August 11th, 1963

Born on August 11th, 1963

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What 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.

August 11th, 1975

East Timor: Governor Mário Lemos Pires of Portuguese Timor abandons the capital Dili, following a coup by the Timorese Democratic Union (UDT) and the outbreak of civil war between UDT and Fretilin.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 11th

Born on August 11th, 1963

60

Carlos Manuel Merino Campos

Mexican politician

*August 11th, 1963, Villahermosa

60

Hiromi Makihara

Baseball player

*August 11th, 1963, Handa

60

Gerd Dais

German footballer and manager

*August 11th, 1963, Heidelberg

60

Joram Lürsen

Dutch film director

*August 11th, 1963, Amstelveen

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

58

Viola Davis

American actress and producer (born 1965)

*August 11th, 1965, St. Matthews

74

David Rubenstein

American businessman

*August 11th, 1949, Baltimore

65

Jah Wobble

English bassist, recording artist, songwriter

*August 11th, 1958, Stepney

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

55

Sophie Okonedo

British actress

*August 11th, 1968, London

66

David Henry Hwang

American playwright

*August 11th, 1957, Los Angeles

31

Heuss l'Enfoiré

French rapper

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

58

Embeth Davidtz

American actress

*August 11th, 1965, Lafayette

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 recording artist; singer, songwriter and musician

*August 11th, 1949, Cleveland

47

Ben Gibbard

American singer, songwriter and guitarist

*August 11th, 1976, Bremerton

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

40

Chris Hemsworth

Australian actor (born 1983)

*August 11th, 1983, Melbourne

30

Alyson Stoner

American actor, singer and dancer

*August 11th, 1993, Toledo

79

Ian McDiarmid

Scottish actor and stage director

*August 11th, 1944, Carnoustie

59

Jim Lee

Korean American comics artist, writer and publisher

*August 11th, 1964, Seoul

Same year
Born in 1963

61

Xuxa

Brazilian television presenter, actress, singer and former model and Wiggles member

*March 27th, 1963, Santa Rosa

61

Martin Brygmann

Danish composer, comedian and actor

*January 25th, 1963, Kølvrå

60

Shane Reti

New Zealand politician and doctor

*June 5th, 1963, Hamilton

60

Alexandra Paul

American actress

*July 29th, 1963, New York City

61

Daniel Roebuck

American actor and writer

*March 4th, 1963, Bethlehem

60

Uwe Steimle

German actor

*June 20th, 1963, Dresden

60

Kim Moon-soo

South Korean badminton player

*December 29th, 1963, Busan

61

Michael Jordan

American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)

*February 17th, 1963, Brooklyn

60

Florence Parly

French politician

*May 8th, 1963, Boulogne-Billancourt

61

Johann Wadephul

German politician

*February 10th, 1963, Husum

60

Johnny Depp

American actor (born 1963)

*June 9th, 1963, Owensboro

61

Roger Lewentz

German politician

*March 19th, 1963, Lahnstein

53

Mika Vainio

Finnish electronic musician

*May 15th, 1963, Helsinki †April 12th, 2017, Trouville-sur-Mer

60

Brad Pitt

American actor and filmmaker

*December 18th, 1963, Shawnee

60

Viktor Orbán

Prime Minister of Hungary (1998–2002; 2010–present)

*May 31st, 1963, Székesfehérvár

48

Whitney Houston

American singer and actress

*August 9th, 1963, Newark †February 11th, 2012, The Beverly Hilton

60

Grete Mogensen

Badminton player

*May 15th, 1963, Skive

60

Mark Strong

British actor

*August 5th, 1963, London

60

Si-An Deng

Badminton player

*June 25th, 1963, Shanghai

60

Ming-Na Wen

American actress and model

*November 20th, 1963, Coloane

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Born on August 11th, 1963
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No: With 365 days 1963 is a normal year and no leap year.

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