August 11th, 1595

Born on August 11th, 1595

Age in days, weeks and months
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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

65

Jah Wobble

English bassist, recording artist, songwriter

*August 11th, 1958, Stepney

24

Gregoria Mariska Tunjung

Badminton player

*August 11th, 1999, Wonogiri

75

Laila Dåvøy

Norwegian politician

*August 11th, 1948, Bergen

43

Joy Mogensen

Danish politician

*August 11th, 1980, Toronto

90

Jean Parker

American actress

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

31

Heuss l'Enfoiré

French rapper

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

96

Rosemarie Müller-Streisand

German church historian and theologian

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

58

Viola Davis

American actress and producer (born 1965)

*August 11th, 1965, St. Matthews

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

73

Steve Wozniak

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

*August 11th, 1950, San Jose

40

Chris Hemsworth

Australian actor (born 1983)

*August 11th, 1983, Melbourne

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

Same year
Born in 1595

81

Antonio Maria Abbatini

Italian composer

*January 26th, 1595, Città di Castello †November 30th, 1676, Città di Castello

60

Edward Winslow

Mayflower passenger (1595-1655)

*January 1st, 1595, Droitwich Spa †January 1st, 1655, Caribbean Sea

58

Alessandro Algardi

Italian sculptor (1598–1654)

*July 31st, 1595, Bologna †June 10th, 1654, Rome

40

Hans Ulrich von Schaffgotsch

German soldier

*January 1st, 1595, Gryf Castle †January 1st, 1635, Regensburg

57

Willem Cornelisz Backer

Amsterdam mayor and VOC board member (1595–1652)

*April 17th, 1595, Amsterdam †October 5th, 1652, Amsterdam

66

Henry Lawes

English musician and composer

*December 5th, 1595, Wiltshire †October 21st, 1662, London

77

Lucas van Uden

Flemish painter (1595-1672)

*October 18th, 1595, Antwerp †November 4th, 1672, Antwerp

54

Jerzy Ossoliński

Polish noble (1595-1650)

*December 15th, 1595, Sandomierz †August 9th, 1650, Warsaw

87

Heo Mok

Korean politician, poet and scholar (1595-1682)

*January 1st, 1595, Seoul †April 27th, 1682, Yeongcheon

45

Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski

Polish writer (1595-1640)

*February 24th, 1595, Sarbiewo, Masovian Voivodeship †April 2nd, 1640, Warsaw

52

Władysław IV Vasa

King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1595-1648)

*June 9th, 1595 †May 20th, 1648, Merkinė

62

Juan Eusebio Nieremberg

Spanish mystic (1595-1658)

*September 9th, 1595, Madrid †April 7th, 1658, Madrid

45

George William, Elector of Brandenburg

Elector and Margrave of Brandenburg, Duke of Prussia

*November 13th, 1595, Old Cölln †December 1st, 1640, Königsberg

78

Jean Chapelain

French poet and critic

*December 4th, 1595, Paris †February 22nd, 1674, Paris

78

John Wilson

English composer, lutenist and teacher

*April 5th, 1595, Faversham †February 22nd, 1674, London

71

Jan Marek Marci

Czech physicist, doctor and mathematician

*June 13th, 1595, Lanškroun †April 10th, 1667, Prague

69

Herman Fortunatus, Margrave of Baden-Rodemachern

Margrave of Baden to Rodemachern (1595-1665)

*January 23rd, 1595, Rastatt †January 4th, 1665, Kastellaun

61

Hempo von Knesebeck

German hofmeister (1595-1656)

*April 14th, 1595, Tylsen †June 19th, 1656, Tylsen

67

Maximilian Kurtz von Senftenau

German diplomat

*July 10th, 1595, Munich †July 10th, 1662, Munich

54

Jean Louis d'Erlach

Swiss general (1595-1650)

*September 30th, 1595, Bern †January 26th, 1650, Breisach

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No: With 365 days 1595 is a normal year and no leap year.

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