August 11

August 11 is the 223th day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 142 days remaining.

Events

• 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
• 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

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