Football League.  ?)
• 1872 - Shidehara Kijuro, Prime Minister of Japan (d. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year ( 11 August 1872 - 10 March 1951) was a prominent pre-World War II Japanese Diplomat and the 44th Prime Minister of The is the usual English-language term used for the Head of government of Japan, although the literal translation of the Japanese name for the office is Prime 1951)
• 1877 - Adolph M. Christianson, justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court (d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Adolph M Christianson ( August 11, 1877 – February 11, 1954) was a justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court from 1915-1954 and 1954)
• 1892 - Eiji Yoshikawa, Japanese novelist (d. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year was a Japanese Historical novelist probably one of the best and most famous authors in the genre 1962)
• 1892 - Hugh MacDiarmid, Scottish poet (d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hugh MacDiarmid is the pen name of Christopher Murray Grieve (Crìsdean Mac a' Ghreidhir (11 August 1892 Langholm - 9 September 1978 Edinburgh 1978)
• 1897 - Louise Bogan, American poet (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Louise Bogan ( August 11, 1897 - February 4, 1970) was an American Poet. 1970)
• 1897 - Enid Blyton, English author (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Enid Mary Blyton ( August 11 1897 &ndash November 28 1968) was a British children's writer. 1968)
• 1900 - Philip Phillips, American archaeologist (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar This article is about the American archaeologist for the political figure see Philip Phillips. 1994)
• 1902 - Alfredo Binda, Italian cyclist (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Alfredo Binda ( August 11, 1902 &ndash January 1, 1986) was an Italian cyclist of the 1920s and 1930s later trainer of 1986)
• 1902 - Lloyd Nolan, American actor (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Lloyd Benedict Nolan ( August 11, 1902 &ndash September 27, 1985) was an American film and television actor 1985)
• 1905 - Erwin Chargaff, Austrian biochemist (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Erwin Chargaff ( Czernowitz, August 11, 1905 &ndash New York City, USA, June 20, 2002) was an Austrian 2002)
• 1907 - Ted a'Beckett, Australian cricketer (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year See also Edward A'Beckett (disambiguation page Edward Lambert ("Ted" a'Beckett (born August 11, 1907 in 1989)
• 1912 - Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs, German astronomer (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs ( August 11, 1912 &ndash March 9, 1954) was a German Astronomer. 1954)
• 1912 - Thanom Kittikachorn, Prime Minister of Thailand (d. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn ( August 11, 1912 - June 16, 2004, Thai ถนอม กิตติขจร The first Prime Minister of Thailand was Phraya Manopakorn Nititada, who took office after the 1932 Siamese coup d'état ended the absolute monarchy 2004)
• 1913 - Angus Wilson, British novelist (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sir Angus Frank Johnstone Wilson ( 11 August 1913 &ndash 31 May 1991) was an English Novelist and Short story 1991)
• 1913 - Paul Dupuis, French Canadian actor (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Paul Dupuis ( August 11, 1913 - January 23, 1976) was a French Canadian film actor who was born in Montreal, Province 1976)
• 1913 - Bob Scheffing, American professional baseball player and manager (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Boden Scheffing ( August 11 1913 - October 26 1985) was an American Baseball player coach, manager 1985)
• 1914 - José Silva, American parapsychologist (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year José Silva ( August 11, 1914 - February 7, 1999) was a parapsychologist and author of the Silva Method and the 1999)
• 1916 - Johnny Claes, Belgian racing driver (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Octave John "Johnny" Claes ( 11 August, 1916 in London – February 3, 1956 in Brussels was a Racing driver from Belgium 1956)
