Page 4: Historical Events In August - 11

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

1909  On August - 11 liner "Arapahoe" is 1st ship to use SOS distress call   

1909  Gaston Gilbert Litaize, composer on August - 11.   

1910  On August - 11 denis Moloney, NZ cricket all-rounder (1937 England tour)   

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

1912  Jean Parker, Butte Mont, actress (Beyond Tomorrow, Little Women) on this day in history.   

1913  On this day in history angus Wilson, England, writer (Mulberry Bush-1955)   

1914  On August - 11 jews are expelled from Mitchenick Poland   

1914  On August - 11 france declares war on Austria-Hungary   

1915  On this day in history kunio Toda, composer   

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

1918  Battle of Amiens ends in WW I, Allieds beat Germans on August - 11.   

1919  On August - 11 green Bay Packers football club founded   

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

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

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  On August - 11 dutch Premier de Geer resigns   

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

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

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

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  On August - 11 aaron Klug, OM/PRS/biochemist   

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 August - 11.   

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

1933  On August - 11 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 August - 11.   

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 August - 11.   

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

1935  William Watson, British poet (Purple East), dies on August - 11.   

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

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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  On August - 11 birth of cristoph Kaldenbach, composer   

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

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

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

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

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

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

0897  Death of Wilfred the Hairy, Count of Barcelona on August - 11.   

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

1180  On August - 11 guillaume de/Willem van Sens, Fren master builder (Canterbury), dies   

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

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