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August 11 is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years ) in the Gregorian calendar . There are 142 days remaining until the end of the year.
Events
2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk , progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation.
480 BC - Greco-Persian Wars : Battle of Artemisium - the Persians achieve a naval victory over the Greeks in an engagement fought near Artemisium , a promontory on the north coast of Euboea . The Greek fleet holds its own against the Persians in three days of fighting but withdraws southward when news comes of the defeat at Thermopylae .
355 - Claudius Silvanus , accused of treason, proclaims himself Roman Emperor against Constantius II .
1786 - Captain Francis Light establishes the British colony of Penang in Malaysia
1804 - Francis II assumes the title of first Emperor of Austria
1858 - First ascent of the Eiger .
1898 - Spanish-American War : American troops enter the city of Mayagüez , Puerto Rico .
1918 - World War I - Battle of Amiens ends.
1919 - Constitution of Weimar Republic adopted.
1920 - The Latvia -Bolshevist Russia peace treaty, which relinquished Russia's authority and pretenses to Latvia, is signed.
1929 - Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 500 home runs in his career with a home run at League Park in Cleveland, Ohio .
1934 - First civilian prisoners arrive at Federal prison on Alcatraz Island.
1952 - Hussein proclaimed king of Jordan .
1960 - Chad declares independence.
1965 - Race riots (the Watts riots ) begin in Watts area of Los Angeles, California .
1968 - The last steam passenger train service runs in Britain. A selection of British Rail steam locomotives make the 120-mile journey from Liverpool to Carlisle and returns to Liverpool before having their fires dropped for the last time - this working was known as the Fifteen Guinea Special .
1972 - Vietnam War : the last United States ground combat unit departs South Vietnam .
1975 - East Timor : Governor Mário Lemos Pires of Portuguese Timor abandons the capital Dili , following a coup by the Timorese Democratic Union (UDT) and the outbreak of civil war between UDT and Fretilin .
1988 - Al-Qaeda formed
1999 - The Salt Lake City Tornado tears through the downtown district of the city, killing one.
2003 - NATO takes over command of the peacekeeping force in Afghanistan , marking its first major operation outside Europe in its 54-year-history.
2003 - Jemaah Islamiyah leader Riduan Isamuddin, better known as Hambali , is arrested in Bangkok , Thailand .
2003 - A heat wave in Paris results in temperatures rising to 112°F (44° C ), leaving about 144 people dead.
Births
1467 - Mary of York , English princess (d. 1482 )
1667 - Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici , last of the Medicis (d. 1743 )
1673 - Richard Mead , English physician (d. 1754 )
1718 - Sir Frederick Haldimand , Swiss-born British colonial governor (d. 1791 )
1722 - Richard Brocklesby , English physician (d. 1797 )
1778 - Friedrich Ludwig Jahn , German (Prussian) gymnastics educator and nationalist (d. 1852 )
1794 - James Barton Longacre , American engraver (d. 1869 )
1807 - David Rice Atchison , American politician (d. 1886 )
1833 - Robert G. Ingersoll , American politician and soldier (d. 1899 )
1833 - Kido Takayoshi , Japanese politician (d. 1877 )
1836 - Warren Brown , American politician (d. 1919 )
1837 - Marie François Sadi Carnot , French statesman (d. 1894 )
1855 - John Hodges , Australian cricketer (d. 1933 )
1858 - Christiaan Eijkman , Dutch physician, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1930 )
1863 - Gaston Doumergue , President of the French Third Republic (d. 1937 )
1870 - Tom Richardson , English cricketer (d. 1912 )
1870 - Walter Bowman , Canadian soccer player (d. ?)