• 1919 - Ginette Neveu, French violinist (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ginette Neveu ( August 11, 1919 &ndash October 27, 1949) was a French Violinist. 1949)
• 1920 - Chuck Rayner, Canadian ice hockey player (d. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Claude Earl "Chuck" Rayner (born - August 11, 1920 in Sutherland, Saskatchewan, died - October 6, 2002) was a 2002)
• 1921 - Alex Haley, American historian (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Alexander Murray Palmer Haley (August 11 1921–February 10 1992 was an American Writer. 1992)
• 1923 - Stan Chambers, American television reporter
• 1925 - Mike Douglas, American entertainer (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stanley Holroyd Chambers (born 11 August 1923 in Los Angeles, California) is an American television reporter who has worked for Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mike Douglas, born Michael Delaney Dowd Jr ( August 11 1925 &ndash August 11 2006) was an American Entertainer 2006)
• 1925 - Floyd Curry, National Hockey League player (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Floyd James Curry ( August 11 1925 in Chapleau, Ontario, Canada - September 16 2006 in Montreal, The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America 2006)
• 1926 - Aaron Klug, Lithuanian-born chemist, Nobel Prize Laureate
• 1926 - Claus von Bülow, Danish-born British socialite
• 1928 - Arlene Dahl, American actress
• 1932 - Fernando Arrabal, Spanish writer
• 1932 - Israel Asper, Canadian tax lawyer (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Aaron Klug, OM, PRS (born 11 August 1926) is a Lithuanian born British Chemist and Biophysicist The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. Claus von Bülow (born Claus Cecil Borberg on August 11, 1926, in Copenhagen Denmark) is a British socialite of German and Danish Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Arlene Dahl (born August 11, 1925) is an American Movie actress who achieved notability during the 1950s Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Fernando Arrabal Terán (born August 11, 1932 in Melilla, Spain) is a Spanish playwright, screenwriter, Israel Harold "Izzy" Asper OC QC OM ( August 11, 1932 - October 7, 2003) 2003)
• 1932 - John Gorrie, English director
• 1933 - Jerry Falwell, American preacher (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. John Gorrie (born August 11, 1932 in Hastings, East Sussex, England) is a director Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jerry Lamon Falwell Sr ( August 11 1933 – May 15, 2007) was an American evangelical Christian Pastor, 2007)
• 1936 - Andre Dubus, American short-story writer (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Andre Dubus ( August 11, 1936 - February 24, 1999) was an American Short story writer Essayist, and autobiographer 1999)
• 1938 - Branko Stanovnik, Slovenian chemist
• 1939 - Ronnie Dawson, American rockabilly performer (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Branko Stanovnik (born August 11, 1938) is an accomplished Slovenian Chemist, specializing in Organic chemistry, and member of Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ronald F "Ronnie" Dawson (born August 11 1939 in Dallas, Texas — September 23 2003, Dallas was an American 2003)
• 1942 - Mike Hugg, British musician (Manfred Mann)
• 1943 - Abigail Folger, American heiress and Manson murder victim (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mike Hugg (born Michael Hugg 11 August 1942, Andover Hampshire) is a professional Musician ( Drums vocals, keyboards This article is about Manfred Mann the band For Manfred Mann the man see Manfred Mann (musician. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Abigail Anne "Gibby" Folger ( August 11, 1943 – August 9, 1969) was an American coffee Heiress, Debutante 1969)
• 1943 - Stefania Toczyska, Polish mezzo-soprano
• 1943 - Pervez Musharraf, Pakistani politician
• 1944 - Ian McDiarmid, Scottish actor
• 1944 - Fred Smith, American entrepreneur
• 1946 - Marilyn vos Savant, American newspaper columnist
• 1946 - John Conlee, American country music singer
• 1947 - Georgios Karatzaferis, Greek politician
• 1948 - Jan Palach, Czechoslovakian student protester
