August 11th, 1706

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Born on August 11th, 1706 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on August 11th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on August 11th
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Calendar (August 1706)

Born on August 11th, 1706

Weekday

Wednesday

August 11th, 1706 was a Wednesday.

Age

317

People born on August 11th, 1706 will turn 318 this year (2024), in exactly 99 days .

Zodiac

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Leo (The Lion)

July 23rd, 1706 - August 23rd, 1706

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 116,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 951 days, exactly on December 11th, 2026, people who were born on August 11th, 1706 will be 117,000 days old!

116,049 Days

16,578 Weeks

3,812 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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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

Born on August 11th, 1706

Princess Marie Auguste of Thurn and Taxis

Regent of Württemberg and member of the house of Thurn and Taxis (1706-1756)

*August 11th, 1706, Frankfurt †February 1st, 1756, Göppingen

Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 11th?

David Rubenstein

American businessman

*August 11th, 1949, Baltimore

Greysia Polii

Indonesian badminton player

*August 11th, 1987, Jakarta

Jah Wobble

English bassist, recording artist, songwriter

*August 11th, 1958, Stepney

Gregoria Mariska Tunjung

Badminton player

*August 11th, 1999, Wonogiri

Laila Dåvøy

Norwegian politician

*August 11th, 1948, Bergen

Joy Mogensen

Danish politician

*August 11th, 1980, Toronto

Jean Parker

American actress

*August 11th, 1915, Deer Lodge †November 30th, 2005, Woodland Hills

Heuss l'Enfoiré

French rapper

*August 11th, 1992, Villeneuve-la-Garenne

Rosemarie Müller-Streisand

German church historian and theologian

*August 11th, 1923, Berlin †June 26th, 2020, Berlin

Viola Davis

American actress and producer (born 1965)

*August 11th, 1965, St. Matthews

Alyson Stoner

American actor, singer and dancer

*August 11th, 1993, Toledo

Eric Carmen

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

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

Elena Kitić

Serbian pop singer

*August 11th, 1997, Hanover

Steve Wozniak

American–Serbian computer pioneer, inventor, computer engineer and programmer; co-founder of Apple Inc.

*August 11th, 1950, San Jose

Chris Hemsworth

Australian actor (born 1983)

*August 11th, 1983, Melbourne

Ian McDiarmid

Scottish actor and stage director

*August 11th, 1944, Carnoustie

David Henry Hwang

American playwright

*August 11th, 1957, Los Angeles

Ben Gibbard

American singer, songwriter and guitarist

*August 11th, 1976, Bremerton

Sophie Okonedo

British actress

*August 11th, 1968, London

Paul Boche

German actor and model

*August 11th, 1987, Eisenach

Same year
Born in 1706

Benjamin Franklin

American author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman, diplomat, Founding Father (1706–1790)

*January 17th, 1706, Boston †April 17th, 1790, Philadelphia