August 11th, 1784

Born on August 11th, 1784

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 1784

65

Zachary Taylor

President of the United States from 1849 to 1850

*November 24th, 1784, Barboursville †July 9th, 1850, Washington, D.C.

72

William Buckland

English clergyman, geologist and palaeontologist (1784-1856)

*March 12th, 1784, Axminster †August 14th, 1856, Islip

74

Leigh Hunt

British critic, essayist, poet and writer (1784-1859)

*October 19th, 1784, Southgate †August 28th, 1859, Putney

80

Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston

British statesman and prime minister (1784–1865)

*October 20th, 1784, Broadlands †October 18th, 1865, Brocket Hall

39

Rafael del Riego

Spanish general and politician (1784-1823)

*April 7th, 1784, Tuña †November 7th, 1823, Madrid

62

Vincenza Gerosa

Italian saint (1784-1847)

*October 29th, 1784, Lovere †June 20th, 1847, Lovere

53

Ferdinand Ries

German composer

*November 28th, 1784, Bonn †January 13th, 1838, Frankfurt

60

Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1784-1844)

*January 2nd, 1784, Coburg †January 29th, 1844, Gotha

75

Louis Spohr

German composer, violinist and conductor

*April 5th, 1784, Brunswick †October 22nd, 1859, Kassel

60

Hortense Haudebourt-Lescot

French painter (1784-1845)

*December 14th, 1784, Paris †January 2nd, 1845, Paris

49

Stepan Pimenov

Russian sculptor (1784-1833)

*January 1st, 1784, Saint Petersburg †March 22nd, 1833, Saint Petersburg

77

Jørgen Herman Vogt

Norwegian civil servant, lawyer and politician, First State Councilor

*July 21st, 1784, Drammen Municipality †January 12th, 1862, Christiania

62

Ludwig Aurbacher

German author

*August 26th, 1784, Türkheim †May 25th, 1847, Munich

65

Pietro Anderloni

Italian engraver

*October 12th, 1784, Brescia †October 13th, 1849, Milan

70

Juan Mora Fernández

1st elected head of state of Costa Rica (1784-1854)

*June 12th, 1784, San José †December 16th, 1854, San José

62

Toussaint Bastard

French botanist (1784-1846)

*February 19th, 1784, Chalonnes-sur-Loire †June 27th, 1846, Chalonnes-sur-Loire

58

Sándor Kőrösi Csoma

Hungarian philologist and orientalist (1784-1842)

*March 27th, 1784, Chiuruș †April 11th, 1842, Darjeeling

72

William Yarrell

English zoologist, naturalist and bookseller

*June 3rd, 1784, St James's †September 1st, 1856, Great Yarmouth

40

Leonardo Infante

Venezuelan military personnel

*November 30th, 1784, Parroquia Chaguaramal †November 30th, 1824, Bogotá

67

Jacopo Ferretti

Italian librettist

*July 16th, 1784, Rome †March 7th, 1852, Rome

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Leap year

Yes: 1784 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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