• 1949 - Eric Carmen, American musician
• 1950 - Erik Brann, American musician (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. General (ret Pervez Musharraf ( (born 11 August 1943 NI(M, HI(M, TBt, is the former Military dictator and President of Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ian McDiarmid (born 11 August 1944 is a Scottish Tony Award -winning actor and Theatre director. Frederick Wallace Smith (born August 11 1944 in Marks, Mississippi) or Fred Smith, is the founder chairman president and CEO of FedEx, originally Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marilyn vos Savant (born August 11 1946) is an American Magazine columnist Author, Lecturer and Playwright John Conlee (born August 11, 1946 in Versailles Kentucky) is an American Country music Singer. Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Georgios Karatzaferis (born August 11, 1947) is a Greek politician a member of the Hellenic Parliament and the president of the Popular Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about a person For the sword see Backsword. Jan Palach ( August 11, 1948 – January 19, 1969 Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eric Howard Carmen (born August 11 1949 in Cleveland, Ohio, U Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Erik Brann aka Erik Braunn aka Erik Braun ( August 11 1950 – July 25, 2003) American musician was a Guitarist 2003)
• 1950 - Gennidy Nikonov, Russian weapons inventor
• 1950 - Steve Wozniak, American computer pioneer
• 1951 - Vincent Bilodeau, Quebec actor and comedian
• 1952 - Bob Mothersbaugh, AKA Bob 1, American Musician (DEVO)
• 1953 - Hulk Hogan, American professional wrestler
• 1954 - Joe Jackson, English singer
• 1954 - Juan Maria Solare, Argentine composer
• 1955 - Sylvia Hermon, British politician
• 1955 - Marc Bureau, French Canadian politician
• 1956 - Pierre-Louis Lions, French mathematician
• 1957 - Richie Ramone, American musician (The Ramones)
• 1957 - Ian Stuart Donaldson, British singer (Skrewdriver)
• 1959 - Gustavo Cerati, Argentinian musician (Soda Stereo)
• 1959 - Yoshiaki Murakami, Japanese investor
• 1963 - Hiromi Makihara, Japanese baseball player
• 1964 - Jim Lee, Korean-born comic book artist
• 1964 - Miguel A. Núñez Jr., American actor
• 1965 - Marc Bergevin, Canadian professional ice hockey player
• 1965 - Shinji Mikami, video game designer
• 1965 - Viola Davis, American actress
• 1966 - Nigel Martyn, English footballer
• 1966 - Embeth Davidtz, American actress
• 1967 - Enrique Bunbury, Spanish singer
• 1967 - Collin Chou, Taiwanese actor
• 1967 - Joe Rogan, American television host
• 1968 - Lorenzo Bernardi, Italian volleyball player
• 1968 - Charlie Sexton, American musician
• 1968 - Alan Kelly, England-born Irish footballer
• 1968 - Veda Hille, Canadian singer
• 1968 - Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau
• 1969 - Jonah Matranga, American singer
• 1969 - Ashley Jensen, Scottish actress
• 1970 - Andy Bell, English musician (Ride, Hurricane #1, Oasis)
• 1971 - Tommy Mooney, English football player
• 1971 - Alejandra Barros, Mexican actress
• 1972 - Jonathon Prandi, American model
• 1973 - Nigel Harman, British actor
• 1974 - Audrey Mestre, French diver
• 1974 - Will Friedle, American actor
• 1974 - Hadiqa Kiyani, Pakistani pop star
• 1974 - Marie-France Dubreuil, French Canadian figure skater
• 1975 - Davey von Bohlen, American musician, (The Promise Ring, Maritime)
• 1975 - Ronald Clarke, American musician and founder of aliennetwork Records
• 1976 - Ben Gibbard, American musician (Death Cab for Cutie, The Postal Service)
• 1976 - Ľubomir Visnovsky, Slovak ice hockey player
• 1976 - Bubba Crosby, American baseball player
• 1976 - Erick Lindgren, American poker player
• 1978 - Jermain Taylor, American boxer
• 1978 - Amber Brkich, American reality television personality
• 1980 - Lee Suggs, American football player
• 1981 - Sandi Thom, Scottish born singer
• 1981 - Fiona Sit, Hong Kong singer and actress
• 1982 - Alan Halsall, British actor
• 1984 - Melky Cabrera, Dominican baseball player
• 1984 - Katie Rees, American Miss Nevada USA
• 1984 - Lucas Di Grassi, Brazilian racing driver
