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  Denis Moloney, NZ cricket all-rounder (1937 England tour) on August - 11.   

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

1912  On August - 11 jean Parker, Butte Mont, actress (Beyond Tomorrow, Little Women)   

1913  Angus Wilson, England, writer (Mulberry Bush-1955) on this day in history.   

1914  Jews are expelled from Mitchenick Poland on August - 11.   

1914  France declares war on Austria-Hungary on this day in history.   

1915  Kunio Toda, composer on August - 11.   

1917  Dik Browne, cartoonist (Hi & Lois, Hagar the Horrible) on this day in history.   

1918  On August - 11 battle of Amiens ends in WW I, Allieds beat Germans   

1919  Green Bay Packers football club founded on August - 11.   

1919  On this day in history andrew Carnegie, US steel industrialist/philanthropist, dies at 83   

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

1920  Derry Jeffares, Honorary Prof of English Studies (Stirling U) on this day in history.   

1921  Alex Haley, US, writer (Autobiography of Malcolm X, Roots) on August - 11.   

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

1923  On August - 11 stan Chambers, American television reporter   

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

1924  On this day in history arlene Dahl, Minneapolis Minnesota, actress/TV panelist (Ambush)   

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

1926  Cleve Indian Tris Speaker hits his 700th double on August - 11.   

1926  Aaron Klug, OM/PRS/biochemist on August - 11.   

1927  On this day in history james Eaton, Lord-Lieutenant of the City of Londonderry   

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  On this day in history temp reaches 136 degrees F (58ø C) at San Luis Potos¡, Mex (world record)   

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

1934  First federal prisoners arrive at Alcatraz in SF Bay on August - 11.   

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

1935  Nazi mass demonstration against German Jews on this day in history.   

1935  On August - 11 william Watson, British poet (Purple East), dies   

1936  On this day in history chaing Kai-shek's troops conquers Kanton   

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1467  Mary of York, English princess (d. 1482) was born on this day in history.   

1600  On August - 11 birth of paul Hallman, composer   

1613  Cristoph Kaldenbach, composer was born on August - 11.   

1635  On August - 11 birth of thomas Betterton, London, actor/dramatist (Coriolanus)   

1667  Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, last of the Medicis (d. 1743) was born on August - 11.   

1673  Richard Mead, London, physician was born on August - 11.   

1718  On this day in history birth of sir Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-born British colonial governor (d. 1791)   

1720  On August - 11 birth of martin Gerbert, composer   

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

0449  On August - 11 death of flavian, Patriarch of Constantinople   

0480  Death of Leonidas, King of Sparta (b. circa 540 BC) on August - 11.   

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 August - 11.   

1183  Christian I, archbishop of Mainz, dies on this day in history.   

1204  On August - 11 death of king Guttorm of Norway (b. 1199)