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 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 August - 11.   

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

1913  On August - 11 angus Wilson, England, writer (Mulberry Bush-1955)   

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

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

1915  Kunio Toda, composer on August - 11.   

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

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

1921  Alex Haley, US, writer (Autobiography of Malcolm X, Roots) on August - 11.   

1923  On this day in history dutch Premier de Geer resigns   

1923  Stan Chambers, American television reporter on August - 11.   

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 August - 11.   

1926  On August - 11 cleve Indian Tris Speaker hits his 700th double   

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 this day in history.   

1929  Babe Ruth becomes 1st to hit 500 homers (off Willis Hudlin of Cleve) on August - 11.   

1933  Temp reaches 136 degrees F (58ø C) at San Luis Potos¡, Mex (world record) on August - 11.   

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

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  On August - 11 william Watson, British poet (Purple East), dies   

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 August - 11.   

1600  On this day in history birth of paul Hallman, composer   

1613  On August - 11 birth of cristoph Kaldenbach, composer   

1635  On August - 11 birth of thomas Betterton, London, actor/dramatist (Coriolanus)   

1667  On this day in history 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  Sir Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-born British colonial governor (d. 1791) was born on this day in history.   

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

0353  Death of Magnentius, Roman usurper (b. 303) on August - 11.   

0449  On August - 11 death of flavian, Patriarch of Constantinople   

0480  On August - 11 death of leonidas, King of Sparta (b. circa 540 BC)   

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

1171  Louis I, Earl of Wage/Rieneck, dies on August - 11.   

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  On this day in history death of king Guttorm of Norway (b. 1199)