• 1985 - Grace Adams-Short, British reality television contestant
• 1988 - Patrick Mills, Australian basketball player
• 1992 - Allison Lozano, Mexican actress
• 1993 - Alyson Stoner, American actress

Deaths

• 480 BC - Leonidas, King of Sparta (b. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Gennadiy Nikolayevich Nikonov ( August 11, 1950 - May 14, 2003) was a Russian gun engineer Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Vincent Bilodeau (b August 11 1951) is a French Canadian Actor and Comedian from Quebec. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Leroy Mothersbaugh Jr (born August 11 1952 in Akron Ohio) or " Bob 1 " is the lead Guitar player and occasional Devo (pronounced DEE-vo (IPA /'diːvoʊ/) or dee-VO (IPA /diː'voʊ/) often spelled "DEVO" or "DEV-O" is an American Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Terrance "Terry" Gene Bollea (born August 11 1953 better known by his Ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American Actor, and retired professional Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Joe Jackson (born David Ian Jackson, 11 August 1954 Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire) is an English Musician and Singer-songwriter Juan María Solare (born August 11, 1966) is an Argentine Composer and Pianist. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Sylvia Lady Hermon (née Paisley (born 11 August 1955) is a Ulster Unionist Party politician and Member of Parliament for the Northern Marc Bureau (born August 11, 1955 in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec) is the current Mayor of the city of Gatineau in the Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pierre-Louis Lions (born August 11 1956) is a French mathematician Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Richard Reinhardt (aka Richie Ramone) is an American Drummer best known for his five year stint as the drummer for the Punk rock group The Ramones were an American rock band often regarded as the first Punk rock group Ian Stuart redirects here For the Scottish author who uses the pseudonym Ian Stuart see Alistair MacLean; see also Ian Stewart. Skrewdriver was a Punk rock band formed in Poulton-le-Fylde a village near Blackpool in 1976 by Ian Stuart Donaldson The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gustavo Adrián Cerati Clark (born in Buenos Aires on August 11, 1959) is an Argentine artist and Songwriter. Soda Stereo is an Argentine rock Power trio formed in 1982 (see 1982 in music) consisting of Guitarist and vocalist is a Japanese investor known for highly publicized Corporate raid. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hiromi Makihara (born August 11, 1963 in Aichi, Japan) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Jim Lee (born August 11, 1964) is a Korean-American Comic book Artist, Creator and Publisher. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Marc Bergevin (born August 11, 1965 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a retired French Canadian Professional hockey is a Japanese video game designer best known for creating the Resident Evil Survival horror Viola Davis (born August 11, 1965) is an American Tony Award -winning actress mostly known for her theatre work Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Antony Nigel Martyn (born August 11, 1966 in St Austell) more commonly known as Nigel Martyn is a former English football Embeth Jean Davidtz (born August 11, 1965) is an American -born South African Actress. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Enrique Ortiz de Landázuri Izardui (aka Enrique Bunbury) born August 11, 1967 is a Spanish rock Singer-songwriter. Collin Chou Siu-Lun ( born August 11 1967 sometimes credited as Ngai Sing, is a Taiwanese actor and martial artist known in the United States for his portrayal Joe Rogan (born August 11 1967) is an American Comedian and Actor best known for his role as Joe Garrelli in Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lorenzo Bernardi (born August 11, 1968) is an Italian Volleyball player who was twice World champion with his national team in 1990 and Charles Wayne Sexton (born August 11, 1968) is an American Guitarist Singer and Songwriter, best known as the guitarist