Category: This Day In History August 11
Categories: This Day In History August
Note: These categories should be applied to notable persons/events in history.
This Day in History for August 11th
Historic Events:
- 1332 - Battle of Dupplin Moor.
- 1929 - Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 500 home runs in his career.
- 1965 - Watts Riots begins. The five days of violence left 34 dead, 1,032 injured, nearly 4,000 arrested and $40 million worth of property destroyed.
Famous Birthdays:
- 1946 - Freddie Mercury, British singer and co-founder of Queen.
- 1949 - Eric Carmen, American singer and co-founder of The Raspberries.
- 1965 - Viola Davis, African-American award-wining actress.
Famous Deaths:
- 2014 - Robin WIlliams, American award-winning actor and stand up comic.
Subcategories (2)
Person Profiles (10)
Enid (Blyton) Waters
11 Aug 1897 East Dulwich, London, England, United Kingdom - 28 Nov 1968

Eric Carmen
11 Aug 1949 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States - 11 Mar 2024
Peter Cushing
26 May 1913 Kenley, Surrey, England, United Kingdom - 11 Aug 1994

Christiaan Eijkman
11 Aug 1858 Nijkerk, Gelderland, Nederland - 05 Nov 1930

Corey McGriff
11 Aug 1978 New Brighton, Staten Island, New York City, New York, United States - 27 Mar 2011
Paul Pollock
28 Jan 1912 Cody, Park, Wyoming, United States - 11 Aug 1956

Carl Rowan
11 Aug 1925 Ravenscroft, White, Tennessee, United States - 23 Sep 2000

Robin Williams
21 Jul 1951 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America - 11 Aug 2014

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