Page 4: Historical Events In August - 11

1909  SOS first used by an American ship, Arapahoe, off Cape Hatteras, NC on this day in history.   

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

1909  On this day in history gaston Gilbert Litaize, composer   

1910  Denis Moloney, NZ cricket all-rounder (1937 England tour) on August - 11.   

1911  On this day in history alphonse de Waelhens, Flemish philosopher (Psychosis)   

1912  On August - 11 jean Parker, Butte Mont, actress (Beyond Tomorrow, Little Women)   

1913  Angus Wilson, England, writer (Mulberry Bush-1955) on this day in history.   

1914  On this day in history jews are expelled from Mitchenick Poland   

1914  On August - 11 france declares war on Austria-Hungary   

1915  On August - 11 kunio Toda, composer   

1917  On this day in history dik Browne, cartoonist (Hi & Lois, Hagar the Horrible)   

1918  Battle of Amiens ends in WW I, Allieds beat Germans on this day in history.   

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

1919  On this day in history andrew Carnegie, US steel industrialist/philanthropist, dies at 83   

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

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

1921  Alex Haley, US, writer (Autobiography of Malcolm X, Roots) on this day in history.   

1923  Dutch Premier de Geer resigns on August - 11.   

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

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

1924  Arlene Dahl, Minneapolis Minnesota, actress/TV panelist (Ambush) on August - 11.   

1925  On this day in history carl Rowan, gun-toting newspaper columnist (Wash Post)   

1926  Cleve Indian Tris Speaker hits his 700th double on August - 11.   

1926  On August - 11 aaron Klug, OM/PRS/biochemist   

1927  James Eaton, Lord-Lieutenant of the City of Londonderry on August - 11.   

1928  On this day in history 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  On August - 11 temp reaches 136 degrees F (58ø C) at San Luis Potos¡, Mex (world record)   

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

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 this day in history.   

1935  Nazi mass demonstration against German Jews on this day in history.   

1935  William Watson, British poet (Purple East), dies on August - 11.   

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

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

1600  On August - 11 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 this day in history.   

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

1718  Sir Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-born British colonial governor (d. 1791) was born on August - 11.   

1720  Martin Gerbert, composer was born on this day in history.   

0353  Death of Magnentius, Roman usurper (b. 303) on this day in history.   

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

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

1183  On August - 11 christian I, archbishop of Mainz, dies   

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