Alan Kelly (born August 11, 1968 in Preston, England) is an English - Irish former professional football Veda Hille (born August 11, 1968 in Vancouver British Columbia) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter. Early life She was born Mabel Martine Los to Henk Los and Flos Kooman Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jonah Rzadzinski Matranga (born Jonah Sonz Matranga, August 11, 1969, Brookline Massachusetts) is a singer songwriter and guitarist who has Ashley Samantha Jensen (born 11 August 1969) is an Emmy Award -nominated Scottish Actress, best known for her roles in Extras Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the Oasis bandmember and former member of Ride and Hurricane #1; for the lead singer of Erasure, see Andy Ride were a British Shoegazing band The band formed in 1988 in Oxford, England, and officially broke up in 1996 A tropical cyclone is a storm system characterized by a low pressure center and numerous Thunderstorms that produce strong winds and Flooding Oasis are an English rock band that formed in Manchester in 1991 Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Thomas John Mooney (born 11 August 1971 in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire) is a professional English football Alejandra Barros (born August 11, 1971 in Mexico City) is a Mexican Actress. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jonathon Prandi (born August 11 1972 is an American male fashion model actor and IT-consultant Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Nigel Harman (born August 11 1973 in Purley, London, England) is an English Actor who is most famous for his Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Audrey Mestre ( August 11, 1974 - October 12, 2002) was a French world record-setting free-diver. William Alan "Will" Friedle (born August 11, 1976, in Hartford Connecticut) is an American Actor and Comedian Hadiqa Kiani ( Urdu, Punjabi: حدیقہ کیانی) (born August 12 1974, Rawalpindi, Pakistan) is a multi-platinum Marie-France Dubreuil (born August 11, 1974) is a Canadian ice dancer. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Davey von Bohlen (born August 11, 1975) is an American Musician and Songwriter, best known for his roles as Guitarist The Promise Ring was an American band from Milwaukee Wisconsin. Maritime formed in 2003 out of the ashes of The Promise Ring and The Dismemberment Plan. Ronald Clarke may refer to Ron Clarke, former athlete from Australia who holds world records in long-distance running and is currently mayor of the Gold Coast Queensland aliennetwork Records is a small Record label started in South New Jersey. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Benjamin Gibbard (born August 11, 1976 in Bremerton Washington) is an American Musician who has formed several indie Death Cab for Cutie is an American Indie rock band formed in Bellingham, The Postal Service is an American electronic Indie pop band composed of vocalist Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie and producer Ľubomír Višňovský (lʊuboʊmɪiɹ vɪʃnɑvskɪi born August 11, 1976 in Topoľčany, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovakian professional Richard Stephen "Bubba" Crosby (born August 11, 1976 in Bellaire Texas) is a Major League Baseball Outfielder who is Erick Lindgren (born August 11, 1976 in Burney California) is an American professional Poker player Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Jermain Taylor (born August 11, 1978 in Little Rock Arkansas) is a professional American boxer and former Undisputed Amber Joy Brkich Mariano (born August 11, 1978 in Beaver Pennsylvania) is an American Reality TV contestant who was the winner Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Lee Ernest Suggs Jr (born August 11, 1980 in Roanoke Virginia) is a former American football player in the National Football League Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Alexandria "Sandi" Thom (born 11 August 1981 is a Scottish Singer-songwriter from Macduff in Aberdeenshire. Fiona Sit Hoi-Kei is a female Cantopop Singer and Actress from Hong Kong Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Alan David Halsall (born 11 August 1982 is an