August 11th, 1751

Born on August 11th, 1751

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 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

90

Jean Parker

American actress

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

43

Joy Mogensen

Danish politician

*August 11th, 1980, Toronto

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

63

David Roentgen

German cabinetmaker (1743-1807)

*August 11th, 1743, Herrnhaag †February 12th, 1807, Wiesbaden

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

Same year
Born in 1751

85

James Madison

President of the United States from 1809 to 1817

*March 16th, 1751, Port Conway †June 28th, 1836, Montpelier

64

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Irish-British politician, playwright and writer (1751-1816)

*October 30th, 1751, Dublin †July 7th, 1816, Seoul

79

Gérard de Lally-Tollendal

French politician (1751-1830)

*March 5th, 1751, Paris †March 11th, 1830, Paris

51

Corona Schröter

German musician and singer (1751-1802)

*January 14th, 1751, Guben †August 23rd, 1802, Ilmenau

78

Maria Anna Mozart

Austrian musician

*July 30th, 1751, Salzburg †October 29th, 1829, Salzburg

75

Johann Heinrich Voss

German poet and classics translator

*February 20th, 1751, Sommerstorf †March 29th, 1826, Heidelberg

78

Henry Dearborn

American politician (1751-1829)

*February 23rd, 1751, North Hampton †June 6th, 1829, Roxbury

68

Clemens Maria Hofbauer

Austrian Redemptorist and saint

*December 26th, 1751, Tasovice †March 15th, 1820, Vienna

42

Charles-Philippe Ronsin

French newspaper founder

*December 1st, 1751, Soissons †March 24th, 1794, Paris

74

Vincent-Marie Costantini

French soldier

*February 24th, 1751, Ghisoni †June 25th, 1825, Montmélian

43

Johan Henric Kellgren

Swedish poet and critic

*December 1st, 1751, Floby †April 20th, 1795, Stockholm

78

Johann Baptist von Lampi the Elder

Austrian-Italian painter (1751-1830)

*December 31st, 1751, Romeno †February 11th, 1830, Vienna

77

Lorenz Karsten

German economist (1751-1829)

*April 3rd, 1751, Sukow-Levitzow †February 28th, 1829, Rostock

64

Julie Billiart

French religious leader

*July 12th, 1751, Cuvilly †April 8th, 1816, Namur

73

Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies

King of Naples (1759-1806, 1815-1816), Sicily (1759-1816), and the Two Sicilies (1816-1825)

*January 12th, 1751, Naples †January 4th, 1825, Naples

61

George Shaw

English botanist and zoologist (1751–1813)

*December 10th, 1751, Aylesbury †July 22nd, 1813, London

41

John Webber

English artist (1753-1791)

*October 6th, 1751, London †April 29th, 1793, London

67

Maria Luisa of Parma

Queen consort of Spain (1751-1819)

*December 9th, 1751, Parma †January 2nd, 1819, Rome

77

Jean Alexandre Caffin

French general

*March 13th, 1751, Doué-la-Fontaine †August 31st, 1828, Doué-la-Fontaine

68

Christian Wilhelm von Dohm

German diplomat, historian

*December 11th, 1751, Lemgo †May 29th, 1820, Pustleben

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1751 is a normal year and no leap year.

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