On this day: August 11
Events
Austrian EmpireAugust 11, 1804 – June 8, 1867 · World History
Gauss expeditionAugust 11, 1901 – 1903 · Exploration
Release of Mr. ArkadinAugust 11, 1955 · Film
Release of King Kong vs. GodzillaAugust 11, 1962 · Film- Release of Searching for Bobby FischerAugust 11, 1993 · Film
- Release of Backstreet's BackAugust 11, 1997 · Music
Release of TremulousAugust 11, 2005 · Gaming
Release of RainbowAugust 11, 2017 · Music- Release of Red, White & Royal BlueAugust 11, 2023 · Film
- Release of Heart of StoneAugust 11, 2023 · Film
Born on this day
Charles BossutAugust 11, 1730 – January 14, 1814 · Science
Nikolay Muravyov-AmurskyAugust 11, 1809 – November 18, 1881 · Exploration
Martin Johnson HeadeAugust 11, 1819 – September 4, 1904 · Art
Robert Green IngersollAugust 11, 1833 – July 21, 1899 · Culture
Cato Maximilian GuldbergAugust 11, 1836 – January 14, 1902 · Science
Sadi CarnotAugust 11, 1837 – June 25, 1894 · Politics
Christiaan EijkmanAugust 11, 1858 – November 5, 1930 · Science
Ottó BláthyAugust 11, 1860 – September 26, 1939 · Technology
Edgar de WahlAugust 11, 1867 – March 9, 1948 · Science
VolinAugust 11, 1882 – September 18, 1945 · Culture- Egon PearsonAugust 11, 1895 – June 12, 1980 · Science
- Erwin ChargaffAugust 11, 1905 – June 20, 2002 · Science
Uku MasingAugust 11, 1909 – April 25, 1985 · Culture- Eva Ahnert-RohlfsAugust 11, 1912 – March 9, 1954 · Science
- Tom KilburnAugust 11, 1921 – January 17, 2001 · Science
Aaron KlugAugust 11, 1926 – November 20, 2018 · Science
Stuart RosenbergAugust 11, 1927 – March 15, 2007 · Film
Fernando ArrabalAugust 11, 1932 – present · Art
Peter EisenmanAugust 11, 1932 – present · Culture
Jerzy GrotowskiAugust 11, 1933 – January 14, 1999 · Film
George F. R. EllisAugust 11, 1939 – present · Science
Patricio GuzmánAugust 11, 1941 – September 15, 2026 · Film
Ian McDiarmidAugust 11, 1944 – present · Film
Stuart GordonAugust 11, 1947 – March 24, 2020 · Film
Eric CarmenAugust 11, 1949 – March 10, 2024 · Music
Steve WozniakAugust 11, 1950 – present · Technology- Chen DanqingAugust 11, 1953 – present · Art
Joe JacksonAugust 11, 1954 – present · Music
Pierre-Louis LionsAugust 11, 1956 – present · Science
Gustavo CeratiAugust 11, 1959 – September 4, 2014 · Music
Frederick W. SturckowAugust 11, 1961 – present · Space
Rob MinkoffAugust 11, 1962 – present · Film
Embeth DavidtzAugust 11, 1965 – present · Film
Ayo AdesanyaAugust 11, 1969 – present · Film
Hadiqa KianiAugust 11, 1974 – present · Music
Ben GibbardAugust 11, 1976 – present · Music
ChangbinAugust 11, 1999 – present · Music