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August 11 is the 223rd day of the year (224th in Leap Year s) in the Gregorian Calendar . There are 142 days remaining.
Events
- 3114 BC - On this date in the Proleptic Gregorian Calendar begins our current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar .
- 480 BC - Persians under Xerxes defeat Sparta ns under King Leonidas in the Battle Of Thermopylae . The Spartans fought to the last man.
- 480 BC - The Persian and Greek fleets also fight the indecisive Battle Of Artemisium .
- 355 - Claudius Silvanus , accused of treason, proclaims himself Roman Emperor against Constantius II .
- 1492 - Alexander VI is elected Pope .
- 1711 - The first race meeting was held at Ascot
- 1858 - First ascent of the Eiger .
- 1898 - American troops enter the city of Mayagüez , Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American War .
- 1918 - World War I - Battle Of Amiens ends
- 1919 - Constitution of Weimar Republic adopted
- 1920 - The Latvia - Soviet Russia peace treaty which relinquished Russia`s authority and pretences to Latvian nation and territory for all time. In 1940 the Soviet Union unilaterally broke this Treaty and occupied Latvia
- 1929 - Babe Ruth becomes the first Baseball player to hit 500 Home Run s in his career with a home run at League Park in Cleveland, Ohio .
- 1934 - Federal prison opened at Alcatraz Island
- 1943 - World War II - First Quebec Conference of Winston Churchill , Franklin D. Roosevelt , T. V. Soong and William Lyon Mackenzie King begins.
- 1951 - René Pleven becomes Prime Minister of France
- 1952 - Hussein proclaimed king of Jordan
- 1956 - Jackson Pollock dies in car crash East Hampton, NY
- 1960 - Chad declares independence
- 1965 - Race riots (the Watts Riots ) begin in Watts area of Los Angeles, California
- 1966 - John Lennon holds a press conference in Chicago apologizing for stating that the Beatles were "more Popular Than Jesus" .
- 1970 - A trademark application by the Van Brode Milling Company for the word Spork was published by the USPTO .
- 1972 - Last United States ground combat unit departs South Vietnam
- 1981 - The IBM PC , an early Personal Computer , is introduced
- 1984 - United States President Ronald Reagan , during a voice check for a radio broadcast remarks "My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes".
- 1987 - Alan Greenspan becomes Chairman of the United States Federal Reserve .
- 1999 - A total Solar Eclipse visible from Europe and Asia.
- 2003 - NATO takes over command of the Peacekeeping Force in Afghanistan , marking its first major operation outside Europe in its 54-year-history.
- 2003 - Jemaah Islamiyah leader Riduan Isamuddin, better known as Hambali , is arrested in Bangkok , Thailand .
Births
- 1667 - Anna Maria Luisa De' Medici , last of the Medicis (d. 1743 )
- 1673 - Richard Mead , English physician (d. 1754 )
- 1718 - Sir Frederick Haldimand , Swiss-born British colonial governor (d. 1791 )
- 1722 - Richard Brocklesby , English physician (d. 1797 )
- 1794 - James Barton Longacre , American engraver (d. 1869 )
- 1807 - David Rice Atchison , American politician (d. 1886 )
- 1833 - Robert G. Ingersoll , American politician and soldier (d. 1899 )
- 1833 - Kido Takayoshi , Japanese politician (d. 1877 )
- 1836 - Warren Brown , American politician (d. TBA)
- 1837 - Marie François Sadi Carnot , French statesman (d. 1894 )
- 1858 - Christiaan Eijkman , Dutch physician and pathologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine (d. 1930 )
- 1863 - Gaston Doumergue , President Of France (d. 1937 )
- 1870 - Tom Richardson , English cricketer (d. 1912 ).
