August 11th, 1871

Born on August 11th, 1871

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What happened on August 11th, 1871?

August 11th, 1871

An explosion of guncotton occurs in Stowmarket, England, killing 28.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stowmarket_Guncotton_Explosion

What else 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.

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

65

Jah Wobble

English bassist, recording artist, songwriter

*August 11th, 1958, Stepney

90

Jean Parker

American actress

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

36

Greysia Polii

Indonesian badminton player

*August 11th, 1987, Jakarta

75

Laila Dåvøy

Norwegian politician

*August 11th, 1948, Bergen

24

Gregoria Mariska Tunjung

Badminton player

*August 11th, 1999, Wonogiri

77

Frieda Lawrence

German writer

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

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

80

Edgar de Wahl

Estonian teacher and linguist

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

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

72

Christiaan Eijkman

Dutch physician

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

74

Eric Carmen

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

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

72

Rodolfo Graziani

Italian general (1882-1955)

*August 11th, 1882, Filettino †January 11th, 1955, Rome

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

Same year
Born in 1871

51

Marcel Proust

French novelist, critic and essayist (1871–1922)

*July 10th, 1871, 16th arrondissement of Paris †November 18th, 1922, 16th arrondissement of Paris

47

Rosa Luxemburg

German-Polish Marxist theorist, socialist philosopher, and revolutionary, editor (1871–1919)

*March 5th, 1871, Zamość †January 15th, 1919, Berlin

66

Ernest Rutherford

British physicist of New Zealand origin, winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1908) (1871–1937)

*August 30th, 1871, Nelson †October 19th, 1937, Cambridge

64

Victor Grignard

French chemist (1871-1935)

*May 6th, 1871, Cherbourg †December 13th, 1935, 7th arrondissement of Lyon

128

Irene Alföldi

Hungarian singer and opera singer

*July 24th, 1871, Eger †January 1st, 2000

74

Theodore Dreiser

American novelist and journalist (1871–1945)

*August 27th, 1871, Terre Haute †December 28th, 1945, Hollywood

85

Émile Borel

French mathematician and politician

*January 7th, 1871, Saint-Affrique †February 3rd, 1956, Paris

76

Wilhelm von Opel

Member of the German Opel family

*May 15th, 1871, Rüsselsheim am Main †May 2nd, 1948, Wiesbaden

64

Grazia Deledda

Italian novelist (1871-1936)

*September 27th, 1871, Nuoro †August 15th, 1936, Rome

67

James Weldon Johnson

American writer and activist

*June 17th, 1871, Jacksonville †June 26th, 1938, Wiscasset

85

Maurice Garin

French cyclist

*March 3rd, 1871, Arvier †February 18th, 1957, Lens

93

Jan Fabricius

(1871-1964) Dutch playwright and writer

*September 30th, 1871, Assen †November 23rd, 1964, Wimborne Minster

69

James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon

British politician (1871-1940)

*January 8th, 1871, Belfast †November 24th, 1940, County Down

54

Friedrich Ebert

German politician, president of Germany (1871-1925)

*February 4th, 1871, Heidelberg †February 28th, 1925, Berlin

47

Karl Liebknecht

German socialist, editor, and co-founder of the Spartacus League (1871-1919)

*August 13th, 1871, Leipzig †January 15th, 1919, Berlin

72

Emma Müllenhoff

German writer

*September 22nd, 1871, Kiel †April 14th, 1944, Bavaria

57

Segundo de Chomón

Spanish-French film director, cinematographer and animator (1871-1929)

*October 17th, 1871, Teruel †May 2nd, 1929, 20th arrondissement of Paris

68

Giuseppe Motta

Member of the Swiss Federal Council (1871-1940)

*December 29th, 1871, Airolo †January 23rd, 1940, Bern

83

Cordell Hull

American politician, U.S. Secretary of State from 1933 to 1944

*October 2nd, 1871, Olympus †July 23rd, 1955, Bethesda

73

Paul Valéry

French poet, essayist, and philosopher (1871–1945)

*October 30th, 1871, Sète †July 20th, 1945, Paris

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1871 is a normal year and no leap year.

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