August 11 in history
Events on August 11
Notable events that happened on August 11 in past years.
- 2023
Luna 25 launches from the Vostochny Cosmodrome.
Wikipedia article: Luna 25 - 2003
NATO takes over command of the peacekeeping force in Afghanistan, marking its first major operation outside Europe in its 54-year-history.
Wikipedia article: NATO - 1996
The killing of Tassos Isaac by Turkish nationalists of the Grey Wolves in the United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus.
Wikipedia article: Killing of Tassos Isaac - 1988
A meeting between Sayyed Imam Al-Sharif, Osama bin Laden, Abdullah Yusuf Azzam, and leaders of Egyptian Islamic Jihad in Afghanistan culminates in the formation of Al-Qaeda.
Wikipedia article: Sayyed Imam Al-Sharif - 1975
East Timor: Governor Mário Lemos Pires of Portuguese Timor abandons the capital Dili, following a coup by the Timorese Democratic Union (UDT) and the outbreak of civil war between UDT and Fretilin.
Wikipedia article: Timor-Leste - 1965
Race riots (the Watts Riots) begin in the Watts area of Los Angeles, California.
Wikipedia article: Watts riots - 1960
Chad declares independence from France.
Wikipedia article: Chad - 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.
Wikipedia article: Hedy Lamarr - 1920
The Latvian–Soviet Peace Treaty, which relinquished Russia's authority and pretenses to Latvia, is signed, ending the Latvian War of Independence.
Wikipedia article: Latvian–Soviet Peace Treaty - 1898
Spanish–American War: American troops enter the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
Wikipedia article: Spanish–American War - 1812
Peninsular War: French troops engage British-Portuguese forces in the Battle of Majadahonda.
Wikipedia article: Peninsular War - 1675
Franco-Dutch War: Forces of the Holy Roman Empire defeat the French in the Battle of Konzer Brücke.
Wikipedia article: Franco-Dutch War - 1315
The Great Famine of Europe becomes so dire that even the king of England has difficulties buying bread for himself and his entourage.
Wikipedia article: Great Famine of 1315–1317 - 355
Claudius Silvanus, accused of treason, proclaims himself Roman Emperor against Constantius II.
- 3114 BC
The Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, used by several pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilizations, notably the Maya, begins.
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