English Actor best known for his role in Coronation Street playing Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Melky Astacio Cabrera (born August 11 1984 in Santo Domingo Oeste, Dominican Republic) is a Baseball Outfielder for the New York Yankees Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Katie Rees (born Katherine Rees on 11 August, 1984 in St Petersburg Florida) is a former American beauty queen who has held the Helen Salas headshotpng|thumb|150px|right| Helen Salas, Miss Nevada USA 2007]]The Miss Nevada USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Lucas Tucci Di Grassi (b 11 August, 1984) is a racing driver from São Paulo, Brazil, whose career has revolved around Karting and Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) A total of 22 housemates participated in the seventh series of Big Brother in the UK where they were observed by television viewers 24 hours a day and each week a Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Patrick "Patty" Mills (born 11 August 1988 in Canberra) is an Australian Basketball Point guard who is currently Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events By place Greece May — King Xerxes I of Persia marches from Sardis and onto Thrace Leonidas ( Greek:; "Lion's son" "Lion-like" was a king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line one of the sons The city of Sparta ( Doric Σπάρτα Attic Σπάρτη circa 540 BC)
• 353 - Magnentius, Roman usurper (b. Events and trends 546 BC — Croesus, Lydian king, is defeated by Cyrus of Persia near the River Halys Events By Place Roman Empire Battle of Mons Seleucus: Constantius II defeats the usurper Magnentius. Flavius Magnus Magnentius (303– August 11, 353) was a Roman usurper ( January 18, 350 – August 11, 353 303)
• 449 - Flavian, Patriarch of Constantinople
• 897 - Wilfred the Hairy, Count of Barcelona
• 1204 - King Guttorm of Norway (b. Events By Place Roman Empire Persuaded by Galerius, Diocletian launches the last major persecution of Christians Events By Place Europe Vortigern forms an alliance with Hengest and Horsa, by tradition chieftains of the Jutes Saint Flavian or Phlabianus (died August 11, 449) was Archbishop of Constantinople from 446 to 449 "Patriarch of Constantinople" redirects here For the institutional church itself see Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. Events By place Asia Emperor Uda of Japan is succeeded by Emperor Daigo. Wilfred or Wifred, called the Hairy, was Count of Urgell (870&ndash897 Cerdanya (870&ndash897 Barcelona (878&ndash897 Guttorm Sigurdsson, ( Old norse Guthormr Sigurðarson) ( 1199 - 11 August 1204) was King of Norway in 1204. 1199)
• 1253 - Clare of Assisi, Italian follower of Francis of Assisi (b. Santa Chiara redirects here For the church in Rome of that name see Santa Chiara (church. For the opera by Olivier Messiaen see Saint-François d'Assise. 1194)
• 1456 - John Hunyadi, regent of Hungary (b. John Hunyadi ( Medieval Latin: Ioannes Corvinus, Hungarian: Hunyadi János, (c 1387)
• 1464 - Nicholas of Cusa, German philosopher and mathematician (b. 1401)
• 1494 - Hans Memling, Flemish painter (b. Hans Memling (Memlinc (c 1430 &ndash 11 August, 1494) was an Early Netherlandish painter, born in Seligenstadt / Germany, who circa 1430)
• 1519 - Johann Tetzel, German opponent of the Reformation (b. John or Johann Tetzel (1465 – 11 August 1519) was a German Dominican Preacher remembered for selling Indulgences 1465)
• 1563 - Bartolomé de Escobedo, Spanish composer (b. Bartolomé de Escobedo (c 1500 &ndash August 11, 1563) was a Spanish composer of the Renaissance. circa 1500)
• 1578 - Pedro Nunes, Portuguese mathematician (b. Pedro Nunes ( pron. 'pedɾu 'nunɨʃ Latin, Petrus Nonius) (1502 Alcácer do Sal &ndash August 11, 1578, Coimbra 1502)
• 1596 - Hamnet Shakespeare, son of William Shakespeare (b. Hamnet Shakespeare ( Baptised February 2 1585 – Buried August 11 1596) was the only son of William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( baptised 1585)
• 1614 - Lavinia Fontana, Italian painter (b. Lavinia Fontana ( August 24 1552 - August 11 1614) was an Italian painter 1552)
