Historical Events In August - 11
Saturday, 07 September 2024
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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