August 11th, 1812

Born on August 11th, 1812

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What happened on August 11th, 1812?

August 11th, 1812

Peninsular War: French troops engage British-Portuguese forces in the Battle of Majadahonda.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peninsular_War

What else 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.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 11th

Same year
Born in 1812

91

Henri Wallon

French politician (1812-1904)

*December 23rd, 1812, Valenciennes †November 13th, 1904, Paris

58

Charles Dickens

English novelist and social critic (1812–1870)

*February 7th, 1812, Landport †June 9th, 1870, Gads Hill Place

61

Emil von Sydow

German geographer

*July 15th, 1812, Freiberg †October 13th, 1873, Berlin

69

Theodor Bergk

German classical philologist (1812–1881)

*May 22nd, 1812, Leipzig †July 20th, 1881, Bad Ragaz

80

William Fox

Premier of New Zealand in the 19th century, company agent, explorer and artist

*September 2nd, 1812, South Shields †June 23rd, 1893, Auckland

73

Lorenzo Nina

Catholic cardinal

*May 12th, 1812, Recanati †July 25th, 1885, Rome

79

Frederick Whitaker

Premier of New Zealand (1812-1891)

*April 23rd, 1812, Bampton †December 4th, 1891, Wellington

81

Savinien Lapointe

French poet (1812-1893)

*February 28th, 1812, Sens †December 29th, 1893, Soucy

77

Robert Browning

English poet and playwright (1812–1889)

*May 7th, 1812, London †December 12th, 1889, Venice

79

Ivan Goncharov

Russian novelist and official (1812–1891)

*June 6th, 1812, Ulyanovsk †September 15th, 1891, Saint Petersburg

54

Wiktor Każyński

Polish composer (1812-1867)

*December 30th, 1812, Vilnius †March 18th, 1867, Saint Petersburg

79

Ludwig Windthorst

German politician (1812-1891)

*January 17th, 1812, Ostercappeln †March 14th, 1891, Berlin

62

Moses Hess

German philosopher (1812–1875)

*June 21st, 1812, Bonn †April 6th, 1875, Paris

83

Walthère Frère-Orban

Belgian politician (1812-1896)

*April 22nd, 1812, Liège †January 2nd, 1896, City of Brussels

68

Fernando Wood

American politician (1812-1881)

*June 14th, 1812, Philadelphia †February 14th, 1881, Hot Springs

91

Samuel Smiles

Scottish author (1812-1904)

*December 23rd, 1812, Haddington †April 16th, 1904, Kensington

47

Zygmunt Krasiński

One of Poland's three national bards

*February 19th, 1812, Paris †February 23rd, 1859, Paris

38

Louise of Orléans

French princess; queen consort of the belgians (1832-1850)

*April 3rd, 1812, Palermo †October 11th, 1850, Ostend

69

Berthold Auerbach

German author (1812–1882)

*February 28th, 1812, Nordstetten †February 8th, 1882, Cannes

48

Miguel Lerdo de Tejada

Mexican politician (1812-1861)

*July 6th, 1812, Veracruz †March 22nd, 1861

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Leap year

Yes: 1812 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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