• 1656 - Prince Octavio Piccolomini, Duke of Amalfi, Austrian field marshal (b. Prince Octavio Piccolomini 1st Duke of Amalfi (November 11 1599 - August 11 1656 Austrian Generalfeldmarschall, was born in Florence, and carried 1599)
• 1774 - Tiphaigne de la Roche, French writer (b. Year 1774 ( MDCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Tiphaigne de la Roche, Charles-François, ( Montebourg, Cotentin, February 19, 1722 &ndash August 11, 1774) 1722)
• 1813 - Henry James Pye, English poet (b. Year 1722 ( MDCCXXII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Henry James Pye ( February 20, 1745 &ndash August 11, 1813) was an English Poet. 1745)
• 1851 - Lorenz Oken, German naturalist (b. Year 1745 ( MDCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Lorenz Oken ( August 1, 1779 &ndash August 11, 1851) was a German naturalist. 1779)
• 1854 - Macedonio Melloni, Italian physicist (b. Year 1779 ( MDCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Macedonio Melloni ( April 11 1798 – August 11 1854) was an Italian Physicist, notable for demonstrating that Radiant 1798)
• 1886 - Lydia Koidula, Estonian poet (b. Year 1798 ( MDCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lydia Koidula, ( Vändra, Pärnumaa, &ndash Kronstadt,) was the Pen name of Lydia Emilie Florentine Jannsen, an Estonian 1843)
• 1890 - John Henry Cardinal Newman, English Catholic cardinal (b. Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Family John Henry Newman was born in London and was the eldest son of John Newman (d 1801)
• 1892 - Enrico Betti, Italian mathematician (b. Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Enrico Betti ( 21 October 1823 – 11 August 1892) was an Italian mathematician now remembered mostly for his 1871 paper on Topology 1813)
• 1903 - Eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rican educator and nationalist (b. Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Eugenio María de Hostos ( January 11, 1839 &ndash August 11, 1903) known as "El Ciudadano de las Americas" (The Citizen of the Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} 1839)
• 1919 - Andrew Carnegie, Scottish-born industrialist and philanthropist (b. Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Andrew Carnegie (properly kɑrˈneɪgi but commonly /ˈkɑrnɨgi/ or /kɑrˈnɛgi/ (25 November 1835 – 11 August 1919 was a Scottish -born American Industrialist 1835)
• 1936 - Blas Infante, Spanish writer and politician (b. Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Blas Infante Pérez de Vargas ( Casares, Spain; 5 July, 1885 - Seville, Spain; 11 August, 1936) 1885)
• 1937 - Edith Wharton, American author (b. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edith Wharton ( January 24 1862 &ndash August 11 1937) was an American Novelist, Short story Writer 1862)
• 1939 - Jean Bugatti, Italian automobile designer (b. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jean Bugatti, ( 15 January 1909 &ndash 11 August 1939) was an Italian French automotive 1909)
• 1953 - Tazio Nuvolari, Italian race car driver (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tazio Giorgio Nuvolari ( November 16, 1892 &ndash August 11, 1953) was an Italian Motorcycle and Racecar 1892)
• 1854 - Santo Trafficante, Sr., Sicilian-born American mobster (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Santo Trafficante Sr ( 28 May 1886 in Cianciana, Sicily - 11 August 1954 in Tampa, Florida) was 1886)
• 1956 - Jackson Pollock, American artist (b. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Jackson Pollock (January 28 1912 &ndash August 11 1956 was an influential American painter and a major force in the abstract expressionist movement 1912)
• 1961 - Antanas Škėma, Lithuanian writer actor and director (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Antanas Škėma, ˈʃkæma ( November 29 1910 - August 11 1961) was a Lithuanian Writer, Stage actor and 1910)
• 1972 - Max Theiler, South African virologist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Max Theiler ( January 30, 1899 &ndash August 11, 1972) was a South African Swiss virologist. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1899)
• 1974 - Jan Tschichold, German typographer (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Jan Tschichold ( April 2 1902 Leipzig, Germany &ndash August 11 1974 Locarno, Switzerland) was 1902)
