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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
*[[32nd century BC|3114 BC]] – The [[Mesoamerican Long Count calendar]], used by several [[Pre-Columbian era|pre-Columbian]] [[Mesoamerica]]n civilizations, notably the [[Maya civilization|Maya]], begins.
*[[25th century BC|2492 BC]] – Traditional date of the defeat of [[Bel (mythology)|Bel]] by [[Hayk]], progenitor and founder of the [[Armenians|Armenian]] nation.
*[[AD 106|106]] – The south-western part of [[Dacia]] (modern [[Romania]]) becomes a [[Roman province]]: [[Roman Dacia]].
*[[AD 117|117]] – [[Hadrian]] is proclaimed [[Roman emperor]], two days after [[Trajan]]'s death.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hadrian |title=Biography of Hadrian - Britannica |date=11 March 2024 | access-date=28 March 2024 }}</ref>
* [[355]]
* [[490]] – Battle of Adda: The [[Goths]] under [[Theodoric the Great]] and his ally [[Alaric II]] defeat the forces of [[Odoacer]] on the [[Adda River, Italy|Adda River]], near [[Milan]].
* [[923]] – The [[Qarmatians]] of [[Bahrayn (historical region)|Bahrayn]] [[Sack of Basra (923)|capture and pillage]] the city of [[Basra]].<ref>{{cite book | last=Halm | first=Heinz | authorlink = Heinz Halm | title = Das Reich des Mahdi: Der Aufstieg der Fatimiden | language = German | trans-title = The Empire of the Mahdi: The Rise of the Fatimids | publisher = C. H. Beck | ___location = Munich | year = 1991 | isbn = 3-406-35497-1 | page =226}}</ref>
*[[1315]] – The [[Great Famine of 1315–1317|Great Famine of Europe]] becomes so dire that even the king of England has difficulties buying bread for himself and his entourage.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://edwardthesecond.blogspot.com/2009/01/great-famine-1315-to-1317.html |title=Edward II: The Great Famine, 1315 to 1317 |work=Edward II |first=Kathryn |last=Warner |access-date=21 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708034436/http://edwardthesecond.blogspot.com/2009/01/great-famine-1315-to-1317.html |archive-date=8 July 2011 |url-status=live |date=28 January 2009 }}</ref>
*[[1332]] – [[Wars of Scottish Independence]]: [[Battle of Dupplin Moor]]: Scots under [[Domhnall II, Earl of Mar]] are routed by [[Edward Balliol]].
*[[1473]] – The [[Battle of Otlukbeli]]: [[Mehmed the Conqueror]] of the [[Ottoman Empire]] decisively defeats [[Uzun Hassan]] of [[Aq Qoyunlu]].
*[[1492]] – Rodrigo de Borja is elected as Head of the Catholic Church, taking the name [[Pope Alexander VI]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Norwich |first=John Julius |title=Absolute Monarchs: A History of the Papacy |publisher=Random House Publishing Group |year=2012 |___location=United States}}</ref>
===1601–1900===
*[[1675]] – [[Franco-Dutch War]]: Forces of the [[Holy Roman Empire]] defeat the [[France|French]] in the [[Battle of Konzer Brücke]].
*[[1685]] – [[Morean War]]: The 49-day [[Siege of Coron (1685)|Siege of Coron]] ends with the surrender and massacre of its garrison by the Venetians.<ref>{{cite book | last=Setton | first=Kenneth Meyer | author-link=Kenneth Setton | title=Venice, Austria, and the Turks in the Seventeenth Century | publisher=The American Philosophical Society | ___location=Philadelphia | year=1991 | isbn=0-87169-192-2 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XN51y209fR8C | page = 296}}</ref>
*[[1786]] – Captain [[Francis Light]] establishes the British colony of [[Penang]] in [[Malaysia]].
*[[1804]] – [[Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor|Francis II]] assumes the title of first [[Emperor of Austria]].
*[[1812]] – [[Peninsular War]]: French troops engage [[United Kingdom|British]]-[[Portugal|Portuguese]] forces in the [[Battle of Majadahonda]].
*[[1813]] – In [[Colombia]], Juan del Corral declares the independence of [[Antioquia Department|Antioquia]].
*[[1858]] – The [[Eiger]] in the [[Bernese Alps]] is ascended for the first time by [[Charles Barrington (mountaineer)|Charles Barrington]] accompanied by [[Christian Almer]] and [[Peter Bohren]].
*[[1871]] – An [[Stowmarket Guncotton Explosion|explosion of guncotton occurs in Stowmarket]], England, killing 28.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Black |first1=Don |title=Abiding mystery of the Stowmarket gun cotton explosion |url=https://www.edp24.co.uk/lifestyle/1871-tragedy-which-cost-23-lives-1214184 |work=Eastern Daily Press |date=5 May 2018 |language=en-UK}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=P |first1=H. B. |title=The Gun-Cotton Explosion at Stowmarket |journal=Nature |page=309 |language=en |doi=10.1038/004309a0 |date=1 August 1871|volume=4 |issue=94 |bibcode=1871Natur...4..309H |s2cid=4062485 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
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===1901–present===
*[[1918]] – [[World War I]]: The [[Battle of Amiens (1918)|Battle of Amiens]] ends.
