Historical Events In August - 11

1909  On August - 11 sOS first used by an American ship, Arapahoe, off Cape Hatteras, NC   

1909  Liner "Arapahoe" is 1st ship to use SOS distress call on August - 11.   

1909  On this day in history gaston Gilbert Litaize, composer   

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 August - 11.   

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

1914  On August - 11 jews are expelled from Mitchenick Poland   

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

1915  Kunio Toda, composer on this day in history.   

1917  Dik Browne, cartoonist (Hi & Lois, Hagar the Horrible) on this day in history.   

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

1919  On August - 11 green Bay Packers football club founded   

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

1920  1st peace of Riga-Soviet Union recognizes Independence of Latvia on August - 11.   

1920  Derry Jeffares, Honorary Prof of English Studies (Stirling U) on August - 11.   

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

1923  On August - 11 dutch Premier de Geer resigns   

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

1924  1st newsreel pictures of presidential candidates were taken on this day in history.   

1924  On August - 11 arlene Dahl, Minneapolis Minnesota, actress/TV panelist (Ambush)   

1925  On August - 11 carl Rowan, gun-toting newspaper columnist (Wash Post)   

1926  On August - 11 cleve Indian Tris Speaker hits his 700th double   

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

1927  On this day in history 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 August - 11 babe Ruth becomes 1st to hit 500 homers (off Willis Hudlin of Cleve)   

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

1933  Temp reaches 136°F (57.8°C) at San Luis Potosi, Mex (world record) on August - 11.   

1934  On this day in history first federal prisoners arrive at Alcatraz in SF Bay   

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

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

1935  On August - 11 william Watson, British poet (Purple East), dies   

1936  Chaing Kai-shek's troops conquers Kanton on this day in history.   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

1467  Mary of York, English princess (d. 1482) was born on August - 11.   

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

1613  On this day in history birth of cristoph Kaldenbach, composer   

1635  On August - 11 birth of thomas Betterton, London, actor/dramatist (Coriolanus)   

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

1673  On August - 11 birth of richard Mead, London, physician   

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

1720  On August - 11 birth of martin Gerbert, composer   

0353  Death of Magnentius, Roman usurper (b. 303) on August - 11.   

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

0480  On August - 11 death of leonidas, King of Sparta (b. circa 540 BC)   

0897  On this day in history death of wilfred the Hairy, Count of Barcelona   

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 August - 11.   

1183  On this day in history christian I, archbishop of Mainz, dies   

1204  On August - 11 death of king Guttorm of Norway (b. 1199)