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

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

1913  On August - 11 angus Wilson, England, writer (Mulberry Bush-1955)   

1914  On August - 11 jews are expelled from Mitchenick Poland   

1914  On this day in history france declares war on Austria-Hungary   

1915  Kunio Toda, composer on this day in history.   

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

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  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 this day in history 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 August - 11.   

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

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

1925  On this day in history carl Rowan, gun-toting newspaper columnist (Wash Post)   

1926  On this day in history cleve Indian Tris Speaker hits his 700th double   

1926  On August - 11 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  On this day in history 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  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  On August - 11 william Watson, British poet (Purple East), dies   

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  On August - 11 birth of paul Hallman, composer   

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

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  Richard Mead, London, physician was born on this day in history.   

1718  On August - 11 birth of sir Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-born British colonial governor (d. 1791)   

1720  On this day in history birth of martin Gerbert, composer   

0353  Death of Magnentius, Roman usurper (b. 303) on August - 11.   

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

0480  On this day in history death of leonidas, King of Sparta (b. circa 540 BC)   

0897  Death of Wilfred the Hairy, Count of Barcelona on August - 11.   

1171  On this day in history louis I, Earl of Wage/Rieneck, dies   

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  Death of King Guttorm of Norway (b. 1199) on August - 11.