August 11th, 1943

Born on August 11th, 1943

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on August 11th?

August 11th, 1999

Ken Levine's System Shock 2 was released to mediocre sales, but later received critical acclaim and 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 (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 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, 1975

The Timorese Democratic Union launches 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, 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

Born on August 11th, 1943

81

Dieter Schubert

East German rower

*August 11th, 1943, Copitz

79

Pervez Musharraf

President of Pakistan from 2001 to 2008

*August 11th, 1943, Delhi †February 5th, 2023, American Hospital Dubai

81

Jim Kale

Canadian bassist

*August 11th, 1943, Winnipeg

81

Krzysztof Meyer

Polish composer

*August 11th, 1943, Kraków

63

Denis Payton

British musician

*August 11th, 1943, Walthamstow †December 17th, 2006, Bournemouth

25

Abigail Folger

Heiress, Volunteer

*August 11th, 1943, San Francisco †August 9th, 1969, Benedict Canyon

81

Herbert Laumen

German footballer

*August 11th, 1943, Mönchengladbach

81

Kenny Gamble

American songwriter

*August 11th, 1943, Philadelphia

74

Axel Th. Simon

German politician

*August 11th, 1943, Bitburg †April 25th, 2018

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Who's birthday is on August 11th?

76

Laila Dåvøy

Norwegian politician

*August 11th, 1948, Bergen

75

David Rubenstein

American businessman

*August 11th, 1949, Baltimore

66

Jah Wobble

British bass guitarist and music producer (born 1958)

*August 11th, 1958, Stepney

80

Ian McDiarmid

Scottish actor and stage director

*August 11th, 1944, Carnoustie

37

Greysia Polii

Indonesian badminton player

*August 11th, 1987, Jakarta

25

Gregoria Mariska Tunjung

Badminton player

*August 11th, 1999, Wonogiri

44

Joy Mogensen

Danish politician

*August 11th, 1980, Toronto

79

Dominique Perben

French politician

*August 11th, 1945, 6th arrondissement of Lyon

74

Eric Carmen

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

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

36

Kwesta

South African rapper

*August 11th, 1988, Katlehong

74

Steve Wozniak

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

*August 11th, 1950, San Jose

96

Rosemarie Müller-Streisand

German church historian and theologian

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

43

Fiona Sit

Hong Kong singer and actress

*August 11th, 1981, British Hong Kong

59

Viola Davis

American actress and producer (born 1965)

*August 11th, 1965, St. Matthews

90

Jean Parker

American actress

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

83

Patricio Guzmán

Chilean film director

*August 11th, 1941, Santiago

32

Heuss l'Enfoiré

French rapper

*August 11th, 1992, Villeneuve-la-Garenne

67

David Henry Hwang

American playwright

*August 11th, 1957, Los Angeles

77

Frieda Lawrence

German writer

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

20

Jan Palach

Czech student who killed himself by self-immolation in protest (1948–1969)

*August 11th, 1948, Londýnská †January 19th, 1969, Prague

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Born in 1943

80

John Nettles

British actor and writer

*October 11th, 1943, St Austell

80

Odd Einar Dørum

Norwegian politician

*October 12th, 1943, Oslo

80

Rolf Edling

Swedish fencer

*November 30th, 1943, Mumbai

81

Torstein Hagen

Norwegian businessman

*January 1st, 1943, Norway

81

Robert De Niro

American actor (born 1943)

*August 17th, 1943, Greenwich Village

80

Lech Wałęsa

Statesman, pro-democracy activist, and former president of Poland

*September 29th, 1943, Popowo

81

Katsuto Momii

Japanese businessman

*March 4th, 1943, Kama

80

John Kerry

Unites States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate since 2021

*December 11th, 1943, Aurora

73

Laura Biagiotti

Italian fashion designer

*August 4th, 1943, Rome †May 26th, 2017, Rome

81

Malcolm McDowell

British actor (born 1943)

*June 13th, 1943, Horsforth

64

Bruce Rollick

Badminton player

*April 11th, 1943, Vancouver †March 23rd, 2008

58

George Harrison

English musician and member of the Beatles (1943–2001)

*February 25th, 1943, Liverpool †November 29th, 2001, Los Angeles

79

Dagmar Schipanski

German politician (1943–2022)

*September 3rd, 1943, Sättelstädt †September 7th, 2022

81

John Major

Former prime minister of the United Kingdom (born 1943)

*March 29th, 1943, London

73

Eni Faleomavaega

American Samoan politician (1943–2017)

*August 15th, 1943, American Samoa †February 22nd, 2017, Provo

81

Christopher Walken

American actor

*March 31st, 1943, Astoria

73

Piet Keizer

Dutch footballer (1943–2017)

*June 14th, 1943, Amsterdam †February 10th, 2017, Amsterdam

27

Jim Morrison

American singer and poet; lead vocalist of The Doors (1943–1971)

*December 8th, 1943, Melbourne †July 3rd, 1971, Paris

81

Roger Waters

English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)

*September 6th, 1943, Great Bookham

73

Tommy Gemmell

Scottish footballer and manager (1943-2017)

*October 16th, 1943, Motherwell †March 2nd, 2017

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No: With 365 days 1943 is a normal year and no leap year.

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