August 11th, 1962

Born on August 11th, 1962

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What happened on August 11th, 1962?

August 11th, 1962

Vostok 3 launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome and cosmonaut Andrian Nikolayev becomes the first person to float in microgravity.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vostok_3_and_4

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, 1962

61

Brian Azzarello

American comic book writer

*August 11th, 1962, Cleveland

61

Rob Minkoff

American filmmaker

*August 11th, 1962, Palo Alto

61

Charles Cecil

British video game designer and director

*August 11th, 1962, York

61

Franc D'Ambrosio

American actor

*August 11th, 1962, The Bronx

61

John Micklethwait

British editor

*August 11th, 1962, London

61

Lindsay Hamilton

Scottish footballer (born 1962)

*August 11th, 1962, Bellshill

61

John Speredakos

Actor

*August 11th, 1962, New York City

61

Tracy Arnold

American actress

*August 11th, 1962, Austin

60

Christian Aaron Boulogne

French photographer and actor

*August 11th, 1962, Neuilly-sur-Seine †May 20th, 2023, 15th arrondissement of Paris

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

58

Viola Davis

American actress and producer (born 1965)

*August 11th, 1965, St. Matthews

36

Greysia Polii

Indonesian badminton player

*August 11th, 1987, Jakarta

75

Laila Dåvøy

Norwegian politician

*August 11th, 1948, Bergen

43

Joy Mogensen

Danish politician

*August 11th, 1980, Toronto

24

Gregoria Mariska Tunjung

Badminton player

*August 11th, 1999, Wonogiri

66

David Henry Hwang

American playwright

*August 11th, 1957, Los Angeles

55

Sophie Okonedo

British actress

*August 11th, 1968, London

31

Heuss l'Enfoiré

French rapper

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

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

96

Rosemarie Müller-Streisand

German church historian and theologian

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

47

Ben Gibbard

American singer, songwriter and guitarist

*August 11th, 1976, Bremerton

90

Jean Parker

American actress

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

58

Embeth Davidtz

American actress

*August 11th, 1965, Lafayette

40

Chris Hemsworth

Australian actor (born 1983)

*August 11th, 1983, Melbourne

79

Ian McDiarmid

Scottish actor and stage director

*August 11th, 1944, Carnoustie

30

Alyson Stoner

American actor, singer and dancer

*August 11th, 1993, Toledo

62

Sunil Shetty

Indian actor and film producer

*August 11th, 1961, Mangaluru

Same year
Born in 1962

62

Markus Merk

German football referee

*March 15th, 1962, Kaiserslautern

62

Sarah Wollaston

British Liberal Democrat politician

*February 17th, 1962, Woking

61

Hannes Holm

Swedish film director

*November 26th, 1962, Lidingö

61

Chairul Tanjung

Indonesian businessman and bureaucrat

*June 16th, 1962, Jakarta

62

Michele Greene

American actress

*February 3rd, 1962, Las Vegas

61

Marina Kaljurand

Estonian diplomat, politician and badminton player

*September 6th, 1962, Tallinn

62

Jim Carrey

Canadian comedian and actor

*January 17th, 1962, Newmarket

61

Marit Arnstad

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*May 4th, 1962, Skatval

62

Olga Tokarczuk

Polish writer and activist

*January 29th, 1962, Sulechów

61

Tom Cruise

American actor and producer (born 1962)

*July 3rd, 1962, Syracuse

53

Turid Birkeland

Norwegian politician and arts executive (1962–2015)

*November 5th, 1962, Haugesund Municipality †December 24th, 2015, Oslo

61

Demi Moore

American actress

*November 11th, 1962, Roswell

61

Razif Sidek

Malaysian badminton player

*May 29th, 1962, Banting

61

Ginger Lynn

American pornographic actress

*December 14th, 1962, Rockford

61

Herry Iman Pierngadi

Badminton coach from Indonesia

*August 21st, 1962, Pangkal Pinang City

61

Michelle Yeoh

Malaysian actress (born 1962)

*August 6th, 1962, Ipoh

61

Ong Beng Teong

Malaysian badminton player

*May 29th, 1962, Kuala Lumpur

62

Eddie Izzard

British comedian and actor (born 1962)

*February 7th, 1962, Aden

61

Baz Luhrmann

Australian writer, director, and producer

*September 17th, 1962, Sydney

61

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer

German politician, former federal minister of defence

*August 9th, 1962, Völklingen

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No: With 365 days 1962 is a normal year and no leap year.

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