Page 4: Historical Events In August - 11

1909  SOS inaugural used by an American ship, Arapahoe, off Cape Hatteras, NC   

1909  Liner "Arapahoe" is 1st ship to use SOS distress call.   

1909  Gaston Gilbert Litaize, composer   

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

1911  Alphonse de Waelhens, Flemish philosopher (Psychosis)   

1912  Jean Parker, Butte Mont, actress (Beyond Tomorrow, Little Women)   

1913  Angus Wilson, England, writer (Mulberry Bush-1955)   

1914  Jews are expelled from Mitchenick Poland.   

1914  France declares war on Austria-Hungary.   

1915  Kunio Toda, composer.   

1917  Dik Browne, cartoonist (Hi and Lois, Hagar the Horrible).   

1918  Battle of Amiens ends in WW I, Allieds beat Germans   

1919  Green Bay Packers football club founded   

1919  Andrew Carnegie, US steel industrialist/philanthropist, dies at 83   

1920  1st peace of Riga-Soviet Union recognizes Independence of Latvia   

1920  Derry Jeffares, Honorary Prof of English Studies (Stirling U).   

1921  Alex Haley, US, writer (Autobiography of Malcolm X, Roots).   

1923  Dutch Premier de Geer steps down.   

1923  Stan Chambers, American television reporter   

1924  1st newsreel pictures of presidential candidates were taken   

1924  Arlene Dahl, Minneapolis Minnesota, actress/TV panelist (Ambush)   

1925  Carl Rowan, gun-toting newspaper columnist (Wash Post)   

1926  Cleve Indian Tris Speaker hits his 700th double.   

1926  Aaron Klug, OM/PRS/biochemist   

1927  James Eaton, Lord-Lieutenant of the City of Londonderry.   

1928  Carl Hubbell's 1st major league victory is a 4-0 shutout of Phils   

1929  Babe Ruth is recorded as becoming 1st to hit 500 homers (off Willis Hudlin of Cleve).   

1933  Temp reaches 136°F (57.8°C) at San Luis Potosi, Mex (world record).   

1934  inaugural federal prisoners arrive at Alcatraz in SF Bay.   

1934  1st federal prisoners arrive at Alcatraz in SF Bay.   

1935  Nazi mass demonstration against German Jews   

1935  William Watson, British poet (Purple East), dies   

1936  Chaing Kai-shek's troops conquers Kanton.   

1937  Bakr Sidqi, general/dictator of Iraq, dies.   

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1467  Mary of york: English princess   

1600  Paul hallman: Composer   

1613  Cristoph kaldenbach: Composer   

1635  Thomas betterton: London, actor/dramatist (coriolanus)   

1667  Anna maria luisa de' medici: Last of the medicis   

1673  Richard mead: London, physician   

1718  Sir frederick haldimand: Swiss-born british colonial governor   

1720  Martin gerbert: Composer   

0353  Death of Magnentius: Roman usurper (b. 303)   

0449  Death of Flavian: Patriarch of constantinople   

0480  Death of Leonidas: King of sparta (b. circa 540 bc)   

0897  Wilfred the hairy: Count of barcelona   

1171  Death of Louis i: Earl of wage/rieneck,   

1180  Death of Guillaume de/willem van sens: Fren master builder (canterbury),   

1183  Death of Christian i: Archbishop of mainz,   

1204  King guttorm of norway: King guttorm of norway (b. 1199)