August 11th, 1028

Born on August 11th, 1028

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 363,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 323 days, exactly on March 17th, 2025, people who were born on August 11th, 1028 will be 364,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on August 11th?

August 11th, 1999

Ken Levine's System Shock 2 was released to mediocre sales, but was critically acclaimed and highly influenced subsequent first-person shooter game design.

August 11th, 1973

At a party in New York City, Jamaican musician DJ Kool Herc (pictured) began rapping during an extended break, laying the foundation for hip hop music.

August 11th, 1952

King Talal of Jordan was forced to abdicate due to mental illness and was succeeded by his eldest son Hussein .

August 11th, 1945

Amid rumors of kidnappings of children by Jews in Kraków, a crowd of Poles took part in a pogrom, resulting in at least one death.

August 11th, 1929

The first Bud Billiken Parade and Picnic, the oldest and largest African-American parade in the United States, was held in Chicago.

August 11th, 1786

Francis Light founded George Town, the first British settlement in Southeast Asia and the present-day capital of the Malaysian state of Penang.

August 11th, 1492

The first papal conclave to be held in the Sistine Chapel elected Roderic Borja as Pope Alexander VI to succeed Innocent VIII.

August 11th, 1309

Reconquista: Aragonese forces led by King James II landed on the coast of Almería, beginning an ultimately unsuccessful siege of the city, then held by the Emirate of Granada.

August 11th, 1991

Nickelodeon’s very first line of “Nicktoons” (Doug, Rugrats & Ren & Stimpy) premiere on the channel.

August 11th, 2023

Luna 25 launches from the Vostochny Cosmodrome.

August 11th, 2006

The oil tanker MT Solar 1 sinks off the coast of Guimaras and Negros Islands in the Philippines, causing the country's worst oil spill.

August 11th, 2003

Jemaah Islamiyah leader Riduan Isamuddin, better known as Hambali, is arrested in Bangkok, Thailand.

August 11th, 1992

The Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota opens. At the time the largest shopping mall in the United States.

August 11th, 1982

A bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 830, en route from Tokyo, Japan to Honolulu, Hawaii, killing one passenger and injuring 15 others.

August 11th, 1975

East Timor: Governor Mário Lemos Pires of Portuguese Timor abandons the capital Dili, following a coup by the Timorese Democratic Union (UDT) and the outbreak of civil war between UDT and Fretilin.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 11th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 11th?

74

David Rubenstein

American businessman

*August 11th, 1949, Baltimore

36

Greysia Polii

Indonesian badminton player

*August 11th, 1987, Jakarta

24

Gregoria Mariska Tunjung

Badminton player

*August 11th, 1999, Wonogiri

65

Jah Wobble

English bassist, recording artist, songwriter

*August 11th, 1958, Stepney

75

Laila Dåvøy

Norwegian politician

*August 11th, 1948, Bergen

43

Joy Mogensen

Danish politician

*August 11th, 1980, Toronto

31

Heuss l'Enfoiré

French rapper

*August 11th, 1992, Villeneuve-la-Garenne

90

Jean Parker

American actress

*August 11th, 1915, Deer Lodge †November 30th, 2005, Woodland Hills

58

Viola Davis

American actress and producer (born 1965)

*August 11th, 1965, St. Matthews

96

Rosemarie Müller-Streisand

German church historian and theologian

*August 11th, 1923, Berlin †June 26th, 2020, Berlin

30

Alyson Stoner

American actor, singer and dancer

*August 11th, 1993, Toledo

26

Elena Kitić

Serbian pop singer

*August 11th, 1997, Hanover

74

Eric Carmen

American singer-songwriter, guitarist and keyboardist (1949–2024)

*August 11th, 1949, Cleveland †March 10th, 2024, Lyndhurst

40

Chris Hemsworth

Australian actor (born 1983)

*August 11th, 1983, Melbourne

73

Steve Wozniak

American–Serbian computer pioneer, inventor, computer engineer and programmer; co-founder of Apple Inc.

*August 11th, 1950, San Jose

79

Ian McDiarmid

Scottish actor and stage director

*August 11th, 1944, Carnoustie

66

David Henry Hwang

American playwright

*August 11th, 1957, Los Angeles

47

Ben Gibbard

American singer, songwriter and guitarist

*August 11th, 1976, Bremerton

55

Sophie Okonedo

British actress

*August 11th, 1968, London

36

Paul Boche

German actor and model

*August 11th, 1987, Eisenach

77

Frieda Lawrence

German writer

*August 11th, 1879, Metz †August 11th, 1956, Taos

72

Christiaan Eijkman

Dutch physician

*August 11th, 1858, Nijkerk †November 5th, 1930, Utrecht

38

Henry V

King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor, the fourth and last ruler of the Salian dynasty

*August 11th, 1086, Goslar †May 23rd, 1125, Utrecht

52

Lara Grice

American actress

*August 11th, 1971, New Orleans

50

Luis Lacalle Pou

42nd President of Uruguay

*August 11th, 1973, Montevideo

71

Enid Blyton

English author (1897–1968)

*August 11th, 1897, London †November 28th, 1968, London

82

Patricio Guzmán

Chilean film director

*August 11th, 1941, Santiago

79

Pervez Musharraf

President of Pakistan from 2001 to 2008

*August 11th, 1943, Delhi †February 5th, 2023, American Hospital Dubai

78

Dominique Perben

French politician

*August 11th, 1945, 6th arrondissement of Lyon

70

Hulk Hogan

American professional wrestler, actor and television personality

*August 11th, 1953, Augusta

58

Embeth Davidtz

American actress

*August 11th, 1965, Lafayette

43

Sébastien Squillaci

French association football player

*August 11th, 1980, Toulon

72

Rodolfo Graziani

Italian general (1882-1955)

*August 11th, 1882, Filettino †January 11th, 1955, Rome

29

Anton Cooper

New Zealand cyclist

*August 11th, 1994, Woodend

28

Tierra Whack

American rapper

*August 11th, 1995, Philadelphia

92

Aaron Klug

British chemist and biophysicist

*August 11th, 1926, Želva †November 20th, 2018, Cambridge

80

Edgar de Wahl

Estonian teacher and linguist

*August 11th, 1867, Olviopol †March 9th, 1948, Tallinn

81

Dieter Kemper

German cyclist (1937-2018)

*August 11th, 1937, Dortmund †October 11th, 2018, Pankow

83

Lloyd Nolan

American actor (1902-1985)

*August 11th, 1902, San Francisco †September 27th, 1985, Los Angeles

73

Anna Massey

British actress (1937-2011)

*August 11th, 1937, Thakeham †July 3rd, 2011, London

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Public holidays on August 11th

Fixed holidays (Christian Feast Day) which are celebrated on August 11th.

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Leap year

Yes: 1028 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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