Page 4: Historical Events In August - 11

1909  On August - 11 sOS first used by an American ship, Arapahoe, off Cape Hatteras, NC   

1909  Liner "Arapahoe" is 1st ship to use SOS distress call on this day in history.   

1909  Gaston Gilbert Litaize, composer on August - 11.   

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

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  On this day in history angus Wilson, England, writer (Mulberry Bush-1955)   

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

1914  France declares war on Austria-Hungary on August - 11.   

1915  On this day in history 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  On this day in history green Bay Packers football club founded   

1919  Andrew Carnegie, US steel industrialist/philanthropist, dies at 83 on August - 11.   

1920  1st peace of Riga-Soviet Union recognizes Independence of Latvia on this day in history.   

1920  On August - 11 derry Jeffares, Honorary Prof of English Studies (Stirling U)   

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

1923  Dutch Premier de Geer resigns on this day in history.   

1923  On this day in history stan Chambers, American television reporter   

1924  1st newsreel pictures of presidential candidates were taken on August - 11.   

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

1925  Carl Rowan, gun-toting newspaper columnist (Wash Post) on August - 11.   

1926  On this day in history cleve Indian Tris Speaker hits his 700th double   

1926  Aaron Klug, OM/PRS/biochemist on this day in history.   

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

1928  Carl Hubbell's 1st major league victory is a 4-0 shutout of Phils on August - 11.   

1929  Babe Ruth becomes 1st to hit 500 homers (off Willis Hudlin of Cleve) on this day in history.   

1933  Temp reaches 136 degrees F (58ø C) at San Luis Potos¡, Mex (world record) on this day in history.   

1933  Temp reaches 136°F (57.8°C) at San Luis Potosi, Mex (world record) on this day in history.   

1934  On August - 11 first federal prisoners arrive at Alcatraz in SF Bay   

1934  On this day in history 1st federal prisoners arrive at Alcatraz in SF Bay   

1935  Nazi mass demonstration against German Jews on August - 11.   

1935  On this day in history william Watson, British poet (Purple East), dies   

1936  On August - 11 chaing Kai-shek's troops conquers Kanton   

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

1600  Paul Hallman, composer was born on August - 11.   

1613  On August - 11 birth of cristoph Kaldenbach, composer   

1635  Thomas Betterton, London, actor/dramatist (Coriolanus) was born on this day in history.   

1667  Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, last of the Medicis (d. 1743) was born on this day in history.   

1673  On this day in history birth of richard Mead, London, physician   

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

1720  On this day in history birth of martin Gerbert, composer   

0353  Death of Magnentius, Roman usurper (b. 303) on August - 11.   

0449  Death of Flavian, Patriarch of Constantinople on August - 11.   

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

0897  On August - 11 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  Christian I, archbishop of Mainz, dies on this day in history.   

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