August 11th, 1658

Born on August 11th, 1658

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 134,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 607 days, exactly on March 24th, 2028, people who were born on August 11th, 1658 will be 135,000 days old!

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What happened on August 11th?

August 11th, 1999

A tornado struck downtown Salt Lake City, damaging 120 homes and injuring over 100 people.

August 11th, 1979

Two Aeroflot passenger jets collided in mid-air near Dniprodzerzhynsk in the Ukrainian SSR, killing all 178 people on both aircraft.

August 11th, 1977

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration initiated an investigation into the alleged vulnerability of the Ford Pinto (example pictured) to fuel leakage and fire in a rear-end collision.

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 (city hall pictured), the first British settlement in Southeast Asia and the present-day capital of the Malaysian state of Penang.

August 11th, 1492

The first 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, 1975

The Timorese Democratic Union launched a coup in Portuguese Timor, starting the East Timorese civil war.

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, 1992

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

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

Same year
Born in 1658

50

Giuseppe Torelli

Italian violist, violinist, teacher and composer (1658–1709)

*April 22nd, 1658, Verona †February 8th, 1709, Bologna

59

Mary of Modena

English royal consort

*September 25th, 1658, Ducal Palace of Modena †April 26th, 1718, Saint-Germain-en-Laye

75

Nicolas Coustou

Sculptor from France (1658-1733)

*January 9th, 1658, Lyon †May 1st, 1733, Paris

72

Luigi Ferdinando Marsigli

Italian scholar and natural scientist (1658-1730)

*July 10th, 1658, Bologna †November 1st, 1730, Bologna

64

Johann Christoph Männling

German translator

*October 14th, 1658, Wabienice †July 4th, 1723, Stargard

85

Charles-Irénée Castel de Saint-Pierre

French author

*February 13th, 1658, Saint-Pierre-Église †April 29th, 1743, Paris

49

Duke Adolf Friedrich II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

First Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

*October 19th, 1658, Grabow †May 12th, 1708, Neustrelitz

70

Camillo Rusconi

Italian sculptor (1658-1728)

*July 14th, 1658, Milan †December 8th, 1728, Rome

72

Jean-Baptiste Goiffon

French doctor (1658-1730)

*February 25th, 1658, Cerdon †September 30th, 1730, Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon

72

Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac

French explorer

*March 5th, 1658, Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Grave †October 16th, 1730, Castelsarrasin

66

Johann Gottfried Roesner

Prussian burgomaster (1658-1724)

*November 21st, 1658, Sulechów †December 7th, 1724, Toruń

66

Samson Wertheimer

European rabbi (1658-1724)

*January 17th, 1658, Worms †August 6th, 1724, Vienna

67

Lüder Mencke

German judge

*December 14th, 1658, Oldenburg †June 26th, 1726, Leipzig

84

Lancelot Blackburne

English clergyman

*December 10th, 1658, London †March 23rd, 1743, Downing Street

45

Archibald Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll

British Army general

*July 25th, 1658, Edinburgh †September 25th, 1703

75

John Dennis

English dramatist (1658–1734)

*September 16th, 1658, London †January 6th, 1734

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1658 is a normal year and no leap year.

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