Famous birthdays, deaths and events of August 11
Birthdays
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 1975 - Ronald Clarke, American musician and founder of aliennetwork Records
- 1976 - Ben Gibbard, American musician (Death Cab for Cutie
- 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 - 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
- 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.
- 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
- 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)
- 2009 - Eunice Kennedy Shriver, American founder of the Special Olympics (born 1921)
Events
- 480 - Greco-Persian Wars: Battle of Artemisium
- 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
- 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
- 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.
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