Page 4: Historical Events In August - 11

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

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

1909  Gaston Gilbert Litaize, composer on August - 11.   

1910  On August - 11 denis Moloney, NZ cricket all-rounder (1937 England tour)   

1911  On August - 11 alphonse de Waelhens, Flemish philosopher (Psychosis)   

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

1913  Angus Wilson, England, writer (Mulberry Bush-1955) on August - 11.   

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

1914  On August - 11 france declares war on Austria-Hungary   

1915  On August - 11 kunio Toda, composer   

1917  Dik Browne, cartoonist (Hi & Lois, Hagar the Horrible) on this day in history.   

1918  On August - 11 battle of Amiens ends in WW I, Allieds beat Germans   

1919  Green Bay Packers football club founded on this day in history.   

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  Derry Jeffares, Honorary Prof of English Studies (Stirling U) on this day in history.   

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  Stan Chambers, American television reporter on August - 11.   

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

1924  Arlene Dahl, Minneapolis Minnesota, actress/TV panelist (Ambush) on August - 11.   

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

1927  On this day in history james Eaton, Lord-Lieutenant of the City of Londonderry   

1928  On this day in history carl Hubbell's 1st major league victory is a 4-0 shutout of Phils   

1929  On August - 11 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  First federal prisoners arrive at Alcatraz in SF Bay on August - 11.   

1934  1st federal prisoners arrive at Alcatraz in SF Bay on this day in history.   

1935  Nazi mass demonstration against German Jews on August - 11.   

1935  William Watson, British poet (Purple East), dies on August - 11.   

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  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  On August - 11 birth of richard Mead, London, physician   

1718  Sir Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-born British colonial governor (d. 1791) was born on August - 11.   

1720  Martin Gerbert, composer was born on August - 11.   

0353  On August - 11 death of magnentius, Roman usurper (b. 303)   

0449  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1180  Guillaume de/Willem van Sens, Fren master builder (Canterbury), dies on August - 11.   

1183  Christian I, archbishop of Mainz, dies on August - 11.   

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