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August 11th
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August 11th is the 223rd day of the year (224th day during leap years) in the Gregorian calendar.  There are 142 days
remaining until the end of the calendar year.

Birthdays
1794
- James Barton Longacre, engraver
1807 - David Rice Atchison, U.S. Senator
1833 - Robert G. Ingersoll, American politician and soldier
1836 - Warren Brown - writer, historian, politician
1897 - Louise Bogan, poet
1900 - Philip Phillips, archaeologist
1902 - Lloyd Nolan, actor
1914 - José Silva, parapsychologist
1921 - Alex Haley, historian
1923 - Stan Chambers, television reporter
1925 - Mike Douglas, singer and talk show host
1928 - Arlene Dahl, actress
1933 - Jerry Falwell, pastor, televangelist
1936 - Andre Dubus, short-story writer
1943 - Abigail Folger, heiress and Manson murder victim
1944 - Fred Smith, entrepreneur
1946 - Marilyn vos Savant, newspaper columnist
1946 - John Conlee, country music singer
1949 - Eric Carmen, musician
1949 - Tim Hutchinson, former U.S. Senator
1950 - Erik Brann, musician
1950 - Steve Wozniak, computer pioneer
1953 - Terry Gene Bollea (aka Hulk Hogan), actor, professional wrestler
1957 - Richie Ramone, musician
1965 - Viola Davis, actress
1965 - Embeth Davidtz, actress
1967 - Joe Rogan, American television host
1968 - Charlie Sexton, American musician
1968 - Anna Gunn, actress
1971 - Julie Clarke, model, playboy playmate
1972 - Jonathon Prandi, model
1974 - Will Friedle, actor
1976 - Erick Lindgren, professional poker player
1978 - Jermain Taylor, professional boxer
1978 - Amber Brkich, reality television personality
1984 - Katie Rees, model
1987 - Nkem Ojougboh, basketball player
1993 - Alyson Stoner, actress

Deaths
1937
- Edith Wharton, author
1954 - Santo Trafficante, Sr., mobster
1956 - Jackson Pollock, artist
1982 - Tom Drake, actor
1984 - Alfred A. Knopf, publisher
1988 - Anne Ramsey, actress
1991 - J. D. McDuffie, NASCAR racer
1995 - Phil Harris, singer, comedian
1996 - Mel Taylor, musician
2002 - Galen Rowell, photographer, mountain climber
2003 - Herb Brooks, ice hockey coach
2006 - Mike Douglas, singer and talk show host
2009 - Eunice Kennedy Shriver, founded precursor to Special Olympics

Events
1898
- American troops enter the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American War.
1918 - World War I - Battle of Amiens ends.
1929 - Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 500 home runs in his career with a home run at League Park in
Cleveland, Ohio.
1934 - First civilian prisoners arrive at Federal prison on Alcatraz Island.
1965 - Race riots (the Watts riots) begin in Watts area of Los Angeles, California.
1966 - John Lennon issues an apology for stating that The Beatles had become "more popular than Jesus now".
1972 - The last United States ground combat unit departs South Vietnam in the Vietnam War.
1999 - The Salt Lake City Tornado tears through the downtown district of the city, killing one.
2003 - NATO takes over command of the peacekeeping force in Afghanistan, marking its first major operation outside
Europe in its 54-year-history.
Calendar
January
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
February
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29
March
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
April
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
May
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
June
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
July
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
August
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
September
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
October
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
November
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
December
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
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