August 11

Events

 * - On this date in the begins our current era in the.
 * - Traditional date of the defeat of by, progenitor and founder of the  nation.
 * - The (originally built by ) is destroyed by the s in.


 * - : - The  achieve a naval victory over the  in an engagement fought near, a promontory on the north coast of . The Greek fleet holds its own against the  in three days of fighting but withdraws southward when news comes of the defeat at.
 * - The is destroyed by the  in.
 * -, accused of treason, proclaims himself against.
 * -, the of the , dies while conducting the siege against  in , , then under the control of the . International historical sources note three differing accounts of his death; one states he died of an arrow wound received from a Chinese archer during the siege; one states he was killed by ; another states he was killed by a sudden  epidemic. Whatever the cause, his death sparks a succession crisis in the  between his brothers  and.
 * - is elected.
 * - The first race meeting was held at
 * - Captain established the British colony of  in
 * - assumed title of first
 * - William Corder is hanged at, , for a year ago.
 * - First ascent of the.
 * - : American troops enter the city of,.
 * - -  ends
 * - Constitution of adopted
 * - The 12-time champion  were formed by  and.
 * - The - peace treaty, which relinquished Russia's authority and pretenses to Latvia, is signed.
 * - becomes the first  player to hit  s in his career with a home run at  in.
 * - Federal prison opened at Island.
 * - proclaimed king of
 * - declares independence.
 * - Race riots (the ) begin in area of.
 * - The last steam passenger train service ran in Britain. A steam  made the 314-mile journey from  to  and returned to Liverpool before being dispatched to the.
 * - A trademark application by the for the word  was published by the.
 * - : The last ground combat unit depart.
 * - : Governor of  abandons the capital, following a coup by the  (UDT) and the outbreak of civil war between UDT and.
 * - , during a voice check for a radio broadcast remarks "My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw  forever.  We begin bombing in five minutes".
 * - becomes  of the.
 * - The, the biggest shopping mall in the country, opened in Bloomington, Minnesota.
 * - A total visible from Europe and Asia.
 * 1999  - The exceptional  tears through the downtown district of the city, killing one.
 * - takes over command of the  in, marking its first major operation outside  in its 54-year-history.
 * 2003  -  leader Riduan Isamuddin, better known as, is arrested in ,.
 * 2003  - A big  in  had temperatures up to 112° (44° ), with about 144 people dead.
 * - The last expired on the  format.
 * 2006  - The largest  ever assembled is ignited in . It contains an estimated 10,500,000 firecrackers.

Births

 * -, last of the Medicis (d. )
 * -, English physician (d. )
 * - Sir, Swiss-born British colonial governor (d. )
 * -, English physician (d. )
 * -, American engraver (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * -, American politician and soldier (d. )
 * 1833  -, Japanese politician (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * -, French statesman (d. )
 * -, Dutch physician, (d. )
 * -, of the  (d. )
 * -, English cricketer (d. )
 * 1870  -, Canadian soccer player (d. ?)
 * -, (d. )
 * -, Japanese novelist (d. )
 * 1892  -, Scottish poet (d. )
 * -, American poet (d. )
 * 1897  -, English author (d. )
 * -, American archaeologist (d. )
 * -, Italian cyclist (d. )
 * 1902  -, American actor (d. )
 * -, Austrian biochemist (d. )
 * -, Australian cricketer (d. )
 * -, German astronomer (d. )
 * 1912  -,  (d. )
 * -, British novelist (d. )
 * 1913  -, French Canadian actor (d. )
 * -, American parapsychologist (d. )
 * -, Belgian racing driver (d. )
 * -, French violinist (d. )
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player (d. )
 * -, American historian (d. )
 * -, American entertainer (d. )
 * 1925  -,  player (d. )
 * -, Lithuanian-born chemist,
 * -, American actress
 * -, Spanish writer
 * 1932  -, Canadian tax lawyer (d. )
 * 1932  -, English director
 * -, American preacher (d. )
 * -, American short-story writer (d. )
 * -, Slovenian chemist
 * -, American rockabilly performer (d. )
 * -, British musician
 * -, American coffee heiress and murder victim (d. )
 * 1943 -, Polish mezzo-soprano
 * -, Scottish actor
 * 1944  -, American entrepreneur
 * -, American newspaper columnist
 * 1946  -, American  singer
 * -, Czechoslovakian student protester
 * -, American musician
 * -, Russian weapons inventor
 * 1950  -, American computer pioneer
 * -, Quebec actor and comedian
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * -, English singer
 * 1954  -, Argentine composer
 * -, British politician
 * 1955  -, French Canadian politician
 * -, French mathematician
 * -, American musician
 * 1957  -, British singer
 * -, Argentinian musician
 * -, Japanese baseball player
 * -, Korean-born comic book artist
 * 1964  -, American actor
 * -, professional ice hockey player
 * 1965  -, American actress
 * -, English footballer
 * 1966  -, American actress
 * -, Spanish singer
 * 1967  -, Taiwanese actor
 * 1967  -, American television host
 * -, Italian volleyball player
 * 1968  -, American musician
 * 1968  -, England-born Irish footballer
 * 1968  -, Canadian singer
 * 1968  -
 * -, American singer
 * 1969  -, Scottish actress
 * -, English musician
 * -, English football player
 * 1971  - , Mexican actress
 * -, American model
 * -, British actor
 * -, French diver
 * 1974  -, American actor
 * 1974  -, Pakistani pop star
 * 1974  -, French Canadian figure skater
 * 1975  -, American musician
 * -, American musician
 * 1976  -, Slovak ice hockey player
 * 1976  -, American baseball player
 * 1976  -, American poker player
 * -, American boxer
 * 1978  -, American reality television personality
 * -, American football player
 * -, Scottish born singer
 * -, Hong Kong singer and actress
 * -, British actor
 * -, Dominican baseball player
 * -, American
 * -, Brazilian racing driver
 * -, American actress

