Page 4: Historical Events In August - 11

1909  SOS first used by an American ship, Arapahoe, off Cape Hatteras, NC on this day in history.   

1909  On this day in history liner "Arapahoe" is 1st ship to use SOS distress call   

1909  On this day in history gaston Gilbert Litaize, composer   

1910  Denis Moloney, NZ cricket all-rounder (1937 England tour) on this day in history.   

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

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  On August - 11 jews are expelled from Mitchenick Poland   

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

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  Green Bay Packers football club founded on this day in history.   

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  On August - 11 alex Haley, US, writer (Autobiography of Malcolm X, Roots)   

1923  On August - 11 dutch Premier de Geer resigns   

1923  On August - 11 stan Chambers, American television reporter   

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

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

1925  Carl Rowan, gun-toting newspaper columnist (Wash Post) on this day in history.   

1926  Cleve Indian Tris Speaker hits his 700th double on this day in history.   

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

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 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 August - 11.   

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

1934  On August - 11 1st federal prisoners arrive at Alcatraz in SF Bay   

1935  On August - 11 nazi mass demonstration against German Jews   

1935  William Watson, British poet (Purple East), dies on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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  Richard Mead, London, physician was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history death of magnentius, Roman usurper (b. 303)   

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

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 this day in history.   

1171  On August - 11 louis I, Earl of Wage/Rieneck, dies   

1180  On this day in history 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.