August 11th, 1509

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Born on August 11th, 1509 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on August 11th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on August 11th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (August 1509)

Born on August 11th, 1509

Weekday

Wednesday

August 11th, 1509 was a Wednesday.

Age

514

People born on August 11th, 1509 will turn 515 this year (2024), in exactly 95 days .

Zodiac

♌

Leo (The Lion)

July 23rd, 1509 - August 23rd, 1509

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 188,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 994 days, exactly on January 27th, 2027, people who were born on August 11th, 1509 will be 189,000 days old!

188,006 Days

26,858 Weeks

6,176 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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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?

David Rubenstein

American businessman

*August 11th, 1949, Baltimore

Greysia Polii

Indonesian badminton player

*August 11th, 1987, Jakarta

Gregoria Mariska Tunjung

Badminton player

*August 11th, 1999, Wonogiri

Jah Wobble

English bassist, recording artist, songwriter

*August 11th, 1958, Stepney

Laila Dåvøy

Norwegian politician

*August 11th, 1948, Bergen

Joy Mogensen

Danish politician

*August 11th, 1980, Toronto

Jean Parker

American actress

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

Heuss l'Enfoiré

French rapper

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

Rosemarie Müller-Streisand

German church historian and theologian

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

Viola Davis

American actress and producer (born 1965)

*August 11th, 1965, St. Matthews

Margaret Paleologa

Marchioness of Montferrat in her own right

*August 11th, 1510, Casale Monferrato †December 28th, 1566, Mantua

Alyson Stoner

American actor, singer and dancer

*August 11th, 1993, Toledo

Elena Kitić

Serbian pop singer

*August 11th, 1997, Hanover

Eric Carmen

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

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

Chris Hemsworth

Australian actor (born 1983)

*August 11th, 1983, Melbourne

Steve Wozniak

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

*August 11th, 1950, San Jose

Ian McDiarmid

Scottish actor and stage director

*August 11th, 1944, Carnoustie

David Henry Hwang

American playwright

*August 11th, 1957, Los Angeles

Ben Gibbard

American singer, songwriter and guitarist

*August 11th, 1976, Bremerton

Jerónimo Nadal

Spanish catholic priest (1507-1580)

*August 11th, 1507, Palma de Mallorca †April 3rd, 1580, Rome

Same year
Born in 1509

John Calvin

French Protestant reformer (1509–1564)

*July 10th, 1509, Noyon †May 27th, 1564, Geneva

John of Leiden

Anabaptist leader, King of Munster (1509-1536)

*February 2nd, 1509, Zevenhoven †January 22nd, 1536, Münster

Melchor Cano

Spanish theologian (1509-1560)

*January 6th, 1509, Tarancón †September 30th, 1560, Toledo

Gian Girolamo Albani

Italian cardinal (1509-1591)

*January 3rd, 1509, Bergamo †April 25th, 1591, Rome

Ippolito II d'Este

Catholic cardinal

*August 25th, 1509, Ferrara †December 2nd, 1572, Rome

Giovanni Morone

Cardinal

*January 25th, 1509, Milan †December 1st, 1580, Rome

Magnus III, Duke of Mecklenburg

Member of the House of Mecklenburg, Prince-Bishop of Schwerin

*July 4th, 1509, Burg Stargard †January 28th, 1550, Bützow

Philip II of Nassau-Saarbrücken

Count of Saarbrücken and Saarwerden (1544-1554)

*July 25th, 1509, Saarbrücken †June 19th, 1554, Strasbourg

Jean Goujon

French artist

*November 30th, 1509, Rouen †November 30th, 1566, Bologna

John, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels

Duke of Münsterberg, Duke of Oels and Count of Glatz

*November 4th, 1509, Oleśnica †February 28th, 1565, Oleśnica

Cardinal-Infante Afonso of Portugal

Roman Catholic cardinal (1509-1540)

*April 23rd, 1509, Évora †April 21st, 1540, Lisbon

Wolrad II, Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg

Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg (1539-1578)

*March 27th, 1509, Bad Arolsen †April 15th, 1578, Eilhausen

Henry XXI of Stolberg

German nobleman

*January 2nd, 1509, Stolberg †November 12th, 1572, Stolberg

Joachim I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau

German prince

*August 7th, 1509, Dessau †December 6th, 1561, Dessau

Étienne Dolet

French translator and scholar (1509-1546)

*August 3rd, 1509, Orléans †August 3rd, 1546, Paris

Pasquale Cicogna

Doge of Venice (1509-1595)

*May 27th, 1509, Venice †April 2nd, 1595, Venice

Cornelius Wischaven

*October 2nd, 1509, Mechelen †August 25th, 1559, Loreto

Luis de Morales

16th-century Spanish painter

*January 1st, 1509, Badajoz †May 9th, 1586, Badajoz

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on August 11th

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

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XI.VIII.MDIX

11.8.1509

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

X = 10

IX = 9

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1509 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
August 1509

August 1509

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32	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
33	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
34	23	24	25	26	27	28	29
35	30	31

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
30							1
31	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
32	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
33	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
34	23	24	25	26	27	28	29
35	30	31

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
30							1
31	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
32	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
33	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
34	23	24	25	26	27	28	29
35	30	31

August 11th, 1509

Born on August 11th, 1509

Weekday

Wednesday

Age

Zodiac

♌

Leo (The Lion)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 188,000 days old!

188,006 Days

26,858 Weeks

6,176 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on August 11th?

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

Luna 25 launches from the Vostochny Cosmodrome.

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.

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

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

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

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?

Same year Born in 1509

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on August 11th

Athracht

Clare of Assisi

Gaugericus

John Henry Newman (Church of England)

Philomena

Susanna

Taurinus of Évreux

Tiburtius and Chromatius

August 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Flag Day (Pakistan)

Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Chad from France in 1960.

Mountain Day (Japan)