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August 11

A look at August 11 through the almanac — historic events, famous birthdays including Tommy Mooney and Joseph Barbato, and the day's notable deaths and observances.

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Events

10 notable moments
  1. 2012

    2012 East Azerbaijan earthquakes

    At least 306 people are killed and 3,000 others injured in a pair of earthquakes near Tabriz, Iran.

    Doublet earthquakes in northwest
  2. 1979

    Aeroflot

    Two Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-134s collide over the Ukrainian city of Dniprodzerzhynsk and crash, killing all 178 aboard both airliners.

    National airline of Russia
  3. 1975

    Timor-Leste

    East Timor: Governor Mário Lemos Pires of Portuguese Timor abandons the capital Dili, following a coup by the Timorese Democratic Union (UDT) and the outbreak of civil war between UDT and Fretilin.

    Country in Southeast Asia
  4. 1961

    India

    The former Portuguese territories in India of Dadra and Nagar Haveli are merged to create the Union Territory Dadra and Nagar Haveli.

    Country in South Asia
  5. 1960

    Chad

    Chad declares independence from France.

    Country in Central Africa
  6. 1945

    Kraków

    Poles in Kraków engage in a pogrom against Jews in the city, killing one and wounding five.

    City in Poland
  7. 1918

    World War I

    World War I: The Battle of Amiens ends.

    1914–1918 global conflict
  8. 1813

    Colombia

    In Colombia, Juan del Corral declares the independence of Antioquia.

    Country in South America
  9. 1786

    Francis Light

    Captain Francis Light establishes the British colony of Penang in Malaysia.

    British sailor and explorer
  10. 106

    AD 106

    The south-western part of Dacia (modern Romania) becomes a Roman province: Roman Dacia.

    Calendar year
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Famous birthday twins

Born on August 11

Tommy Mooney

b. 1971

English footballer

Joseph Barbato

b. 1994

French footballer

Pervez Musharraf

b. 1943

Pakistani general and politician, 10th President of Pakistan

Hulk Hogan

b. 1953

American professional wrestler

Cristian Tello

b. 1991

Spanish footballer

Chris Hemsworth

b. 1983

Australian actor

Peter Mohr Dam

b. 1898

Faroese educator and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands

Friedrich Ludwig Jahn

b. 1778

Prussian gymnast, educator, and politician

Deaths

  • 2018V. S. Naipaul, British writer, Nobel Prize laureate
  • 1984Alfred A. Knopf Sr., American publisher, founded Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
  • 1972Max Theiler, South African-American virologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
  • 1956Jackson Pollock, American painter
  • 1890John Henry Newman, English cardinal and theologian
  • 1259Möngke Khan, Mongolian emperor

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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