What Happened on August 11?
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EVENTS ON AUGUST 11
World War I
Year:
1918
World War I: The Battle of Amiens ends.
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Spanish–American War
Year:
1898
Spanish–American War: American troops enter the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
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Stowmarket Guncotton Explosion
Year:
1871
An explosion of guncotton occurs in Stowmarket, England, killing 28.
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Eiger
Year:
1858
The Eiger in the Bernese Alps is ascended for the first time by Charles Barrington accompanied by Christian Almer and Peter Bohren.
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Weimar Constitution
Year:
1919
Germany's Weimar Constitution is signed into law.
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Latvian–Soviet Peace Treaty
Year:
1920
The Latvian–Soviet Peace Treaty, which relinquished Russia's authority and pretenses to Latvia, is signed, ending the Latvian War of Independence.
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Kraków
Year:
1945
Poles in Kraków engage in a pogrom against Jews in the city, killing one and wounding five.
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Luna 25
Year:
2023
Luna 25 launches from the Vostochny Cosmodrome.
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Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary
Year:
1934
The first civilian prisoners arrive at the Federal prison on Alcatraz Island.
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Babe Ruth
Year:
1929
Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 500 home runs in his career with a home run at League Park in Cleveland, Ohio.
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BIRTHS ON AUGUST 11
Georgios Karatzaferis
Year of birth:
1947
Georgios Karatzaferis, Greek journalist and politician
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Wilma van den Berg
Year of birth:
1947
Wilma van den Berg, Dutch sprinter
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John Conlee
Year of birth:
1946
John Conlee, American singer-songwriter
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Hermann Wlach
Year of birth:
1884
Hermann Wlach, Austrian-Swiss actor (died 1962)
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Theo de Jong
Year of birth:
1947
Theo de Jong, Dutch footballer, coach, and manager
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Aleksander Aberg
Year of birth:
1881
Aleksander Aberg, Estonian wrestler (died 1920)
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Eric Carmen
Year of birth:
1949
Eric Carmen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2024)
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Tim Hutchinson
Year of birth:
1949
Tim Hutchinson, American lawyer and politician
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Ian Charleson
Year of birth:
1949
Ian Charleson, Scottish-English actor and singer (died 1990)
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Martin Linton
Year of birth:
1944
Martin Linton, Swedish-English journalist and politician
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DEATHS ON AUGUST 11
Blas Infante
Year of death:
1936
Blas Infante, Spanish historian and politician (born 1885)
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Mary Sumner
Year of death:
1921
Mary Sumner, English philanthropist, founded the Mothers' Union (born 1828)
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Edith Wharton
Year of death:
1937
Edith Wharton, American novelist and short story writer (born 1862)
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Siegfried Flesch
Year of death:
1939
Siegfried Flesch, Austrian fencer (born 1872)
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Jean Bugatti
Year of death:
1939
Jean Bugatti, German-Italian engineer (born 1909)
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Andrew Carnegie
Year of death:
1919
Andrew Carnegie, Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Carnegie Steel Company and Carnegie Hall (born 1835)
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Khudiram Bose
Year of death:
1908
Khudiram Bose, Indian Bengali revolutionary (born 1889)
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Lydia Koidula
Year of death:
1886
Lydia Koidula, Estonian poet and playwright (born 1843)
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John Henry Newman
Year of death:
1890
John Henry Newman, English cardinal and theologian (born 1801)
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Enrico Betti
Year of death:
1892
Enrico Betti, Italian mathematician and academic (born 1813)
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HOLIDAYS ON AUGUST 11
August 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian Feast Day: August 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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Flag Day
Flag Day (Pakistan)
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List of national independence days
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Chad from France in 1960.
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Mountain Day
Mountain Day (Japan)
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Saint Tiburtius
Christian Feast Day: Tiburtius and Chromatius
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Susanna of Rome
Christian Feast Day: Susanna
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Gaugericus
Christian Feast Day: Gaugericus
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Clare of Assisi
Christian Feast Day: Clare of Assisi
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John Henry Newman
Christian Feast Day: John Henry Newman (Church of England)
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Philomena
Christian Feast Day: Philomena
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