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| 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 |