August 11
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August 11 is the 223th day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 142 days remaining.
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Events
- 480 BC - Persians under Xerxes defeat Spartans under King Leonidas in the Battle of Thermopylae. The Spartans fight to the last man
- 1918 - Battle of Amiens ends
- 1919 - Constitution of Weimar Republic adopted
- 1934 - Federal prison opened at Alcatraz Island
- 1948 - Olympic games open in London
- 1952 - Hussein proclaimed king of Jordan
- 1960 - Chad declares independence
- 1965 - Race riots begin in Watts area of Los Angeles, California
- 1966 - John Lennon held a press conference in Chicago excusing himself from the "Jesus affair"
- 1970 - Patent issued for the spork to the Van Brode Milling Company
- 1972 - Last United States ground combat unit departs South Vietnam
Births
- 1807 - David Rice Atchison, American politician (+1886)
- 1902 - Lloyd Nolan, actor (+ 1982)
- 1902 - Alfredo Binda, Italian cyclist (+ 1986)
- 1905 - Erwin Chargaff, biochemist (+ 2002)
- 1921 - Alex Haley, historian, novelist (+ 1992)
- 1925 - Carl Rowan, journalist
- 1932 - Fernando Arrabal, playwright, novelist
- 1933 - Jerry Falwell, Christian preacher and politician
- 1943 - Abigail Folger, Coffee heiress.
- 1946 - Marilyn vos Savant, newspaper columnist
- 1950 - Steve Wozniak, personal computer pioneer
- 1953 - Hulk Hogan (Terry Gene Bollea), professional wrestler
- 1954 - Joe Jackson, singer
- 1954 - Juan Maria Solare, music composer and pianist
Deaths
- 1919 - Andrew Carnegie, industrialist
- 1937 - Edith Wharton, author
- 1953 - Tazio Nuvolari, racecar driver
- 1956 - Jackson Pollock, artist
- 1977 - Frederick Williams, inventor of the mercury tube
Holidays and observances
See Also:
August 10 - August 12 - July 11 - September 11 -- listing of all days
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "August 11, 2003" http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_11, August 10, 2003
