Historical Events Happened In August - 11

1909  On this day in history sOS first used by an American ship, Arapahoe, off Cape Hatteras, NC  Share it »

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

1909  Gaston Gilbert Litaize, composer on this day in history.  Share it »

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

1911  Alphonse de Waelhens, Flemish philosopher (Psychosis) on this day in history.  Share it »

1912  On this day in history jean Parker, Butte Mont, actress (Beyond Tomorrow, Little Women)  Share it »

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

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

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

1915  Kunio Toda, composer on this day in history.  Share it »

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

1918  On this day in history battle of Amiens ends in WW I, Allieds beat Germans  Share it »

1919  Green Bay Packers football club founded on this day in history.  Share it »

1919  Andrew Carnegie, US steel industrialist/philanthropist, dies at 83 on this day in history.  Share it »

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

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

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

1923  On this day in history dutch Premier de Geer resigns  Share it »

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

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

1924  Arlene Dahl, Minneapolis Minnesota, actress/TV panelist (Ambush) on this day in history.  Share it »

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

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

1926  On this day in history aaron Klug, OM/PRS/biochemist  Share it »

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

1928  On this day in history carl Hubbell's 1st major league victory is a 4-0 shutout of Phils  Share it »

1929  On this day in history babe Ruth becomes 1st to hit 500 homers (off Willis Hudlin of Cleve)  Share it »

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1635  On this day in history birth of thomas Betterton, London, actor/dramatist (Coriolanus)  Share it »

1667  On this day in history birth of anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, last of the Medicis (d. 1743)  Share it »

1673  Richard Mead, London, physician was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1718  Sir Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-born British colonial governor (d. 1791) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

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

0353  Death of Magnentius, Roman usurper (b. 303) on this day in history.  Share it »

0449  On this day in history death of flavian, Patriarch of Constantinople  Share it »

0480  Death of Leonidas, King of Sparta (b. circa 540 BC) on this day in history.  Share it »

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

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

1180  On this day in history guillaume de/Willem van Sens, Fren master builder (Canterbury), dies  Share it »

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

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