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  Liner "Arapahoe" is 1st ship to use SOS distress call on this day in history.   

1909  Gaston Gilbert Litaize, composer on August - 11.   

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

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

1912  Jean Parker, Butte Mont, actress (Beyond Tomorrow, Little Women) on August - 11.   

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

1914  Jews are expelled from Mitchenick Poland on August - 11.   

1914  France declares war on Austria-Hungary on this day in history.   

1915  On this day in history kunio Toda, composer   

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 August - 11.   

1919  On August - 11 andrew Carnegie, US steel industrialist/philanthropist, dies at 83   

1920  On this day in history 1st peace of Riga-Soviet Union recognizes Independence of Latvia   

1920  On August - 11 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  Stan Chambers, American television reporter on this day in history.   

1924  1st newsreel pictures of presidential candidates were taken on August - 11.   

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 this day in history aaron Klug, OM/PRS/biochemist   

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

1928  Carl Hubbell's 1st major league victory is a 4-0 shutout of Phils on August - 11.   

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  On August - 11 first federal prisoners arrive at Alcatraz in SF Bay   

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  On this day in history birth of mary of York, English princess (d. 1482)   

1600  Paul Hallman, composer was born on August - 11.   

1613  Cristoph Kaldenbach, composer was born on August - 11.   

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

1718  Sir Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-born British colonial governor (d. 1791) was born on this day in history.   

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  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  On this day in history death of wilfred the Hairy, Count of Barcelona   

1171  On August - 11 louis I, Earl of Wage/Rieneck, dies   

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

1183  On August - 11 christian I, archbishop of Mainz, dies   

1204  Death of King Guttorm of Norway (b. 1199) on this day in history.