August 11th, 1690

Born on August 11th, 1690

Age in days, weeks and months
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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 1690

63

Martin Folkes

British mathematician and astronomer (1690-1754)

*October 29th, 1690, Westminster †June 28th, 1754, London

64

Isaac Thellusson

Genevan private banker

*October 14th, 1690, Geneva †September 2nd, 1755, Geneva

63

Léopold Philippe d'Arenberg

Austrian field marshal (1690-1754)

*October 14th, 1690, City of Brussels †March 4th, 1754, Leuven

46

Ferdinand von Plettenberg

German politician (1690-1737)

*July 25th, 1690, Paderborn †March 18th, 1737, Vienna

82

Ernst Johann von Biron

Duke of Courland and Semigallia (1690-1772)

*November 13th, 1690, Kalnciems †December 17th, 1772, Jelgava

88

Friedrich Bernhard Werner

Silesian draughtsman and engraver

*January 28th, 1690, Topola, Lower Silesian Voivodeship †April 20th, 1778, Wrocław

30

Peter Tordenskjold

Norwegian sea officer (1690–1720)

*October 28th, 1690 †November 20th, 1720, Gleidingen

66

Silvio Valenti Gonzaga

Catholic cardinal

*March 1st, 1690, Mantua †August 28th, 1756, Viterbo

72

John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville

British statesman (1690-1763)

*April 22nd, 1690, Westminster †January 22nd, 1763, Westminster

69

François Colin de Blamont

French composer

*November 22nd, 1690, Versailles †February 14th, 1760, Versailles

78

Francesco Maria Veracini

Italian composer

*February 1st, 1690, Florence †October 31st, 1768, Florence

73

Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke

English lawyer and politician who served as Lord Chancellor (1690-1764)

*December 1st, 1690, Dover †March 6th, 1764, London

70

Carlo Lodoli

Italian architect (1690-1761)

*November 28th, 1690, Venice †October 27th, 1761, Padua

65

Richard Rawlinson

Antiquarian and cleric

*February 3rd, 1690, London †April 6th, 1755

56

Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst

German general (1690-1747)

*November 29th, 1690, Dornburg †March 16th, 1747, Zerbst

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1690 is a normal year and no leap year.

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