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On This Day · The 223rd day of the year

August 11

August 11 carries an unusually long memory — its events reach back as far as 106. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where conflict is a recurring thread.

♌ZodiacLeo ◈BirthstonePeridot ❀Birth flowerGladiolus

Leo is the sign for August 11 — read more on the Leo page, or see August's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on August 11?

August 11 is the 223rd day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 106 and 2012. Famous people born on August 11 include Tommy Mooney, Joseph Barbato and Pervez Musharraf.

Released on August 11

Movies, games, albums & shows

2025

  • Game Deadzone: Rogue

2022

  • Game Cult of the Lamb

2021

  • Game Axiom Verge 2
  • TV What If...?

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 106

    AD 106

  2. 1786

    Francis Light

  3. 1813

    Colombia

  4. 1918

    World War I

  5. 1945

    Kraków

  6. 1960

    Chad

  7. 1961

    India

  8. 1975

    Timor-Leste

  9. 1979

    Aeroflot

  10. 2012

    2012 East Azerbaijan earthquakes

Famous birthday twins

Born on August 11

Tommy Mooney

b. 1971

Joseph Barbato

b. 1994

Pervez Musharraf

b. 1943

Hulk Hogan

b. 1953

Cristian Tello

b. 1991

Chris Hemsworth

b. 1983

Peter Mohr Dam

b. 1898

Friedrich Ludwig Jahn

b. 1778

Deaths

  • 2018V. S. Naipaul
  • 1984Alfred A. Knopf Sr.
  • 1972Max Theiler
  • 1956Jackson Pollock
  • 1890John Henry Newman
  • 1259Möngke Khan

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian Feast Day: Athracht
  • —Christian Feast Day: Clare of Assisi
  • —Christian Feast Day: Gaugericus
  • —Christian Feast Day: John Henry Newman (Church of England)
  • —Christian Feast Day: Philomena
  • —Christian Feast Day: Susanna
  • —Christian Feast Day: Taurinus of Évreux
  • —Christian Feast Day: Tiburtius and Chromatius

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