Deaths

 * -, King of Sparta
 * -, Roman usurper
 * -, Count of Barcelona
 * - King (b. )
 * -, Italian follower of (b. )
 * -, regent of Hungary (b. )
 * -, German philosopher and mathematician (b. )
 * -, German opponent of the Reformation (b. )
 * -, Spanish composer
 * -, Portuguese mathematician (b. )
 * -, dies at age 11.
 * -, Italian painter (b. )
 * -, Austrian field marshal (b. )
 * -, French writer (b. )
 * -, English poet (b. )
 * -, German naturalist (b. )
 * -, Italian physicist (b. )
 * -, Estonian poet (b. )
 * -, English Catholic cardinal (b. )
 * -, Italian mathematician (b. )
 * -, Scottish-born industrialist and philanthropist (b. )
 * -, Spanish writer and politician (b. )
 * -, American author (b. )
 * -, Italian automobile designer (b. )
 * -, Italian race car driver (b. )
 * -, American artist (b. )
 * -, Lithuanian writer, stage actor and director (b. )
 * -, South African virologist, (b. )
 * -, German typographer (b. )
 * -, French lexicographer and publisher (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American publisher (b. )
 * 1984  -, Estonian–German chess player (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, NASCAR driver (b. )
 * -, British actor (b. )
 * -, American singer, songwriter, and comedian (b. )
 * -, Czech-born conductor and composer (b. )
 * 1996  -, American drummer  (b. )
 * -, Canadian composer (b. )
 * -, English racing cyclist (b. )
 * -, photographer and climber (b. )
 * -, Swiss mathematician (b. )
 * 2003  -, American ice hockey coach (b. )
 * -, English actor (b. )
 * -, American singer and talk show host (b. )
 * -, American singer and talk show host (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * - Student's Day, Lawyer's Day, Foundation of the Law Studies in Brazil
 * - Independence Day
 * - Heroes' Day
 * - Heroes' Day
 * Translation of, pope, martyr [Reims]
 * [Paris]
 * , martyr [Paris]
 * , abbot
 * (Géry),, confessor (sometimes martyr) [Cambrai, Liège, Magdeburg, Paderborn, Winchester]
 * ,, confessor [northern France, England]
 * , martyrs [common]
 * , virgin, martyr in 295 [common]
 * , virgin
 * , virgin (sometimes also queen) [Salzburg]
 * , abbess at Arles, virgin [Arles]
 * Blessed Pope
 * , virgin (sometimes also queen) [Salzburg]
 * , abbess at Arles, virgin [Arles]
 * Blessed Pope
 * Blessed Pope
 * Blessed Pope