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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 formed1999 - 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 reporter1925 - 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 actress1932 - Fernando Arrabal , Spanish writer1932 - 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 chemist1939 - 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 actor1944 - Fred Smith , American entrepreneur
1946 - Marilyn vos Savant , American newspaper columnist1946 - John Conlee , American country music singer
1947 - Georgios Karatzaferis , Greek politician1948 - Jan Palach , Czechoslovakian student protester (d. 1969 )1949 - Eric Carmen , American musician1949 - Tim Hutchinson , American politician1950 - 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 comedian1952 - Bob Mothersbaugh , AKA Bob 1, American Musician (DEVO )1953 - Hulk Hogan , American professional wrestler1954 - Joe Jackson , English singer1954 - Juan Maria Solare , Argentine composer
1954 - Yashpal Sharma , Indian cricketer
1954 - M. V. Narasimha Rao , Indian cricketer
1955 - Sylvia Hermon , British politician1955 - Marc Bureau , French Canadian politician
1956 - Pierre-Louis Lions , French mathematician1957 - 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 cricketer1963 - Hiromi Makihara , Japanese baseball player1964 - Jim Lee , Korean-born comic book artist1964 - Miguel A. Núñez Jr. , American actor
1965 - Marc Bergevin , Canadian professional ice hockey player1965 - Shinji Mikami , Japanese video game designer (Resident Evil )
1965 - Viola Davis , American actress
1965 - Embeth Davidtz , American actress
1966 - Nigel Martyn , English footballer1967 - Enrique Bunbury , Spanish singer1967 - Eric Maleson , Brazilian Bobsleigh 2002 Olympian
1967 - Collin Chou , Taiwanese actor
1967 - Joe Rogan , American television host
1968 - Lorenzo Bernardi , Italian volleyball player1968 - 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 singer1969 - Ashley Jensen , Scottish actress
1970 - Andy Bell , English musician (Ride , Hurricane #1 , Oasis )1971 - Tommy Mooney , English football player1971 - Alejandra Barros , Mexican actress
1971 - Julie Clarke , Playboy playmate
1972 - Jonathon Prandi , American model1973 - Nigel Harman , British actor1974 - Audrey Mestre , French diver1974 - 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 singer1978 - Jermain Taylor , American boxer1978 - Amber Brkich , American reality television personality
1980 - Lee Suggs , American football player1981 - Sandi Thom , Scottish born singer1981 - Fiona Sit , Hong Kong singer and actress
1982 - Alan Halsall , British actor1983 - Chris Hemsworth , Australian Actor1984 - Melky Cabrera , Dominican baseball player1984 - Katie Rees , American beauty pageant contestant
1984 - Lucas Di Grassi , Brazilian racing driver
1985 - Grace Adams-Short , British reality television contestant1986 - Kaori Fukuhara , Japanese voice actress1987 - Nkem Ojougboh , American basketball player1988 - Patrick Mills , Australian basketball player1992 - Allison Lozano , Mexican actress1993 - 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 Barcelona1204 - 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 , virginSaint Philomena
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