Famous Birthdays In August - 11

1870  Tom Richardson, legendary England cricket fast bowler (1893-98) was born on this day in history.   

1870  On this day in history birth of walter Bowman, Canadian soccer player (d. ?)   

1872  On this day in history birth of shidehara Kijuro, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1951)   

1873  John Rosamond Johnson, Fla, co-composer (Lift Every Voice & Sing) was born on this day in history.   

1877  Adolph M. Christianson, justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court (d.1954) was born on this day in history.   

1880  Frederick Jerome Work, composer was born on this day in history.   

1882  Rodolfo Graziani, Italian marschal/viceroy of Ethiopia was born on this day in history.   

1883  On August - 11 birth of ernst Stadler, writer   

1888  Owen Nares, actor-manager (Maiden Erleigh) was born on August - 11.   

1890  On this day in history birth of erich Wichman, Dutch fascist painter/sculptor   

1892  Hugh MacDiarmid, Scotland, writer (Scots Unbound) was born on this day in history.   

1892  On August - 11 birth of mac Diarmid, writer   

1892  On August - 11 birth of wladyslaw Anders, Polish general   

1892  Eiji Yoshikawa, Japanese novelist (d. 1962) was born on this day in history.   

1892  Archie Wiles, West Indian cricketer (d. 1957) was born on August - 11.   

1894  Wilhelm Grosz, composer was born on this day in history.   

1897  Louise Bogan, Maine, writer (Sleeping Fury) was born on this day in history.   

1897  Enid Blyton, children's writer and fifth most popular author in the world (Famous Five, Secret Seven, The Adventure) was born on August - 11.   

1898  Arthur Leslie Noel Douglas Houghton, politician/trade unionist was born on August - 11.   

1900  Alexander Mosolov, Kiev Russia, composer (Zavod) [NS] was born on August - 11.   

1900  On August - 11 birth of charles William Paddock, Texas, 100m runner (Olympic-2 gold-1920)   

1900  Philip Phillips, American archaeologist (d. 1994) was born on August - 11.   

1902  Christian Castries, French general (Dien Bien Phu) was born on August - 11.   

1902  On August - 11 birth of lloyd Nolan, SF Calif, actor (A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Peyton Place)   

1902  Alfredo Binda, Italian cyclist (d. 1986) was born on this day in history.   

1903  Michael Whalley Wickham, artist was born on August - 11.   

1904  Jess Stacy, pianist was born on August - 11.   

1905  Erwin Chargaff, Austrian biochemist (d. 2002) was born on this day in history.   

1907  Ted a'Beckett, cricketer (Australian Test player) was born on August - 11.   

1909  On this day in history birth of gaston Gilbert Litaize, composer   

1909  On August - 11 birth of hugo Buchthal, art historian   

1909  On August - 11 birth of jean Lancaster, director (WRNS)   

1910  On this day in history birth of denis Moloney, NZ cricket all-rounder (1937 England tour)   

1911  On August - 11 birth of alphonse de Waelhens, Flemish philosopher (Psychosis)   

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0353  On this day in history death of magnentius, Roman usurper (b. 303)   

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

0480  On this day in history death of leonidas, King of Sparta (b. circa 540 BC)   

0897  Death of Wilfred the Hairy, Count of Barcelona on this day in history.   

1171  Louis I, Earl of Wage/Rieneck, dies on August - 11.   

1180  Guillaume de/Willem van Sens, Fren master builder (Canterbury), dies on this day in history.   

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

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