August 11th, 1850

Born on August 11th, 1850

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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, 1850

71

Albert Wojciech Adamkiewicz

Polish physician

*August 11th, 1850, Żerków †October 31st, 1921, Vienna

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Who's birthday is on August 11th?

74

David Rubenstein

American businessman

*August 11th, 1949, Baltimore

65

Jah Wobble

English bassist, recording artist, songwriter

*August 11th, 1958, Stepney

36

Greysia Polii

Indonesian badminton player

*August 11th, 1987, Jakarta

24

Gregoria Mariska Tunjung

Badminton player

*August 11th, 1999, Wonogiri

90

Jean Parker

American actress

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

75

Laila Dåvøy

Norwegian politician

*August 11th, 1948, Bergen

72

Christiaan Eijkman

Dutch physician

*August 11th, 1858, Nijkerk †November 5th, 1930, Utrecht

96

Rosemarie Müller-Streisand

German church historian and theologian

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

43

Joy Mogensen

Danish politician

*August 11th, 1980, Toronto

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

77

Frieda Lawrence

German writer

*August 11th, 1879, Metz †August 11th, 1956, Taos

74

Eric Carmen

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

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

73

Steve Wozniak

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

*August 11th, 1950, San Jose

30

Alyson Stoner

American actor, singer and dancer

*August 11th, 1993, Toledo

79

Ian McDiarmid

Scottish actor and stage director

*August 11th, 1944, Carnoustie

26

Elena Kitić

Serbian pop singer

*August 11th, 1997, Hanover

40

Chris Hemsworth

Australian actor (born 1983)

*August 11th, 1983, Melbourne

66

David Henry Hwang

American playwright

*August 11th, 1957, Los Angeles

80

Edgar de Wahl

Estonian teacher and linguist

*August 11th, 1867, Olviopol †March 9th, 1948, Tallinn

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76

Babette von Bülow

German writer (1850-1927)

*September 30th, 1850, Cieplice Śląskie-Zdrój †March 8th, 1927, Kühlungsborn

62

Edward Smith

Captain of the RMS Titanic (1850–1912)

*January 27th, 1850, Hanley †April 15th, 1912, North Atlantic Ocean

42

Guy de Maupassant

French writer (1850-1893)

*August 5th, 1850, Dieppe †July 6th, 1893, Paris

82

Frederik Raben-Levetzau

Danish politician

*May 27th, 1850, Lekkende †May 5th, 1933, Aalholm

44

Robert Louis Stevenson

Scottish novelist and poet (1850–1894)

*November 13th, 1850, Edinburgh †December 3rd, 1894, Vailima

68

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

American author and poet

*November 5th, 1850, Janesville †October 30th, 1919, New Haven County

55

Eduard Ausfeld

German archivist

*May 27th, 1850, Schnepfenthal †April 4th, 1906, Magdeburg

41

Sofia Kovalevskaya

19th-century Russian mathematician

*January 15th, 1850, Moscow †February 10th, 1891, Spain

85

Charles Richet

French physiologist and parapsychologist

*August 26th, 1850, Paris †December 4th, 1935, Paris

73

Pierre Loti

French writer (1850-1923)

*January 14th, 1850, Rochefort †June 10th, 1923, Hendaye

67

Ferdinand Braun

German inventor and physicist (1909 Nobel Prize)

*June 6th, 1850, Fulda †April 20th, 1918, New York City

51

Herbert Baxter Adams

American educator and historian

*April 16th, 1850, Shutesbury †July 30th, 1901, Amherst

54

Kate Chopin

American author

*February 8th, 1850, St. Louis †August 22nd, 1904, St. Louis

71

Ivan Vazov

Bulgarian writer and poet (1850-1921)

*July 9th, 1850, Sopot †September 22nd, 1921, Sofia

74

Samuel Gompers

American labor leader (AFL)

*January 27th, 1850, London †December 13th, 1924, San Antonio

64

Richard Heuberger

Austrian composer (1850-1914)

*June 18th, 1850, Graz †October 28th, 1914, Vienna

83

Clay Meredith Greene

American playwright (1850-1933)

*March 12th, 1850, San Francisco †September 5th, 1933, San Francisco

68

César Ritz

Swiss hotelier (1850-1918)

*February 23rd, 1850, Niederwald †October 26th, 1918, Küssnacht

61

Kyrle Bellew

British actor (1850–1911)

*March 28th, 1850, Prescot †November 2nd, 1911, Salt Lake City

83

Alfred Boucher

French sculptor (1850-1934)

*September 23rd, 1850, Nogent-sur-Seine †August 18th, 1934, Aix-les-Bains

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1850 is a normal year and no leap year.

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