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 August - 11.   

1910  Denis Moloney, NZ cricket all-rounder (1937 England tour) on this day in history.   

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

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  Jews are expelled from Mitchenick Poland on this day in history.   

1914  On August - 11 france declares war on Austria-Hungary   

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

1919  Green Bay Packers football club founded on August - 11.   

1919  On this day in history andrew Carnegie, US steel industrialist/philanthropist, dies at 83   

1920  1st peace of Riga-Soviet Union recognizes Independence of Latvia on August - 11.   

1920  Derry Jeffares, Honorary Prof of English Studies (Stirling U) on this day in history.   

1921  Alex Haley, US, writer (Autobiography of Malcolm X, Roots) on August - 11.   

1923  On this day in history dutch Premier de Geer resigns   

1923  Stan Chambers, American television reporter on August - 11.   

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

1924  Arlene Dahl, Minneapolis Minnesota, actress/TV panelist (Ambush) on this day in history.   

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

1926  Cleve Indian Tris Speaker hits his 700th double on August - 11.   

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

1927  James Eaton, Lord-Lieutenant of the City of Londonderry on this day in history.   

1928  Carl Hubbell's 1st major league victory is a 4-0 shutout of Phils on this day in history.   

1929  On August - 11 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 August - 11.   

1933  On this day in history 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 August - 11.   

1935  Nazi mass demonstration against German Jews on August - 11.   

1935  On this day in history william Watson, British poet (Purple East), dies   

1936  On this day in history 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  Cristoph Kaldenbach, composer was born on August - 11.   

1635  On August - 11 birth of thomas Betterton, London, actor/dramatist (Coriolanus)   

1667  On this day in history birth of anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, last of the Medicis (d. 1743)   

1673  Richard Mead, London, physician was born on August - 11.   

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

1720  On August - 11 birth of martin Gerbert, composer   

0353  On August - 11 death of magnentius, Roman usurper (b. 303)   

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

0480  Death of Leonidas, King of Sparta (b. circa 540 BC) on this day in history.   

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

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  Christian I, archbishop of Mainz, dies on this day in history.   

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