August 11th, 1604

Born on August 11th, 1604

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 1604

17

Osman II

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire

*November 3rd, 1604, Istanbul †May 20th, 1622, Istanbul

56

Sir William Brereton, 1st Baronet

English writer, politician, and commander in the Parliamentary army (1604-1661)

*September 13th, 1604, Handforth †April 7th, 1661, Croydon Palace

84

George Ent

English scientist and physician; (1604-1689)

*November 6th, 1604, Sandwich †October 13th, 1689, Holborn

64

Frans Luycx

Flemish Baroque painter (1604–1668)

*April 17th, 1604, Antwerp †May 1st, 1668, Vienna

44

Claudia de' Medici

Archduchess of Austria (1604-1648)

*June 4th, 1604, Palazzo Pitti †December 25th, 1648, Innsbruck

43

Francesco Brunetti

Italian historian and writer

*November 30th, 1604, Campli †November 30th, 1647, Campli

52

John IV of Portugal

King of Portugal

*March 19th, 1604, Ducal Palace of Vila Viçosa †November 6th, 1656, Ribeira Palace

45

Jean Morin

French painter (c.1590-1650)

*November 30th, 1604, Paris †June 6th, 1650, Paris

66

Johann Rudolf Glauber

German-Dutch alchemist (1604-1670)

*March 10th, 1604, Karlstadt am Main †March 16th, 1670, Amsterdam

46

Tokugawa Iemitsu

Shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate (1604–1651)

*August 12th, 1604, Edo Castle †June 8th, 1651, Edo Castle

46

Bodo von Hodenberg

German author (1604-1650)

*April 3rd, 1604, Hodenhagen †September 20th, 1650, Osterode am Harz

47

Heinrich Albert

German composer and poet

*July 8th, 1604, Bad Lobenstein †October 6th, 1651, Königsberg

75

John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen

Dutch soldier and administrator (1604–1679)

*June 17th, 1604, Dillenburg †December 20th, 1679, Bedburg-Hau

71

Charles IV of Lorraine

Duke of Lorraine and Bar (1604-1675)

*April 5th, 1604, Nancy †September 18th, 1675, Allenbach

68

Dorothea Diana of Salm-Mörchingen

Countess of Hanau

*July 25th, 1604, Créhange †December 19th, 1672, Wœrth

65

Andrea Vaccaro

Italian painter (1604-1670)

*May 8th, 1604, Naples †January 18th, 1670, Naples

21

Philipp, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel

(1604-1626)

*December 6th, 1604, Kassel †August 27th, 1626, Lutter am Barenberge

68

Johannes Bach

German composer and musician

*November 26th, 1604, Günthersleben-Wechmar †May 13th, 1673, Erfurt

57

Christoph Tinctorius

German university teacher and writer (1604-1662)

*November 7th, 1604, Srokowo †April 13th, 1662, Königsberg

37

Louis, Count of Soissons

French noble

*May 1st, 1604, Paris †July 6th, 1641, Battle of La Marfée

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Leap year

Yes: 1604 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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