Page 4: Historical Events In August - 11

1909  SOS first used by an American ship, Arapahoe, off Cape Hatteras, NC on August - 11.   

1909  Liner "Arapahoe" is 1st ship to use SOS distress call on August - 11.   

1909  Gaston Gilbert Litaize, composer on this day in history.   

1910  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1914  Jews are expelled from Mitchenick Poland on August - 11.   

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

1915  Kunio Toda, composer on this day in history.   

1917  On this day in history 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  On August - 11 green Bay Packers football club founded   

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

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

1920  On this day in history derry Jeffares, Honorary Prof of English Studies (Stirling U)   

1921  Alex Haley, US, writer (Autobiography of Malcolm X, Roots) on this day in history.   

1923  On August - 11 dutch Premier de Geer resigns   

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

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

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

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  On August - 11 aaron Klug, OM/PRS/biochemist   

1927  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1934  On this day in history 1st federal prisoners arrive at Alcatraz in SF Bay   

1935  Nazi mass demonstration against German Jews on this day in history.   

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

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

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1467  On August - 11 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 this day in history.   

1635  On this day in history 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  Martin Gerbert, composer was born on August - 11.   

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

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  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 this day in history.   

1183  On August - 11 christian I, archbishop of Mainz, dies   

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