• 1980 - Paul Robert, French lexicographer and publisher (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Paul Charles Jules Robert ( 19 October 1910, Orléansville, French Algeria - 11 August 1980, Mougins, Alpes-Maritimes 1910)
• 1982 - Tom Drake, American actor (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) For the American baseball player see Tom Drake (baseball player. 1918)
• 1984 - Alfred A. Knopf, American publisher (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Alfred A Knopf ( September 12, 1892 &ndash August 11, 1984) was a leading American Publisher of the 20th century founder 1892)
• 1984 - Paul Felix Schmidt, Estonian–German chess player (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Paul Felix Schmidt ( 20 August 1916 at Narva, Estonia – 11 August 1984 at Allentown, USA) was an 1916)
• 1988 - Anne Ramsey, American actress (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Anne Ramsey ( September 1, 1929 - August 11, 1988) was an American actress who is probably most famous for her roles as 1929)
• 1991 - J. D. McDuffie, American NASCAR driver (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. John Delphus McDuffie ( December 5, 1938 - August 11, 1991) was a NASCAR Winston Cup (now Sprint Cup Series driver The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. 1939)
• 1994 - Peter Cushing, British actor (b. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Peter Wilton Cushing, OBE (26 May 1913—11 August 1994 was an English actor known for his many appearances in Hammer Films, in which he played Baron Frankenstein 1913)
• 1995 - Phil Harris, American singer and comedian (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Phil Harris (born Wonga Philip Harris) ( June 24, 1904 – August 11, 1995) was an American Singer, 1904)
• 1996 - Rafael Kubelík, Czech-born conductor and composer (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Rafael Jeroným Kubelík ( June 29 1914 &ndash 1914)
• 1996 - Mel Taylor, American drummer (The Ventures) (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Mel Taylor ( September 24, 1933 August 11, 1996) was the longtime drummer for The Ventures from 1962-1996 The Ventures are an American Instrumental rock band formed in 1958 in Tacoma, Washington. 1933)
• 2000 - Jean Papineau-Couture, Canadian composer (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Jean Papineau-Couture ( November 12, 1916 &ndash August 11, 2000) was a Canadian composer and academic 1916)
• 2001 - Percy Stallard, English racing cyclist (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Percy Thornley Stallard ( 19 July 1909 - 11 August 2001) was an English racing cyclist who reintroduced massed-start road 1909)
• 2002 - Galen Rowell, American photographer and mountain climber (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Galen Avery Rowell ( August 23, 1940 &ndash August 11, 2002) was a noted wilderness photographer and climber. 1940)
• 2003 - Armand Borel, Swiss mathematician (b. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Armand Borel ( 21 May 1923 &ndash 11 August 2003) was a Swiss Mathematician, born in La Chaux-de-Fonds, and was 1923)
• 2003 - Herb Brooks, American ice hockey coach (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Herbert Paul "Herb" 1937)
• 2005 - James Booth, English actor (b. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Booth (born David Geeves; 19 December, 1927 - 11 August, 2005) was an English Film, stage 1927)
• 2006 - Mike Douglas, American singer and talk show host (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Mike Douglas, born Michael Delaney Dowd Jr ( August 11 1925 &ndash August 11 2006) was an American Entertainer 1925)

Holidays and observances

Roman Catholicism

• Attracta
• Saint Fiacre
• Gaugericus (Géry), bishop of Cambrai, confessor (sometimes martyr) [Cambrai, Liège, Magdeburg, Paderborn, Winchester]
• Saint Taurinus, bishop of Evreux, confessor [northern France, England]
• Saints Tiburtius and Chromatius, martyrs [common]
• Saint Susanna, virgin, martyr in 295 [common]
• Saint Clare of Assisi, virgin
• Saint Philomena

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada