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)

11 Aug 1897 East Dulwich, London, England, United Kingdom - 28 Nov 1968 photo
11 Aug 1949 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States - 11 Mar 2024
26 May 1913 Kenley, Surrey, England, United Kingdom - 11 Aug 1994 photo
1960s Privacy Level: Private with Public Biography and Family Tree (Yellow) photo
11 Aug 1858 Nijkerk, Gelderland, Nederland - 05 Nov 1930 photo
11 Aug 1978 New Brighton, Staten Island, New York City, New York, United States - 27 Mar 2011
28 Jan 1912 Cody, Park, Wyoming, United States - 11 Aug 1956 photo
11 Aug 1925 Ravenscroft, White, Tennessee, United States - 23 Sep 2000 photo
21 Jul 1951 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America - 11 Aug 2014 photo




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