Birthday August 11, 1718 Sir Frederick Haldimand born
Birthday August 11, 1833 Robert Green Ingersol, American author, politician, agnostic
Birthday August 11, 1837 Sadi Carnot, engineer, French president (1887-94); assassinated
Birthday August 11, 1867 Joseph Weber, comedian (of Weber & Fields)
Birthday August 11, 1902 Lloyd Nolan, Actor (A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Peyton Place)
Birthday August 11, 1921 Alex Haley, American author (Roots)
Birthday August 11, 1924 Arlene Dahl, in Minnesota
Birthday August 11, 1937 Anna Massey
Birthday August 11, 1941 Elizabeth Holtzman, Bkln AG (D-Rep-NY)
Birthday August 11, 1950 Steve Wozniak, cofounded Apple Computer
Birthday August 11, 1973 Hip Hop is born at a birthday party in the Bronx
History August 11, 1806 Meriwether Lewis is shot in the leg
History August 11, 1835 George B Airy begins 46-year reign as England's Astronomer Royal
History August 11, 1856 Hurricane submerges Louisiana resort
History August 11, 1864 Confederate General Early abandons Winchester, Virginia
History August 11, 1877 Asaph Hall discovers Mars' moon Deimos
History August 11, 1888 California Theatre closed (now a Pac Tel Phone Store)
History August 11, 1919 Green Bay Packers founded
History August 11, 1919 Weimar Constitution adopted in Germany
History August 11, 1921 Alex Haley's birthday
History August 11, 1929 Babe Ruth hits his 500th homer
History August 11, 1933 temp. reaches 58ø (136ø F) at San Luis Potos¡ Mex. (world record)
History August 11, 1943 Germans begin to evacuate Sicily
History August 11, 1951 1st color baseball game telecast
History August 11, 1952 Hussein succeeds to Jordanian throne
History August 11, 1960 Chad gains independence from France
History August 11, 1962 Andrian G Nikolayev third Russian in space aboard Vostok 3
History August 11, 1962 Vostok 3 launched; rendezvous with Vostok 4 next day
History August 11, 1965 Watts Riot begins
History August 11, 1965 Watts riots begin in LA last 6 days
History August 11, 1967 U.S. pilots cleared to bomb Hanoi-Haiphong area
History August 11, 1967 Al Downing becomes the 12th to strike out the side on 9 pitches
History August 11, 1970 South Vietnamese troops assume responsibility for guarding border
History August 11, 1972 Last U.S. ground combat unit departs South Vietnam
History August 11, 1973 American Graffiti opens
History August 11, 1973 American Graffiti released
History August 11, 1980 Reggie Jackson hits his 400th homer
History August 11, 1980 Carol Bundy confesses her connection to the Sunset Slayer
History August 11, 1984 Reagan jokes about bombing Russia
History August 11, 1984 Reagan jokes about outlawing the Soviet Union
History August 11, 1994 Major leaguers walk off the job
History August 11, 1998 Jonesboro schoolyard shooters guilty
History August 11, 2014 Oscar-winning actor Robin Williams dies at 63
August 11, 1718 Sir Frederick Haldimand born
August 11, 1833 Robert Green Ingersol, American author, politician, agnostic
August 11, 1837 Sadi Carnot, engineer, French president (1887-94); assassinated
August 11, 1867 Joseph Weber, comedian (of Weber & Fields)
August 11, 1902 Lloyd Nolan, Actor (A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Peyton Place)
August 11, 1921 Alex Haley, American author (Roots)
August 11, 1924 Arlene Dahl, in Minnesota
August 11, 1937 Anna Massey
August 11, 1941 Elizabeth Holtzman, Bkln AG (D-Rep-NY)
August 11, 1950 Steve Wozniak, cofounded Apple Computer
August 11, 1973 Hip Hop is born at a birthday party in the Bronx
August 11, 1806 Meriwether Lewis is shot in the leg
August 11, 1835 George B Airy begins 46-year reign as England's Astronomer Royal
August 11, 1856 Hurricane submerges Louisiana resort
August 11, 1864 Confederate General Early abandons Winchester, Virginia
August 11, 1877 Asaph Hall discovers Mars' moon Deimos
August 11, 1888 California Theatre closed (now a Pac Tel Phone Store)
August 11, 1919 Green Bay Packers founded
August 11, 1919 Weimar Constitution adopted in Germany
August 11, 1921 Alex Haley's birthday
August 11, 1929 Babe Ruth hits his 500th homer
August 11, 1933 temp. reaches 58ø (136ø F) at San Luis Potos¡ Mex. (world record)
August 11, 1943 Germans begin to evacuate Sicily
August 11, 1951 1st color baseball game telecast
August 11, 1952 Hussein succeeds to Jordanian throne
August 11, 1960 Chad gains independence from France
August 11, 1962 Andrian G Nikolayev third Russian in space aboard Vostok 3
August 11, 1962 Vostok 3 launched; rendezvous with Vostok 4 next day
August 11, 1965 Watts Riot begins
August 11, 1965 Watts riots begin in LA last 6 days
August 11, 1967 U.S. pilots cleared to bomb Hanoi-Haiphong area
August 11, 1967 Al Downing becomes the 12th to strike out the side on 9 pitches
August 11, 1970 South Vietnamese troops assume responsibility for guarding border
August 11, 1972 Last U.S. ground combat unit departs South Vietnam
August 11, 1973 American Graffiti opens
August 11, 1973 American Graffiti released
August 11, 1980 Reggie Jackson hits his 400th homer
August 11, 1980 Carol Bundy confesses her connection to the Sunset Slayer
August 11, 1984 Reagan jokes about bombing Russia
August 11, 1984 Reagan jokes about outlawing the Soviet Union
August 11, 1994 Major leaguers walk off the job
August 11, 1998 Jonesboro schoolyard shooters guilty
August 11, 2014 Oscar-winning actor Robin Williams dies at 63