*[[1919]] – Germany's [[Weimar Constitution]] is signed into law.<ref>Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p762 {{ISBN|978-3-8329-5609-7}}</ref>
*[[1920]] – The [[1920 Cork hunger strike]] begins which eventually results in the deaths of three [[Irish republicanism|Irish Republicans]] including the Lord Mayor of Cork [[Terence MacSwiney]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=18 October 1920|title=Hunger Striker Dies in Cork Jail After 68-Day Fast|work=[[New York Times]]|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1920/10/18/102903151.pdf|access-date=20 April 2023}}</ref>
* 1920 – The [[Latvian–Soviet Peace Treaty]], which relinquished [[Russia]]'s authority and pretenses to [[Latvia]], is signed, ending the [[Latvian War of Independence]].
*[[1929]] – [[Babe Ruth]] becomes the first [[baseball]] player to hit [[500 home run club|500]] [[home run]]s in his career with a home run at [[League Park]] in [[Cleveland, Ohio]].
*[[1934]] – The first civilian prisoners arrive at the [[Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary|Federal prison]] on [[Alcatraz Island]].
*[[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]].
*[[1945]] – Poles in [[Kraków]] engage in [[Kraków pogrom|a pogrom]] against Jews in the city, killing one and wounding five.
*[[1952]] – [[Hussein of Jordan|Hussein bin Talal]] is proclaimed King of [[Jordan]].
*[[1959]] – [[Sheremetyevo International Airport]], the second-largest airport in Russia, opens.
*[[1960]] – [[Chad]] declares independence from France.
*[[1961]] – The former Portuguese territories in [[India]] of [[Dadra DNH|Dadra]] and [[Nagar Haveli DNH|Nagar Haveli]] are merged to create the [[Union Territory]] [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli]].
*[[1962]] – [[Vostok 3]] launches from the [[Baikonur Cosmodrome]] and cosmonaut [[Andrian Nikolayev]] becomes the first person to float in [[Micro-g environment|microgravity]].
*[[1965]] – Race riots (the [[Watts Riots]]) begin in the [[Watts, Los Angeles|Watts]] area of [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, California]].
*[[1969]] – The [[Apollo 11]] astronauts are released from a three-week [[quarantine]] following their liftoff from the Moon.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ertel |first1=Ivan D. |last2=Newkirk |first2=Roland W. |last3=Brooks |first3=Courtney G. |title=The Apollo Spacecraft - A Chronology. Vol. IV. Part 3 (1969 3rd quarter) |url=https://history.nasa.gov/SP-4009/v4p3e.htm |website=NASA History Program Office |publisher=NASA |access-date=October 24, 2017 |page=312 |year=1978}}</ref>
*[[1972]] – [[Vietnam War]]: The last United States ground combat unit leaves [[South Vietnam]].
*[[1973]] – At the [[1520 Sedgwick Avenue]] apartment building in [[The Bronx]], New York, [[DJ Kool Herc]] hosts a house party widely considered to mark the birthplace of [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] culture and music.<ref>{{Citation |title=1520 Sedgwick Avenue |date=2024-11-17 |work=Wikipedia |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1520_Sedgwick_Avenue |access-date=2024-11-24 |language=en}}</ref> DJ Kool Herc demonstrates a new technique of [[beat juggling]] and [[Coke La Rock]] performs a new style of vocal performance called [[rapping]].
*[[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]].
*[[1979]] – Two [[Aeroflot]] [[Tupolev Tu-134]]s [[1979 Dniprodzerzhynsk mid-air collision|collide]] over the [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] city of [[Kamianske|Dniprodzerzhynsk]] and crash, killing all 178 aboard both airliners.
*[[1982]] – A bomb explodes on [[Pan Am Flight 830]], en route from [[Tokyo|Tokyo, Japan]] to [[Honolulu|Honolulu, Hawaii]], killing one passenger and injuring 15 others.
*[[1984]] – "[[We begin bombing in five minutes]]": [[President of the United States|United States President]] [[Ronald Reagan]], while running for re-election, jokes while preparing to make his weekly Saturday address on [[NPR|National Public Radio]].
*[[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]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2008-05-23 |title=The Rebellion Within |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/06/02/the-rebellion-within |access-date=2022-08-11 |magazine=The New Yorker |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[1991]] – [[Nickelodeon]]'s first line of "[[Nicktoons]]" ([[Doug (TV series)|Doug]], [[Rugrats]] & [[The Ren & Stimpy Show|Ren & Stimpy]]) premiere on the channel.
