Page 4: Historical Events In August - 11

1909  SOS first used by an American ship, Arapahoe, off Cape Hatteras, NC on this day in history.   

1909  On this day in history liner "Arapahoe" is 1st ship to use SOS distress call   

1909  Gaston Gilbert Litaize, composer on August - 11.   

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 this day in history jews are expelled from Mitchenick Poland   

1914  France declares war on Austria-Hungary on August - 11.   

1915  On this day in history kunio Toda, composer   

1917  On this day in history dik Browne, cartoonist (Hi & Lois, Hagar the Horrible)   

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

1919  On August - 11 green Bay Packers football club founded   

1919  Andrew Carnegie, US steel industrialist/philanthropist, dies at 83 on August - 11.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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  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  On this day in history temp reaches 136 degrees F (58ø C) at San Luis Potos¡, Mex (world record)   

1933  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 1st federal prisoners arrive at Alcatraz in SF Bay   

1935  On August - 11 nazi mass demonstration against German Jews   

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

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 this day in history.   

1613  On this day in history birth of cristoph Kaldenbach, composer   

1635  On this day in history birth of thomas Betterton, London, actor/dramatist (Coriolanus)   

1667  Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, last of the Medicis (d. 1743) was born on August - 11.   

1673  On this day in history birth of richard Mead, London, physician   

1718  On this day in history birth of sir Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-born British colonial governor (d. 1791)   

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

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  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  On this day in history 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)