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Historical Events Happened In August - 11

Wednesday, 22 May 2013

1911 On this day in history alphonse de Waelhens, Flemish philosopher (Psychosis)

1912 On this day in history 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 this day in history.

1914 On this day in history france declares war on Austria-Hungary

1915 Kunio Toda, composer on this day in history.

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

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

1920 On this day in history derry Jeffares, Honorary Prof of English Studies (Stirling U)

1921 On this day in history alex Haley, US, writer (Autobiography of Malcolm X, Roots)

1923 On this day in history dutch Premier de Geer resigns

1923 Stan Chambers, American television reporter on this day in history.

1924 1st newsreel pictures of presidential candidates were taken on this day in history.

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

1925 On this day in history carl Rowan, gun-toting newspaper columnist (Wash Post)

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 this day in history.

1928 Carl Hubbell's 1st major league victory is a 4-0 shutout of Phils on this day in history.

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

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

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

1936 Chaing Kai-shek's troops conquers Kanton on this day in history.

1937 On this day in history bakr Sidqi, general/dictator of Iraq, dies

1939 On this day in history sergei Rachmaninovs last appearance in Europe

1940 38 German aircrafts shot down above England on this day in history.

1941 On this day in history british PM Winston Churchill and US President Franklin Roosevelt sign the Atlantic Charter

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Famous Birthdays In August - 11

Famous People Born On This Day In History

1467 On this day in history birth of mary of York, English princess (d. 1482)

1600 Paul Hallman, composer was born on this day in history.

1613 Cristoph Kaldenbach, composer was born on this day in history.

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 this day in history.

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

Famous Deaths In August - 11

Famous People Died On This Day In History

1171 Louis I, Earl of Wage/Rieneck, dies on this day in history.

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

1183 On this day in history christian I, archbishop of Mainz, dies

1204 On this day in history death of king Guttorm of Norway (b. 1199)

1253 On this day in history death of clare of Assisi, Italian follower of Francis of Assisi (b. 1194)

1394 On this day in history jan III, mister of Polanen, dies

1456 Janos Hunyadi, Hungarian general strategist, dies at about 49 on this day in history.

1464 Nicholas van Cusa, philosopher/bishop of Brixen, dies on this day in history.