1872 - Shidehara Kijuro , Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1951 )
1877 - Adolph M. Christianson , justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court (d.1954 )
1892 - Eiji Yoshikawa , Japanese novelist (d. 1962 )
1892 - Hugh MacDiarmid , Scottish poet (d. 1978 )
1892 - Archie Wiles , West Indian cricketer (d. 1957 )
1897 - Louise Bogan , American poet (d. 1970 )
1897 - Enid Blyton , English author (d. 1968 )
1900 - Philip Phillips , American archaeologist (d. 1994 )
1902 - Alfredo Binda , Italian cyclist (d. 1986 )
1902 - Lloyd Nolan , American actor (d. 1985 )
1905 - Erwin Chargaff , Austrian biochemist (d. 2002 )
1907 - Ted a'Beckett , Australian cricketer (d. 1989 )
1912 - Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs , German astronomer (d. 1954 )
1912 - Thanom Kittikachorn , Prime Minister of Thailand (d. 2004 )
1913 - Angus Wilson , British novelist (d. 1991 )
1913 - Paul Dupuis , French Canadian actor (d. 1976 )
1913 - Bob Scheffing , American professional baseball player and manager (d. 1985 )
1914 - José Silva , American parapsychologist (d. 1999 )
1916 - Johnny Claes , Belgian racing driver (d. 1956 )
1919 - Ginette Neveu , French violinist (d. 1949 )
1920 - Chuck Rayner , Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2002 )
1921 - Alex Haley , American historian (d. 1992 )
1923 - Stan Chambers , American television reporter
1925 - Mike Douglas , American entertainer (d. 2006 )
1925 - Floyd Curry , National Hockey League player (d. 2006 )
1926 - Aaron Klug , Lithuanian-born chemist, Nobel Prize Laureate
1926 - Claus von Bülow , Danish-born British socialite
1928 - Arlene Dahl , American actress
1932 - Fernando Arrabal , Spanish writer
1932 - Israel Asper , Canadian tax lawyer (d. 2003 )
1932 - John Gorrie , English director
1933 - Jerry Falwell , American preacher (d. 2007 )
1936 - Andre Dubus , American short-story writer (d. 1999 )
1938 - Branko Stanovnik , Slovenian chemist
1939 - Ronnie Dawson , American rockabilly performer (d. 2003 )
1942 - Mike Hugg , British musician (Manfred Mann )
1943 - Abigail Folger , American heiress and Manson murder victim (d. 1969 )
1943 - Stefania Toczyska , Polish mezzo-soprano
1943 - Pervez Musharraf , Pakistani politician
1944 - Ian McDiarmid , Scottish actor
1944 - Fred Smith , American entrepreneur
1946 - Marilyn vos Savant , American newspaper columnist
1946 - John Conlee , American country music singer
1947 - Georgios Karatzaferis , Greek politician
1948 - Jan Palach , Czechoslovakian student protester (d. 1969 )
1949 - Eric Carmen , American musician
1949 - Tim Hutchinson , American politician
1950 - Erik Brann , American musician (Iron Butterfly ) (d. 2003 )
1950 - Gennidy Nikonov , Russian weapons inventor
1950 - Steve Wozniak , American computer pioneer
1951 - Vincent Bilodeau , Quebec actor and comedian
1952 - Bob Mothersbaugh , AKA Bob 1, American Musician (DEVO )
1953 - Hulk Hogan , American professional wrestler
1954 - Joe Jackson , English singer
1954 - Juan Maria Solare , Argentine composer
1954 - Yashpal Sharma , Indian cricketer
1954 - M. V. Narasimha Rao , Indian cricketer
1955 - Sylvia Hermon , British politician
1955 - Marc Bureau , French Canadian politician
1956 - Pierre-Louis Lions , French mathematician
1957 - Richie Ramone , American musician (Ramones )
1957 - Ian Stuart Donaldson , British singer (Skrewdriver )
1959 - Gustavo Cerati , Argentinian musician (Soda Stereo )
1959 - Yoshiaki Murakami , Japanese investor
1962 - Shaul Karnain , Sri Lankan cricketer
1963 - Hiromi Makihara , Japanese baseball player
1964 - Jim Lee , Korean-born comic book artist
1964 - Miguel A. Núñez Jr. , American actor
1965 - Marc Bergevin , Canadian professional ice hockey player
1965 - Shinji Mikami , Japanese video game designer (Resident Evil )
1965 - Viola Davis , American actress
1965 - Embeth Davidtz , American actress
1966 - Nigel Martyn , English footballer
1967 - Enrique Bunbury , Spanish singer
1967 - Eric Maleson , Brazilian Bobsleigh 2002 Olympian
1967 - Collin Chou , Taiwanese actor
1967 - Joe Rogan , American television host
1968 - Lorenzo Bernardi , Italian volleyball player
1968 - Charlie Sexton , American musician
1968 - Alan Kelly , England-born Irish footballer
1968 - Veda Hille , Canadian singer
1968 - Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau
1968 - Anna Gunn , American actress
1969 - Jonah Matranga , American singer
1969 - Ashley Jensen , Scottish actress
1970 - Andy Bell , English musician (Ride , Hurricane #1 , Oasis )
1971 - Tommy Mooney , English football player
1971 - Alejandra Barros , Mexican actress
1971 - Julie Clarke , Playboy playmate
1972 - Jonathon Prandi , American model
1973 - Nigel Harman , British actor
1974 - Audrey Mestre , French diver
1974 - Will Friedle , American actor
1974 - Hadiqa Kiyani , Pakistani pop star
1974 - Marie-France Dubreuil , French Canadian figure skater
