Historical Events In August - 11

1962  On August - 11 beach Boys release "Surfin' Safari"   

1963  On this day in history kingston Trio are mystery guest on "What's My Line?"   

1964  Beatles' "A Hard Day's Night" opens in NYC on August - 11.   

1964  Race riot in Paterson NJ on this day in history.   

1965  On August - 11 6 day insurrection starts in Watts section of Los Angeles   

1965  Beatles movie "Help" opens in NYC on this day in history.   

1965  Bill Woodfull, cricketer (35 Tests for Australia), dies on August - 11.   

1966  On this day in history indonesian Malaysian peace agreement signed in Djakarta   

1966  On this day in history last Beatle concert tour of the US begins   

1968  On this day in history lucien Cerfaux, Belgian biblical scholar, dies   

1972  On this day in history max Theiler, S Afr/US microbiologist (vaccin-Nobel 1951), dies at 73   

1973  Peggy Castle, actress (Lily Merrill-Lawman), dies of cirrhosis at 46 on this day in history.   

1974  Head-on collision between two buses kills 21 (Ankara, Turkey) on August - 11.   

1974  Jack Hill, cricketer (3 Tests for Australia 1953-55, 8 wickets), dies on this day in history.   

1975  US vetoes proposed admission of North and South Vietnam to UN on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history anthony C McAuliffe, US gen/commandant 101st div (Nuts!), dies at 77   

1976  Keith Moon, drummer for the Who, collapses and is hospitalized in Miami on August - 11.   

1977  The first CH-46E Sea Knight with newly developed fiberglass rotor blades was flown by Marine Corps helicopter pilots on this day in history.   

1978  Funeral of Pope Paul VI on this day in history.   

1982  Tom Drake, actor (Green Years, Warkill), dies of lung cancer at 63 on August - 11.   

1984  On this day in history carl Lewis duplicates Jesse Owens' 1936 feat, wins 4 Olym track golds   

1984  On this day in history during a radio voice test Pres Reagan joked he "signed legislation that would outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in 5 minutes"   

1984  Alfred A Knopf, US publisher, dies at 91 on this day in history.   

1985  On this day in history challenger flies to Kennedy Space Center via Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz   

1987  On this day in history clara Peller, commercial spokesperson (Wendy's), dies at 86   

1988  On this day in history meir Kahane renounced US citizenship to stay in Israeli Parliament   

1988  On this day in history anne Ramsey, actress (Throw Mama From Train), dies of cancer at 59   

1989  On August - 11 "Nightmare on Elm Street 5 The Dream Child" premiers   

1989  Voyager 2 discovers 2 partial rings of Neptune on August - 11.   

1989  John Meillon, actor (Wild Duck, Crocodile Dundee), dies on August - 11.   

1989  "Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child" premiers on August - 11.   

1990  On this day in history egypt and Morocco troops land in Saudi Arabia to prevent Iraqi invasion   

1991  On this day in history jef Contryn, Flemish pioneer puppet theatre, dies at 89   

1994  History was made on August 11, 1994, when the first retail transaction on the Internet was carried out using a readily available version of powerful data encryption software designed to guarantee privacy on August - 11.   

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1467  Mary of York, English princess (d. 1482) was born on this day in history.   

1600  On this day in history birth of paul Hallman, composer   

1613  Cristoph Kaldenbach, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1667  Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, last of the Medicis (d. 1743) was born on August - 11.   

1673  Richard Mead, London, physician was born on this day in history.   

1718  Sir Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-born British colonial governor (d. 1791) was born on this day in history.   

1720  On this day in history birth of martin Gerbert, composer   

0353  On this day in history death of magnentius, Roman usurper (b. 303)   

0449  Death of Flavian, Patriarch of Constantinople on this day in history.   

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

0897  On August - 11 death of wilfred the Hairy, Count of Barcelona   

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

1180  On August - 11 guillaume de/Willem van Sens, Fren master builder (Canterbury), dies   

1183  Christian I, archbishop of Mainz, dies on this day in history.   

1204  Death of King Guttorm of Norway (b. 1199) on this day in history.