Tommy Mooney
b. 1971
English footballer
On This Day · The 223rd day of the year
August 11
August 11 carries 10 recorded events spanning between 106 and 2012. The south-western part of Dacia (modern Romania) becomes a Roman province: Roman Dacia.
Compiled & reviewed by Roman Tailor · Last reviewed July 13, 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.
The shape of the day
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.
Leo is the sign for August 11 — read more on the Leo page, or see August's birthstone & birth flower.
Released on August 11
Movies, games, albums & shows2025
- 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- 106
AD 106
The south-western part of Dacia (modern Romania) becomes a Roman province: Roman Dacia.
- 1786
Francis Light
Captain Francis Light establishes the British colony of Penang in Malaysia.
- 1813
Colombia
In Colombia, Juan del Corral declares the independence of Antioquia.
- 1918
World War I
World War I: The Battle of Amiens ends.
- 1945
Kraków
Poles in Kraków engage in a pogrom against Jews in the city, killing one and wounding five.
- 1960
Chad
Chad declares independence from France.
- 1961
India
The former Portuguese territories in India of Dadra and Nagar Haveli are merged to create the Union Territory Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
- 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.
- 1979
Aeroflot
Two Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-134s collide over the Ukrainian city of Dniprodzerzhynsk and crash, killing all 178 aboard both airliners.
- 2012
2012 East Azerbaijan earthquakes
At least 306 people are killed and 3,000 others injured in a pair of earthquakes near Tabriz, Iran.
Famous birthday twins
Born on August 11Joseph 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
- 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
Historical facts, event summaries, and biographical lines above are adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.
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