1974 - Anju Jain , Indian cricketer(women's team)
1975 - Davey von Bohlen , American musician, (The Promise Ring , Maritime )
1975 - Ronald Clarke , American musician and founder of aliennetwork Records
1976 - Ben Gibbard , American musician (Death Cab for Cutie , The Postal Service )
1976 - Ľubomir Visnovsky , Slovak ice hockey player
1976 - Bubba Crosby , American baseball player
1976 - Erick Lindgren , American poker player
1977 - Gemma Hayes , Irish born singer
1978 - Jermain Taylor , American boxer
1978 - Amber Brkich , American reality television personality
1980 - Lee Suggs , American football player
1981 - Sandi Thom , Scottish born singer
1981 - Fiona Sit , Hong Kong singer and actress
1982 - Alan Halsall , British actor
1983 - Chris Hemsworth , Australian Actor
1984 - Melky Cabrera , Dominican baseball player
1984 - Katie Rees , American beauty pageant contestant
1984 - Lucas Di Grassi , Brazilian racing driver
1985 - Grace Adams-Short , British reality television contestant
1986 - Kaori Fukuhara , Japanese voice actress
1987 - Nkem Ojougboh , American basketball player
1988 - Patrick Mills , Australian basketball player
1992 - Allison Lozano , Mexican actress
1993 - Alyson Stoner , American actress
Deaths
480 BC - Leonidas , King of Sparta (b. circa 540 BC )
353 - Magnentius , Roman usurper (b. 303 )
449 - Flavian , Patriarch of Constantinople
897 - Wilfred the Hairy , Count of Barcelona
1204 - King Guttorm of Norway (b. 1199 )
1253 - Clare of Assisi , Italian follower of Francis of Assisi (b. 1194 )
1456 - John Hunyadi , regent of Hungary (b. 1387 )
1464 - Nicholas of Cusa , German philosopher and mathematician (b. 1401 )
1494 - Hans Memling , Flemish painter (b. circa 1430 )
1519 - Johann Tetzel , German opponent of the Reformation (b. 1465 )
1563 - Bartolomé de Escobedo , Spanish composer (b. circa 1500 )
1578 - Pedro Nunes , Portuguese mathematician (b. 1502 )
1596 - Hamnet Shakespeare , son of William Shakespeare (b. 1585 )
1614 - Lavinia Fontana , Italian painter (b. 1552 )
1656 - Prince Octavio Piccolomini, Duke of Amalfi , Austrian field marshal (b. 1599 )
1774 - Tiphaigne de la Roche , French writer (b. 1722 )
1813 - Henry James Pye , English poet (b. 1745 )
1851 - Lorenz Oken , German naturalist (b. 1779 )
1854 - Macedonio Melloni , Italian physicist (b. 1798 )
1886 - Lydia Koidula , Estonian poet (b. 1843 )
1890 - John Henry Cardinal Newman , English Catholic cardinal (b. 1801 )
1892 - Enrico Betti , Italian mathematician (b. 1813 )
1903 - Eugenio Maria de Hostos , Puerto Rican educator and nationalist (b. 1839 )
1908 - Khudiram Bose , Indian freedom fighter (b. 1889 )
1919 - Andrew Carnegie , Scottish-born industrialist and philanthropist (b. 1835 )
1936 - Blas Infante , Spanish writer and politician (b. 1885 )
1937 - Edith Wharton , American author (b. 1862 )
1939 - Jean Bugatti , Italian automobile designer (b. 1909 )
1953 - Tazio Nuvolari , Italian race car driver (b. 1892 )
1954 - Santo Trafficante, Sr. , Sicilian -born American mobster (b. 1886 )
1956 - Jackson Pollock , American artist (b. 1912 )
1961 - Antanas Škėma , Lithuanian writer actor and director (b. 1910 )
1965 - Bill Woodfull , Australian cricketer (b. 1897 )
1972 - Max Theiler , South African virologist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1899 )
1974 - Vicente Emilio Sojo , Venezuelan musician.
1974 - Jan Tschichold , German typographer (b. 1902 )
1980 - Paul Robert , French lexicographer and publisher (b. 1910 )
1982 - Tom Drake , American actor (b. 1918 )
1984 - Alfred A. Knopf , American publisher (b. 1892 )
1984 - Paul Felix Schmidt , Estonian–German chess player (b. 1916 )
1988 - Anne Ramsey , American actress (b. 1929 )
1991 - J. D. McDuffie , American NASCAR driver (b. 1939 )
1994 - Peter Cushing , British actor (b. 1913 )
1995 - Phil Harris , American singer and comedian (b. 1904 )
1996 - Rafael Kubelík , Czech-born conductor and composer (b. 1914 )
1996 - Mel Taylor , American drummer (The Ventures ) (b. 1933 )
2000 - Jean Papineau-Couture , Canadian composer (b. 1916 )
2001 - Percy Stallard , English racing cyclist (b. 1909 )
2002 - Galen Rowell , American photographer and mountain climber (b. 1940 )
2003 - Armand Borel , Swiss mathematician (b. 1923 )
2003 - Herb Brooks , American ice hockey coach (b. 1937 )
2005 - James Booth , English actor (b. 1927 )
2006 - Mike Douglas , American singer and talk show host (b. 1925 )
Holidays and observances
Roman Catholicism
Attracta
Saint Fiacre
Gaugericus (Géry), bishop of Cambrai , confessor (sometimes martyr) [Cambrai, Liège, Magdeburg, Paderborn, Winchester]
Saint Taurinus , bishop of Evreux , confessor [northern France, England]
Saints Tiburtius and Chromatius , martyrs [common]
Saint Susanna , virgin, martyr in 295 [common]
Saint Clare of Assisi , virgin
Saint Philomena
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