Page 4: Historical Events In August - 11

1909  On August - 11 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  Gaston Gilbert Litaize, composer on this day in history.   

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

1911  Alphonse de Waelhens, Flemish philosopher (Psychosis) on this day in history.   

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

1913  On this day in history angus Wilson, England, writer (Mulberry Bush-1955)   

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

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

1915  On this day in history kunio Toda, composer   

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

1918  On this day in history 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  On August - 11 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 August - 11 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  On August - 11 1st newsreel pictures of presidential candidates were taken   

1924  On this day in history arlene Dahl, Minneapolis Minnesota, actress/TV panelist (Ambush)   

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

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 August - 11 james Eaton, Lord-Lieutenant of the City of Londonderry   

1928  On August - 11 carl Hubbell's 1st major league victory is a 4-0 shutout of Phils   

1929  Babe Ruth becomes 1st to hit 500 homers (off Willis Hudlin of Cleve) on this day in history.   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1935  On this day in history nazi mass demonstration against German Jews   

1935  William Watson, British poet (Purple East), dies on this day in history.   

1936  Chaing Kai-shek's troops conquers Kanton on August - 11.   

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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  Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, last of the Medicis (d. 1743) was born on August - 11.   

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 August - 11.   

1720  On August - 11 birth of martin Gerbert, composer   

0353  On this day in history death of magnentius, Roman usurper (b. 303)   

0449  Death of Flavian, Patriarch of Constantinople on August - 11.   

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  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  On this day in history christian I, archbishop of Mainz, dies   

1204  On this day in history death of king Guttorm of Norway (b. 1199)