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What happened on August 11

On August 11, -3114: The Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, used by several pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilizations, notably the Maya, begins.

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Notable births

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Notable deaths

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Zodiac

Leo

Featured moment · -3114

The Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, used by several pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilizations, notably the Maya, begins.

The 32nd century BC was a century lasting from the year 3200 BC to 3101 BC.

People

Born on August 11

Marvin Harrison Jr. 2002– American football player (born 2002)
Moyuka Uchijima 2001– Japanese tennis player (born 2001)
Gregoria Mariska Tunjung 1999– Indonesian badminton player
Changbin 1999– South Korean rapper (born 1999)
Sarah Clelland 1997– Scottish footballer
Brad Binder 1995– South African motorcycle racer (born 1995)
Storm Sanders 1994– Australian tennis player (born 1994)
Anton Cooper 1994– New Zealand cyclist
Joseph Barbato 1994– French footballer (born 1994)
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Song I-han 1994– South Korean singer (born 1994)
Alyson Stoner 1993– American actor, singer, and dancer (born 1993)
Tomi Lahren 1992– American political commentator (born 1992)
Cristian Tello 1991– Spanish footballer
Lenka Juríková 1990– Slovak tennis player
Junior Heffernan 1989– Irish triathlete and cyclist
Sebastian Huke 1989– German footballer
Rabeh Al-Hussaini 1988– Filipino basketball player
Patty Mills 1988– Australian basketball player (born 1988)

People

Died on August 11

Miguel Uribe Turbay Colombian politician (1986–2025)
Danielle Spencer American actress and veterinarian (1965–2025)
Ángel Salazar Cuban-American comedian and actor (1956–2024)
Noël Treanor Irish Roman Catholic prelate (1950–2024)
Mike Ahern Australian politician (1942–2023)
Anne Heche American actress (1969–2022)
Hanae Mori Japanese fashion designer (1926–2022)
Trini Lopez American singer and guitarist (1937–2020)
Sumner Redstone American business and media magnate (1923–2020)
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Sergio Obeso Rivera Mexican cardinal (1931–2019)
V S Naipaul Trinidadian writer (1932–2018)
Terry A. Davis American computer programmer (1969–2018)
Yisrael Kristal Polish-Israeli supercentenarian (1903–2017)
Segun Bucknor Musician and journalist (1946–2017)
Serge Collot French violist and music educator (1923–2015)
Harald Nielsen Danish footballer (1941–2015)
Richard Oriani American chemical engineer (1920–2015)
Vladimir Beara Yugoslav footballer and manager

Timeline

Every August 11 on record

  1. -3114 The Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, used by several pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilizations, notably the Maya, begins.

    One hundred years, from 3200 BC to 3101 BC

    The 32nd century BC was a century lasting from the year 3200 BC to 3101 BC.

  2. -2492 Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation.

    One hundred years, from 2500 BC to 2401 BC

    The 25th century BC comprises the years from 2500 BC to 2401 BC.

  3. 106 The south-western part of Dacia (modern Romania) becomes a Roman province: Roman Dacia.

    Calendar year

    Year 106 (CVI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Commodus and Civica. The denomination 106 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

  4. 117 Hadrian is proclaimed Roman emperor, two days after Trajan's death.

    Calendar year

    Year 117 (CXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Niger and Apronianus. The denomination 117 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

  5. 355 Claudius Silvanus, accused of treason, proclaims himself Roman Emperor against Constantius II.

    Roman army officer and imperial pretender

    Silvanus was a Roman general and usurper of Frankish descent. He revolted in Gaul against Emperor Constantius II, claiming the imperial title for 28 days in AD 355.

  6. 490 Battle of Adda: The Goths under Theodoric the Great and his ally Alaric II defeat the forces of Odoacer on the Adda River, near Milan.
  7. 923 The Qarmatians of Bahrayn capture and pillage the city of Basra.
  8. 1315 The Great Famine of Europe becomes so dire that even the king of England has difficulties buying bread for himself and his entourage.
  9. 1332 Wars of Scottish Independence: Battle of Dupplin Moor: Scots under Domhnall II, Earl of Mar are routed by Edward Balliol.
  10. 1473 The Battle of Otlukbeli: Mehmed the Conqueror of the Ottoman Empire decisively defeats Uzun Hassan of Aq Qoyunlu.
  11. 1492 Rodrigo de Borja is elected as Head of the Catholic Church, taking the name Pope Alexander VI.
  12. 1675 Franco-Dutch War: Forces of the Holy Roman Empire defeat the French in the Battle of Konzer Brücke.
  13. 1685 Morean War: The 49-day Siege of Coron ends with the surrender and massacre of its garrison by the Venetians.
  14. 1786 Captain Francis Light establishes the British colony of Penang in Malaysia.
  15. 1804 Francis II assumes the title of first Emperor of Austria.
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  1. 1812 Peninsular War: French troops engage British-Portuguese forces in the Battle of Majadahonda.
  2. 1813 In Colombia, Juan del Corral declares the independence of Antioquia.
  3. 1858 The Eiger in the Bernese Alps is ascended for the first time by Charles Barrington accompanied by Christian Almer and Peter Bohren.
  4. 1871 An explosion of guncotton occurs in Stowmarket, England, killing 28.
  5. 1898 Spanish–American War: American troops enter the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
  6. 1918 World War I: The Battle of Amiens ends.
  7. 1919 Germany's Weimar Constitution is signed into law.
  8. 1920 The 1920 Cork hunger strike begins which eventually results in the deaths of three Irish Republicans including the Lord Mayor of Cork Terence MacSwiney.
  9. 1920 The Latvian–Soviet Peace Treaty, which relinquished Russia's authority and pretenses to Latvia, is signed, ending the Latvian War of Independence.
  10. 1929 Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 500 home runs in his career with a home run at League Park in Cleveland, Ohio.
  11. 1934 The first civilian prisoners arrive at the Federal prison on Alcatraz Island.
  12. 1942 Actress Hedy Lamarr and composer George Antheil receive a patent for a Frequency-hopping spread spectrum communication system that later became the basis for modern technologies in wireless telephones, two-way radio communications, and Wi-Fi.
  13. 1945 Poles in Kraków engage in a pogrom against Jews in the city, killing one and wounding five.
  14. 1952 Hussein bin Talal is proclaimed King of Jordan.
  15. 1959 Sheremetyevo International Airport, the second-largest airport in Russia, opens.

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