August 11th, 1766

Born on August 11th, 1766

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

96

Rosemarie Müller-Streisand

German church historian and theologian

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

31

Heuss l'Enfoiré

French rapper

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

58

Viola Davis

American actress and producer (born 1965)

*August 11th, 1965, St. Matthews

74

Eric Carmen

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

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

30

Alyson Stoner

American actor, singer and dancer

*August 11th, 1993, Toledo

73

Steve Wozniak

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

*August 11th, 1950, San Jose

26

Elena Kitić

Serbian pop singer

*August 11th, 1997, Hanover

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 1766

75

Albertine Necker de Saussure

Genevan writer (1766-1841)

*April 9th, 1766, Geneva †April 20th, 1841, Monnetier-Mornex

77

John Dalton

British chemist and physicist (1766–1844)

*September 6th, 1766, Cumberland †July 27th, 1844, Manchester

68

Thomas Robert Malthus

British political economist (1766–1834)

*February 13th, 1766, Westcott †December 23rd, 1834, Bath

63

Caroline von Humboldt

German salon-holder, wife of Wilhelm von Humboldt (1766–1829)

*February 23rd, 1766, Minden †March 26th, 1829, Berlin

51

Germaine de Staël

Genevan-French author (1766-1817)

*April 22nd, 1766, Paris †July 14th, 1817, Paris

109

Jean-Frédéric Waldeck

French antiquarian, explorer, artist (1766-1875)

*March 16th, 1766, Prague †April 30th, 1875, Paris

73

William Dunlap

American dramatist, painter, and historian

*February 19th, 1766, Perth Amboy †September 28th, 1839, New York City

35

Louis Delgrès

French politician (1766-1802)

*August 2nd, 1766, Saint-Pierre †May 28th, 1802, Matouba

57

Maine de Biran

French philosopher (1766-1824)

*November 29th, 1766, Bergerac †July 20th, 1824, Paris

76

Charles Macintosh

British chemist (1766–1843)

*December 29th, 1766, Glasgow †July 25th, 1843, Glasgow

79

Samuel Friedrich Sauter

German author

*November 10th, 1766, Oberderdingen †July 14th, 1846, Oberderdingen

72

Moss Kent

American politician

*April 3rd, 1766, Rensselaer County †May 30th, 1838, Plattsburgh

87

Samuel Wilson

American meat packer (1766-1854)

*September 13th, 1766, Arlington †July 31st, 1854, Troy

68

Samuel Dinsmoor

American politician

*July 1st, 1766, Windham †March 15th, 1835, Keene

71

Samuel Wesley

English organist and composer

*February 24th, 1766, Bristol †October 11th, 1837, London

64

Rodolphe Kreutzer

French violinist, conductor, composer (1766-1831)

*November 15th, 1766, Versailles †January 6th, 1831, Geneva

47

Honoré Vial

French diplomat (1766-1813)

*February 22nd, 1766, Antibes †October 18th, 1813, Leipzig

68

Antoine-Vincent Arnault

French dramatist (1766-1834)

*January 22nd, 1766, Paris †September 16th, 1834, Bréauté

85

Wilhelm Hisinger

Swedish chemist and mineralogist

*December 23rd, 1766, Västmanland †June 28th, 1852, Skinnskatteberg

71

Christmas Evans

Welsh minister

*December 25th, 1766, Llandysul †July 19th, 1838, Swansea

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1766 is a normal year and no leap year.

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