- 1872 - Shidehara Kijuro , Prime Minister Of Japan (d. 1951 )
- 1892 - Eiji Yoshikawa , Japanese novelist (d. 1962 )
- 1897 - Louise Bogan , American poet (d. 1970 )
- 1897 - Enid Blyton , English author (d. 1968 )
- 1900 - Philip Phillips , American archaeologist (d. 1994 )
- 1902 - Alfredo Binda , Italian cyclist (d. 1986 )
- 1902 - Lloyd Nolan , American actor (d. 1982 )
- 1905 - Erwin Chargaff , Austrian biochemist (d. 2002 )
- 1912 - Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs , German astronomer (d. 1954 )
- 1912 - Thanom Kittikachorn , Prime Minister Of Thailand (d. 2004 )
- 1913 - Angus Wilson , British novelist (d. 1991 )
- 1914 - José Silva , author of Silva Method and the Silva UltraMind ESP System (d. 1999 )
- 1919 - Ginette Neveu , French violinist (d. 1949 )
- 1921 - Alex Haley , American historian and novelist (d. 1992 )
- 1925 - Mike Douglas , American entertainer and talk show host
- 1926 - Aaron Klug , Lithuanian-born chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1928 - Arlene Dahl , American actress
- 1932 - Fernando Arrabal , Spanish writer
- 1933 - Jerry Falwell , American preacher and politician
- 1938 - Branko Stanovnik , Slovenian chemist
- 1943 - Abigail Folger , American heiress (d. 1969 )
- 1943 - Pervez Musharraf , Pakistani general and leader
- 1944 - Ian McDiarmid , Scottish actor
- 1946 - Marilyn Vos Savant , American newspaper columnist
- 1950 - Gennidy Nikonov , Russian weapons inventor
- 1950 - Steve Wozniak , American computer pioneer
- 1953 - Hulk Hogan , American professional wrestler
- 1954 - Joe Jackson , English singer
- 1954 - Juan Maria Solare , Argentine composer and pianist
- 1955 - Sylvia Hermon , British politician
- 1957 - Richie Ramone , American drummer ( The Ramones )
- 1964 - Jim Lee , Korean-born comic book artist and publisher
- 1966 - Nigel Martyn , English footballer
- 1967 - Joe Rogan , American comedian and television host
- 1967 - Enrique Bunbury , Spanish singer and songwriter
- 1968 - Lorenzo Bernardi , Italian volleyball player
- 1970 - Andy Bell , English bass player ( Oasis )
- 1972 - Jonathon Prandi , American model
- 1974 - Audrey Mestre , French diver
- 1976 - Ben Gibbard , American musician ( Death Cab For Cutie , The Postal Service )
- 1976 - Ľubomir Visnovsky , Slovak ice hockey player
- 1980 - Lee Suggs , American football player
- 1993 - Alyson Stoner , American child actress and dancer
Deaths
- 480 BC - Leonidas , King of Sparta
- 449 - Flavian , Patriarch Of Constantinople
- 897 - Wilfred The Hairy , Count of Barcelona
- 1204 - King Guttorm Of Norway (b. 1199 )
- 1253 - Clare Of Assisi , Italian follower of Francis Of Assisi (b. 1194 )
- 1464 - Nicholas Of Cusa , German philosopher and mathematician (b. 1401 )
- 1519 - Johann Tetzel , German opponent of the Reformation (b. 1465 )
- 1563 - Bartolomé De Escobedo , Spanish composer
- 1578 - Pedro Nunes , Portuguese mathematician (b. 1502 )
- 1614 - Lavinia Fontana , Italian painter (b. 1552 )
- 1656 - Prince Octavio Piccolomini, Duke Of Amalfi , Austrian field marshal (b. 1599 )
- 1676 - Hans Jakob Christoffel Von Grimmelshausen , German writer (b. 1621 )
- 1774 - Tiphaigne De La Roche , French writer (b. 1722 )
- 1813 - Henry James Pye , English poet (b. 1745 )
- 1851 - Lorenz Oken , German naturalist (b. 1779 )
- 1854 - Macedonio Melloni , Italian physicist (b. 1798 )
- 1890 - John Henry Cardinal Newman , English Catholic cardinal (b. 1801 )
- 1892 - Enrico Betti , Italian mathematician (b. 1813 )
- 1919 - Andrew Carnegie , Scottish-born industrialist and philanthropist (b. 1835 )
- 1937 - Edith Wharton , American author (b. 1862 )
- 1939 - Jean Bugatti , Italian automobile designer (b. 1909 )
- 1953 - Tazio Nuvolari , Italian race car driver (b. 1892 )
- 1956 - Jackson Pollock , American artist (b. 1912 )
- 1961 - Antanas Škėma , Lithuanian writer, stage actor and director (b. 1910 )
- 1972 - Max Theiler , South African virologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine (b. 1899 )
- 1973 - Karl Ziegler , German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1898 )
- 1984 - Alfred A. Knopf , American publisher (b. 1892 )
- 1988 - Anne Ramsey , American actress (b. 1929 )
- 1994 - Peter Cushing , British actor (b. 1913 )
- 1996 - Rafael Kubelik , Czech-born conductor and composer (b. 1914 )
- 2003 - Armand Borel , Swiss mathematician (b. 1923 )
- 2003 - Herb Brooks , American hockey coach (b. 1937 )
Holidays and observances
External links
August 10 - August 12 - July 11 - September 11 -- Listing Of All Days
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