Historical Events Happened In August - 11

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

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

1909  On this day in history gaston Gilbert Litaize, composer  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  Jean Parker, Butte Mont, actress (Beyond Tomorrow, Little Women) on this day in history.  Share it »

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

1914  Jews are expelled from Mitchenick Poland on this day in history.  Share it »

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

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

1917  On this day in history dik Browne, cartoonist (Hi & Lois, Hagar the Horrible)  Share it »

1918  Battle of Amiens ends in WW I, Allieds beat Germans on this day in history.  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  On this day in history 1st peace of Riga-Soviet Union recognizes Independence of Latvia  Share it »

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

1921  Alex Haley, US, writer (Autobiography of Malcolm X, Roots) on this day in history.  Share it »

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

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

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

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

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

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

1926  Aaron Klug, OM/PRS/biochemist on this day in history.  Share it »

1927  James Eaton, Lord-Lieutenant of the City of Londonderry on this day in history.  Share it »

1928  Carl Hubbell's 1st major league victory is a 4-0 shutout of Phils on this day in history.  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  First federal prisoners arrive at Alcatraz in SF Bay on this day in history.  Share it »

1934  On this day in history 1st federal prisoners arrive at Alcatraz in SF Bay  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  On this day in history chaing Kai-shek's troops conquers Kanton  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  On this day in history birth of cristoph Kaldenbach, composer  Share it »

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

1667  Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, last of the Medicis (d. 1743) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1673  On this day in history birth of richard Mead, London, physician  Share it »

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

1720  Martin Gerbert, composer was born on this day in history.  Share it »

0353  On this day in history death of magnentius, Roman usurper (b. 303)  Share it »

0449  Death of Flavian, Patriarch of Constantinople on this day in history.  Share it »

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

0897  On this day in history death of wilfred the Hairy, Count of Barcelona  Share it »

1171  On this day in history louis I, Earl of Wage/Rieneck, dies  Share it »

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

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

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