Page 4: Historical Events In August - 11

1909  On August - 11 sOS first used by an American ship, Arapahoe, off Cape Hatteras, NC   

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

1915  Kunio Toda, composer on this day in history.   

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 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  On August - 11 1st peace of Riga-Soviet Union recognizes Independence of Latvia   

1920  Derry Jeffares, Honorary Prof of English Studies (Stirling U) on August - 11.   

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  On this day in history stan Chambers, American television reporter   

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

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

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

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  First federal prisoners arrive at Alcatraz in SF Bay on August - 11.   

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

1935  On this day in history 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 August - 11.   

1613  On this day in history birth of cristoph Kaldenbach, composer   

1635  Thomas Betterton, London, actor/dramatist (Coriolanus) was born on this day in history.   

1667  On August - 11 birth of anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, last of the Medicis (d. 1743)   

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

1718  On August - 11 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  On August - 11 death of leonidas, King of Sparta (b. circa 540 BC)   

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

1171  On this day in history 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 August - 11.   

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