August 11th, 1883

Born on August 11th, 1883

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 1883

93

Edvard Drabløs

Norwegian actor and director (1883-1976)

*April 1st, 1883, Sykkylven Municipality †April 29th, 1976, Oslo

61

Benito Mussolini

Italian politician and journalist who founded and led the National Fascist Party

*July 29th, 1883, Predappio †April 28th, 1945, Giulino

77

Oskar von Hindenburg

German politician and general (1883–1960)

*January 31st, 1883, Königsberg †February 12th, 1960, Bad Harzburg

48

Kahlil Gibran

Lebanese-American writer, poet, and painter (1883–1931)

*January 6th, 1883, Bsharri †April 10th, 1931, New York City

87

Rube Goldberg

American cartoonist (1883–1970)

*July 4th, 1883, San Francisco †December 7th, 1970, New York City

84

Clement Attlee

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951

*January 3rd, 1883, London Borough of Wandsworth †October 8th, 1967, Westminster Hospital

89

Eleazar López Contreras

President of Venezuela (1935–1941)

*May 5th, 1883, Táchira †January 2nd, 1973, Caracas

56

René Schickele

German-French writer (1883-1940)

*August 4th, 1883, Obernai †January 31st, 1940, Vence

65

José Clemente Orozco

Mexican artist (1883–1949)

*November 23rd, 1883, Ciudad Guzmán †September 7th, 1949, Mexico City

66

Jane Cowl

American actress and playwright

*December 14th, 1883, Boston †June 22nd, 1950, Santa Monica

86

Walter Gropius

German-American architect (1883–1969)

*May 18th, 1883, Berlin †July 5th, 1969, Boston

74

Hans Ehrenberg

German theologian (1883-1958)

*June 4th, 1883, Altona †March 21st, 1958, Heidelberg

70

Alberto Bonacossa

Italian tennis player (1883-1953)

*August 24th, 1883, Vigevano †December 31st, 1953, Milan

52

Urani Rumbo

Albanian writer and feminist (1895–1936)

*November 30th, 1883, Stegopul †March 26th, 1936, Vlorë

87

Charles Méré

French screenwriter

*January 29th, 1883, Marseille †October 2nd, 1970, Paris

81

Cliff Sterrett

American cartoonist

*December 12th, 1883, Fergus Falls †December 28th, 1964, New York City

73

Luigi Ganna

Italian cyclist (1883–1957)

*December 1st, 1883, Induno Olona †October 2nd, 1957, Varese

39

Jaroslav Hašek

Czech humorist, satirist, writer and anarchist (1883-1923)

*April 30th, 1883, Prague †January 3rd, 1923, Lipnice nad Sázavou

61

Anton Webern

Austrian composer and conductor

*December 3rd, 1883, Vienna †September 15th, 1945, Mittersill

67

Norman Haworth

British chemist (1883-1950)

*March 19th, 1883, Chorley †March 19th, 1950, Barnt Green

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on August 11th

Fixed holidays (Christian Feast Day) which are celebrated on August 11th.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1883 is a normal year and no leap year.

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