August 11 in History
What happened on August 11 in history?
A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on august 11 in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened on august 11 in history.
?>2003
Temperatures rise to 112 degrees Fahrenheit (44 degrees Celsius) in Europe; over 140 people die in the heat wave.
2003
NATO assumes command of the international peacekeeping force in Afghanistan, its first major operation outside Europe.
1999
A tornado in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, kills one person.
1990
Troops from Egypt and Morocco arrive in Saudi Arabia as part of the international operation to prevent Iraq from invading.
1989
Voyager 2 discovers two partial rings around Neptune.
1988
Al Qaeda is formed at a meeting in Peshawar, Pakistan.
1984
Carl Lewis wins four Olympic gold medals, tying the record Jesse Owens set in 1936.
1978
The funeral of Pope Paul VI takes place.
1975
The US vetoes admission of North and South Vietnam to the UN.
1972
The last U.S. ground forces withdraw from Vietnam.
1965
A small clash between the California Highway Patrol and two black youths sets off six days of rioting in the Watts area of Los Angeles.
1944
German troops abandon Florence, Italy, as Allied troops close in on the historic city.
1942
The German submarine U-73 attacks a Malta-bound British convoy and sinks HMS Eagle, one of the world’s first aircraft carriers.
1941
Soviet bombers raid Berlin but cause little damage.
1929
Babe Ruth hits his 500th major league home run against the Cleveland Indians.
1916
The Russia army takes Stanislau, Poland, from the Germans.
1912
Moroccan Sultan Mulai Hafid abdicates his throne in the face of internal dissent.
1908
Britain’s King Edward VII meets with Kaiser Wilhelm II to protest the growth of the German navy.
1906
In France, Eugene Lauste receives the first patent for a talking film.
1904
German General Lothar von Trotha defeats the Hereros tribe near Waterberg, South Africa.
1862
President Abraham Lincoln appoints Union General Henry Halleck to the position of general-in-chief of the Union Army.
1856
A band of rampaging settlers in California kill four Yokut Indians. The settlers had heard unproven rumors of Yokut atrocities.
1792
A revolutionary commune is formed in Paris, France.
1492
Rodrigo Borgia is elected to the papacy as Pope Alexander VI.