August 11th, 1959

Born on August 11th, 1959

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What happened on August 11th, 1959?

August 11th, 1959

Sheremetyevo International Airport, the second-largest airport in Russia, opens.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheremetyevo_International_Airport

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

Born on August 11th, 1959

64

Vithaya Pansringarm

Thai actor

*August 11th, 1959, Bangkok

64

László Szlávics, Jr.

Hungarian artist (1959)

*August 11th, 1959, Budapest

55

Gustavo Cerati

Argentine musician, singer-songwriter and composer

*August 11th, 1959, Barracas †September 4th, 2014, Núñez

64

Dirk Pohlmann

German writer, film director and conspiracy ideologist

*August 11th, 1959, Hamburg

45

Taraki Sivaram

Sri Lankan journalist

*August 11th, 1959, Batticaloa †April 28th, 2005, Colombo

64

Fernando García Calderón

Spanish writer

*August 11th, 1959, Seville

64

Richard Scudamore

English football executive

*August 11th, 1959, Bristol

64

Martin Smolka

Czech composer

*August 11th, 1959, Prague

64

Frank Asbeck

German entrepreneur

*August 11th, 1959, Hagen

64

Thierry Guerrier

French journalist

*August 11th, 1959, Nevers

42

Carlos Berlanga

Spanish singer, songwriter (1959-2002)

*August 11th, 1959, Madrid †June 5th, 2002, Madrid

Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 11th?

65

Jah Wobble

English bassist, recording artist, songwriter

*August 11th, 1958, Stepney

74

David Rubenstein

American businessman

*August 11th, 1949, Baltimore

66

David Henry Hwang

American playwright

*August 11th, 1957, Los Angeles

58

Viola Davis

American actress and producer (born 1965)

*August 11th, 1965, St. Matthews

75

Laila Dåvøy

Norwegian politician

*August 11th, 1948, Bergen

36

Greysia Polii

Indonesian badminton player

*August 11th, 1987, Jakarta

43

Joy Mogensen

Danish politician

*August 11th, 1980, Toronto

24

Gregoria Mariska Tunjung

Badminton player

*August 11th, 1999, Wonogiri

73

Steve Wozniak

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

*August 11th, 1950, San Jose

74

Eric Carmen

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

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

31

Heuss l'Enfoiré

French rapper

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

55

Sophie Okonedo

British actress

*August 11th, 1968, London

96

Rosemarie Müller-Streisand

German church historian and theologian

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

90

Jean Parker

American actress

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

79

Ian McDiarmid

Scottish actor and stage director

*August 11th, 1944, Carnoustie

47

Ben Gibbard

American singer, songwriter and guitarist

*August 11th, 1976, Bremerton

40

Chris Hemsworth

Australian actor (born 1983)

*August 11th, 1983, Melbourne

30

Alyson Stoner

American actor, singer and dancer

*August 11th, 1993, Toledo

26

Elena Kitić

Serbian pop singer

*August 11th, 1997, Hanover

70

Hulk Hogan

American professional wrestler, actor and television personality

*August 11th, 1953, Augusta

Same year
Born in 1959

64

Jim Kerr

Scottish singer

*July 9th, 1959, Glasgow

64

Andrew Eldritch

British singer

*May 15th, 1959, Ely

56

Nahed Hattar

Jordanian writer

*November 30th, 1959, Amman †September 25th, 2016, Amman

64

Wolfgang Rolff

German association football player and manager

*December 26th, 1959, Lamstedt

64

Mike Pence

Vice president of the United States from 2017 to 2021

*June 7th, 1959, Columbus

64

Morten Andreas Meyer

Norwegian politician

*October 20th, 1959, Sarpsborg Municipality

64

Jon Fosse

Norwegian writer, theater writer and translator

*September 29th, 1959, Haugesund Municipality

64

Donna Strickland

Canadian physicist, 2018 Nobel laurate

*May 27th, 1959, Guelph

64

Dave Ball

English producer and electronic musician

*May 3rd, 1959, Blackpool

64

Charlie Burchill

Scottish musician and composer

*November 27th, 1959, Glasgow

64

Rolf Mützenich

German politician (SPD)

*June 25th, 1959, Cologne

64

Martin Atkins

English musician

*August 3rd, 1959, Coventry

64

Bryan Adams

Canadian guitarist

*November 5th, 1959, Kingston

64

Steve Alten

American writer

*August 21st, 1959, Philadelphia

64

Carla Antonelli

Spanish actress and activist

*July 12th, 1959, Güímar

64

Johannes Röring

German politician

*May 16th, 1959, Vreden

64

Peter Enders

German politician (1959–)

*May 10th, 1959, Eichen

64

Allison Janney

American actress

*November 19th, 1959, Boston

65

Luc Besson

French film director, writer, and producer

*March 18th, 1959, Paris

64

Stephen Harper

22nd prime minister of Canada from 2006 to 2015

*April 30th, 1959, Toronto

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No: With 365 days 1959 is a normal year and no leap year.

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