August 11th, 1636

Born on August 11th, 1636

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 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?

43

Joy Mogensen

Danish politician

*August 11th, 1980, Toronto

74

David Rubenstein

American businessman

*August 11th, 1949, Baltimore

36

Greysia Polii

Indonesian badminton player

*August 11th, 1987, Jakarta

65

Jah Wobble

British bass guitarist and music producer (born 1958)

*August 11th, 1958, Stepney

24

Gregoria Mariska Tunjung

Badminton player

*August 11th, 1999, Wonogiri

75

Laila Dåvøy

Norwegian politician

*August 11th, 1948, Bergen

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

55

Sophie Okonedo

British actress

*August 11th, 1968, London

47

Ben Gibbard

American singer, songwriter and guitarist

*August 11th, 1976, Bremerton

36

Paul Boche

German actor and model

*August 11th, 1987, Eisenach

Same year
Born in 1636

84

Edward Colston

English merchant, slave trader and philanthropist (1636–1721)

*November 2nd, 1636, Bristol †October 11th, 1721, Mortlake

74

Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux

French poet and critic (1636–1711)

*November 1st, 1636, Paris †March 13th, 1711, Paris

43

Esaias Reusner

German lutenist and composer (1636-1679)

*April 29th, 1636, Lwówek Śląski †May 1st, 1679, Berlin

80

Charles de La Fosse

French painter (1636-1716)

*June 15th, 1636, Paris †December 13th, 1716, Paris

79

Hedvig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp

Queen of Sweden (1636-1715)

*October 23rd, 1636, Gottorf Castle †November 24th, 1715, Stockholm City

55

Georg Green

German historian and theologian (1636-1691)

*July 8th, 1636, Tremsbüttel †August 22nd, 1691, Heidelberg

68

Justine Siegemund

German midwife who wrote a book on midwifery

*December 26th, 1636, Roztoka, Lower Silesian Voivodeship †November 10th, 1705, Berlin

31

Melchiorre Cafà

Italian artist (1636-1667)

*January 21st, 1636, Birgu †September 4th, 1667, Rome

31

Count Ferdinand Edzard of East Frisia

German nobleman

*July 12th, 1636, Aurich †January 1st, 1668, Norden

42

Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria

Duke of Bavaria (1636-1679)

*October 31st, 1636, Munich †May 26th, 1679, Oberschleißheim

61

Giovanni Battista Antonii

Italian composer

*June 24th, 1636, Bologna †January 1st, 1698, Bologna

33

Josias II, Count of Waldeck-Wildungen

Major general in Brunswick and co-ruler of Waldeck-Wildungen

*July 31st, 1636, Bad Wildungen †August 8th, 1669, Heraklion

64

Pietro Sammartini

Italian composer

*September 18th, 1636, Florence †January 1st, 1701, Florence

41

Sophie von Barby

(1636-1677)

*April 14th, 1636, Rudolstadt †August 12th, 1677, Berum

59

Ulrich Hypparchus Promnitz

(1636-1695)

*January 2nd, 1636, Żary †July 29th, 1695, Brody

39

Princess Henriette Adelaide of Savoy

Italian princess

*November 6th, 1636, Turin †June 13th, 1676, Munich

62

Ferdinand Joseph of Dietrichstein

Peerage person ID=5669

*September 25th, 1636, Vienna †November 28th, 1698, Mikulov

63

John Hale

Puritan pastor of Beverly, Massachusetts, during the Salem witch trials

*June 3rd, 1636, Salem †May 15th, 1700, Salem

69

Ferdinand Bonaventura von Harrach

(1637-1706)

*July 14th, 1636, Prague †June 15th, 1706, Karlovy Vary

86

Johann Kaspar Horn

German musician (1636-1722)

*August 17th, 1636, Chemnitz †September 18th, 1722, Dresden

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Leap year

Yes: 1636 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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