August 11th, 1680

Born on August 11th, 1680

Age in days, weeks and months
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... in seconds, minutes and 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?

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

74

Eric Carmen

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

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

26

Elena Kitić

Serbian pop singer

*August 11th, 1997, Hanover

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 1680

50

Nicholas Mavrocordatos

Phanariote Prince of Wallachia, Grand Dragoman of the Gate (1680-1730)

*May 3rd, 1680, Constantinople †September 3rd, 1730, Bucharest

74

Angelo Maria Querini

Italian cardinal

*March 30th, 1680, Venice †January 6th, 1755, Brescia

74

Philippe Néricault Destouches

French playwright (1680-1754)

*April 9th, 1680, Tours †July 4th, 1754, Fortoiseau Castle

63

Ursula Katharina of Altenbockum

German-Polish noble

*May 4th, 1680, Warsaw †November 25th, 1743, Dresden

55

Gottlob Friedrich Jenichen

German historian and theologian (1680-1735)

*March 26th, 1680, Eutritzsch †September 17th, 1735, Leipzig

58

Johann Gottfried Kraus

German judge (1680-1739)

*November 1st, 1680, Freiberg †September 1st, 1739, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

70

Giuseppe Porsile

Italian composer (1680-1750)

*May 5th, 1680, Naples †May 29th, 1750, Vienna

84

Sebastiano Conca

Italian painter (1680-1764)

*January 8th, 1680, Gaeta †September 1st, 1764, Naples

59

Nikolaus Seeber

German organ builder

*January 1st, 1680, Haina †January 1st, 1739, Römhild

78

Johann Baptist Zimmermann

German artist (1680-1758)

*January 3rd, 1680, Wessobrunn †March 2nd, 1758, Munich

41

Frederick William Adolf, Prince of Nassau-Siegen

Prince of Nassau-Siegen (1691-1722)

*February 20th, 1680, Unteres Schloss †February 13th, 1722, Unteres Schloss

56

Emanuele d'Astorga

Italian composer

*March 20th, 1680, Augusta †August 21st, 1736, Madrid

50

John Montgomerie

British military officer, colonial governor of New York and New Jersey (1680-1731)

*September 11th, 1680, Beith †July 1st, 1731, New York City

84

Johann Philipp Breyne

German scientist (1680-1764)

*January 1st, 1680, Gdańsk †January 1st, 1764, Gdańsk

28

Louis Ferdinand, Count of Lippe-Brake

German aristocrat (1680-1709)

*September 27th, 1680, Halberstadt †February 21st, 1709, Schloss Wolfenbüttel

64

Michał Serwacy Wiśniowiecki

Polish-Lithuanian noble (1680-1744)

*May 13th, 1680, Lviv †September 18th, 1744, Merkinė

49

Johann Michael Bretschneider

German artist (1680-1729)

*September 15th, 1680, Střekov Castle †October 27th, 1729, Vienna

54

Jacques Longueval

French historian (1680-1735)

*March 18th, 1680, Péronne †January 14th, 1735, Paris

49

Johann Martin Seekatz

German painter (1680-1729)

*June 6th, 1680, Westerburg †October 10th, 1729, Worms

76

Johann Joachim Schröder

German librarian, church historian and theologian

*June 6th, 1680, Neukirchen †July 19th, 1756, Marburg

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Leap year

Yes: 1680 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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