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| August 11th |
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| About 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. |
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