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  On August - 11 liner "Arapahoe" is 1st ship to use SOS distress call   

1909  On August - 11 gaston Gilbert Litaize, composer   

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

1911  On August - 11 alphonse de Waelhens, Flemish philosopher (Psychosis)   

1912  On August - 11 jean Parker, Butte Mont, actress (Beyond Tomorrow, Little Women)   

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

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

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

1915  On August - 11 kunio Toda, composer   

1917  On August - 11 dik Browne, cartoonist (Hi & Lois, Hagar the Horrible)   

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  On this day in history andrew Carnegie, US steel industrialist/philanthropist, dies at 83   

1920  On August - 11 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 August - 11 alex Haley, US, writer (Autobiography of Malcolm X, Roots)   

1923  Dutch Premier de Geer resigns on August - 11.   

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 August - 11 arlene Dahl, Minneapolis Minnesota, actress/TV panelist (Ambush)   

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

1926  Cleve Indian Tris Speaker hits his 700th double on this day in history.   

1926  Aaron Klug, OM/PRS/biochemist on this day in history.   

1927  On August - 11 james Eaton, Lord-Lieutenant of the City of Londonderry   

1928  On this day in history 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 August - 11.   

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  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  Nazi mass demonstration against German Jews on August - 11.   

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

1936  On August - 11 chaing Kai-shek's troops conquers Kanton   

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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  On this day in history birth of cristoph Kaldenbach, composer   

1635  Thomas Betterton, London, actor/dramatist (Coriolanus) was born on August - 11.   

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 August - 11.   

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

0449  On August - 11 death of flavian, Patriarch of Constantinople   

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  Louis I, Earl of Wage/Rieneck, dies on August - 11.   

1180  On August - 11 guillaume de/Willem van Sens, Fren master builder (Canterbury), dies   

1183  Christian I, archbishop of Mainz, dies on August - 11.   

1204  Death of King Guttorm of Norway (b. 1199) on August - 11.