Page 4: Historical Events In August - 11

1909  SOS first used by an American ship, Arapahoe, off Cape Hatteras, NC on August - 11.   

1909  Liner "Arapahoe" is 1st ship to use SOS distress call on August - 11.   

1909  On August - 11 gaston Gilbert Litaize, composer   

1910  Denis Moloney, NZ cricket all-rounder (1937 England tour) on August - 11.   

1911  Alphonse de Waelhens, Flemish philosopher (Psychosis) on August - 11.   

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

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 August - 11.   

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

1921  On this day in history alex Haley, US, writer (Autobiography of Malcolm X, Roots)   

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

1923  On August - 11 stan Chambers, American television reporter   

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

1924  On August - 11 arlene Dahl, Minneapolis Minnesota, actress/TV panelist (Ambush)   

1925  On August - 11 carl Rowan, gun-toting newspaper columnist (Wash Post)   

1926  Cleve Indian Tris Speaker hits his 700th double on August - 11.   

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

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

1933  Temp reaches 136 degrees F (58ø C) at San Luis Potos¡, Mex (world record) on this day in history.   

1933  On August - 11 temp reaches 136°F (57.8°C) at San Luis Potosi, Mex (world record)   

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  On this day in history nazi mass demonstration against German Jews   

1935  On this day in history william Watson, British poet (Purple East), dies   

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  On August - 11 birth of paul Hallman, composer   

1613  Cristoph Kaldenbach, composer was born on this day in history.   

1635  Thomas Betterton, London, actor/dramatist (Coriolanus) was born on August - 11.   

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  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 this day in history.   

0449  On August - 11 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 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  Christian I, archbishop of Mainz, dies on this day in history.   

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