Historical Events In August - 11

1909  On this day in history sOS first used by an American ship, Arapahoe, off Cape Hatteras, NC   

1909  On August - 11 liner "Arapahoe" is 1st ship to use SOS distress call   

1909  Gaston Gilbert Litaize, composer on this day in history.   

1910  On August - 11 denis Moloney, NZ cricket all-rounder (1937 England tour)   

1911  Alphonse de Waelhens, Flemish philosopher (Psychosis) on August - 11.   

1912  Jean Parker, Butte Mont, actress (Beyond Tomorrow, Little Women) on this day in history.   

1913  Angus Wilson, England, writer (Mulberry Bush-1955) on August - 11.   

1914  Jews are expelled from Mitchenick Poland on this day in history.   

1914  France declares war on Austria-Hungary on August - 11.   

1915  Kunio Toda, composer on this day in history.   

1917  On August - 11 dik Browne, cartoonist (Hi & Lois, Hagar the Horrible)   

1918  Battle of Amiens ends in WW I, Allieds beat Germans on August - 11.   

1919  Green Bay Packers football club founded on August - 11.   

1919  Andrew Carnegie, US steel industrialist/philanthropist, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1920  On this day in history 1st peace of Riga-Soviet Union recognizes Independence of Latvia   

1920  On this day in history derry Jeffares, Honorary Prof of English Studies (Stirling U)   

1921  On this day in history alex Haley, US, writer (Autobiography of Malcolm X, Roots)   

1923  Dutch Premier de Geer resigns on this day in history.   

1923  Stan Chambers, American television reporter on this day in history.   

1924  1st newsreel pictures of presidential candidates were taken on August - 11.   

1924  On this day in history arlene Dahl, Minneapolis Minnesota, actress/TV panelist (Ambush)   

1925  Carl Rowan, gun-toting newspaper columnist (Wash Post) on August - 11.   

1926  Cleve Indian Tris Speaker hits his 700th double on this day in history.   

1926  Aaron Klug, OM/PRS/biochemist on August - 11.   

1927  On August - 11 james Eaton, Lord-Lieutenant of the City of Londonderry   

1928  On August - 11 carl Hubbell's 1st major league victory is a 4-0 shutout of Phils   

1929  On this day in history babe Ruth becomes 1st to hit 500 homers (off Willis Hudlin of Cleve)   

1933  On this day in history temp reaches 136 degrees F (58ø C) at San Luis Potos¡, Mex (world record)   

1933  Temp reaches 136°F (57.8°C) at San Luis Potosi, Mex (world record) on this day in history.   

1934  First federal prisoners arrive at Alcatraz in SF Bay on this day in history.   

1934  On August - 11 1st federal prisoners arrive at Alcatraz in SF Bay   

1935  On this day in history nazi mass demonstration against German Jews   

1935  William Watson, British poet (Purple East), dies on this day in history.   

1936  On this day in history chaing Kai-shek's troops conquers Kanton   

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1467  On this day in history birth of mary of York, English princess (d. 1482)   

1600  Paul Hallman, composer was born on this day in history.   

1613  On August - 11 birth of cristoph Kaldenbach, composer   

1635  Thomas Betterton, London, actor/dramatist (Coriolanus) was born on this day in history.   

1667  On this day in history birth of anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, last of the Medicis (d. 1743)   

1673  On this day in history birth of richard Mead, London, physician   

1718  On August - 11 birth of sir Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-born British colonial governor (d. 1791)   

1720  On August - 11 birth of martin Gerbert, composer   

0353  On August - 11 death of magnentius, Roman usurper (b. 303)   

0449  On this day in history death of flavian, Patriarch of Constantinople   

0480  On this day in history death of leonidas, King of Sparta (b. circa 540 BC)   

0897  Death of Wilfred the Hairy, Count of Barcelona on this day in history.   

1171  On this day in history louis I, Earl of Wage/Rieneck, dies   

1180  Guillaume de/Willem van Sens, Fren master builder (Canterbury), dies on this day in history.   

1183  Christian I, archbishop of Mainz, dies on August - 11.   

1204  Death of King Guttorm of Norway (b. 1199) on August - 11.