*[[1992]] – The [[Mall of America]] in Bloomington, Minnesota opens. At the time the largest shopping mall in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mallofamerica.com/about|title=About|website=Mall of America|access-date=2021-08-11}}</ref>
*[[1995]] – The [[1995 Russell Hill subway accident|Russell Hill subway accident]] in [[Toronto]] kills 3 and injures 30, due to a combination of human error and a safety system design flaw.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/20-years-after-russell-hill-torontos-deadliest-subway-crash/|title=20 years after Russell Hill, Toronto's deadliest subway crash|website=thestar.com|language=en|date=10 August 2015 |access-date=31 July 2025}}</ref>
*[[2000]] – An [[air rage]] incident occurs on board [[Southwest Airlines Flight 1763]] when 19-year-old Jonathan Burton attempts to storm the cockpit, but he is subdued by other passengers and dies from his injuries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/a-death-on-descent/|title=A Death On Descent|website=www.cbsnews.com|date=21 September 2000 |language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-06}}</ref>
*[[2003]] – [[NATO]] takes over command of the [[International Security Assistance Force|peacekeeping force]] in [[Afghanistan]], marking its first major operation outside [[Europe]] in its 54-year-history.
* 2003 – [[Jemaah Islamiyah]] leader [[Riduan Isamuddin]], better known as Hambali, is arrested in [[Bangkok]], Thailand.
*[[2006]] – The [[oil tanker]] MT ''Solar 1'' sinks off the coast of [[Guimaras]] and [[Negros (island)|Negros]] Islands in the [[Philippines]], causing the country's [[Guimaras oil spill|worst oil spill]].
*[[2012]] – At least 306 people are killed and 3,000 others injured in [[2012 East Azerbaijan earthquakes|a pair of earthquakes]] near [[Tabriz|Tabriz, Iran]].
*[[2017]] – At least 41 people are killed and another 179 injured after two passenger trains [[Alexandria train collision|collide]] in [[Alexandria]], Egypt.
*[[2023]] – [[Luna 25]] launches from the [[Vostochny Cosmodrome]].<ref name="tass-20230605">{{cite web |url=https://tass.ru/kosmos/17932551 |title=Запуск первой в истории современной России миссии на Луну запланировали на 11 августа |trans-title=The launch of the first mission to the Moon in the history of modern Russia was scheduled for August 11 |language=ru |date=5 June 2023 |access-date=5 June 2023 |work=TASS}}</ref>
==Births==
===Pre-1600===
*[[1086]] – [[Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor]] (died 1125)<ref>{{cite web |title=Henry V {{!}} Holy Roman emperor |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henry-V-Holy-Roman-emperor |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=21 October 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1384]] – [[Yolande of Aragon]] (died 1442)
*[[
*[[1510]] – [[Margaret Paleologa]], Sovereign Marchioness of Montferrat (died 1566)
===1601–1900===
*[[1673]] – [[Richard Mead]], English physician and astrologer (died 1754)
*[[1718]] – [[Frederick Haldimand]], Swiss-English general and politician, 22nd [[Governor of Quebec]] (died 1791)
*[[
*[[1748]] – [[Joseph Schuster (composer)|Joseph Schuster]], German composer (died 1812)
*[[1778]] – [[Friedrich Ludwig Jahn]], Prussian gymnast, educator, and politician (died 1852)
*[[
*[[
*[[
*[[1816]] – [[Frederick Innes]], Scottish-Australian politician, 9th [[Premier of Tasmania]] (died 1882)
*[[1833]] – [[Robert G. Ingersoll]], American soldier, lawyer, and politician (died 1899)
* 1833 – [[Kido Takayoshi]], Japanese samurai and politician (died 1877)
*[[1836]] – [[Warren Brown (politician)|Warren Brown]], American historian and politician (died 1919)
*[[1837]] – [[Marie François Sadi Carnot]], French engineer and politician, 4th [[President of the French Republic]] (died 1894)
*[[1855]] – [[John Hodges (cricketer)|John Hodges]], Australian cricketer (died 1933)
*[[1858]] – [[Christiaan Eijkman]], Dutch physician and academic, [[Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1930)
*[[1860]] – [[Ottó Bláthy]], Hungarian engineer and chess player (died 1939)
*[[1870]] – [[Tom Richardson (cricketer)|Tom Richardson]], English cricketer (died 1912)
*[[1874]] – [[Princess Louise Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg]] (died 1953)
*[[
*[[
*[[
*[[
*[[1885]] – [[Stephen Butterworth]], English physicist and engineer (died 1958)
*[[1891]] – [[Stancho Belkovski]], Bulgarian architect and educator (died 1962)
* 1891 – [[Edgar Zilsel]], Austrian historian and philosopher of science, linked to the Vienna Circle (died 1944)
*[[1892]] – [[Hugh MacDiarmid]], Scottish poet and linguist (died 1978)
* 1892 – [[Eiji Yoshikawa]], Japanese author (died 1962)
*[[1897]] – [[Enid Blyton]], English author, poet, and educator (died 1968)<ref>{{cite book|first=George|last=Greenfield|title=Enid Blyton|___location=Oxford|publisher=Isis|year=1999|page=1|isbn=978-0-75310-720-1}}</ref>
*
*[[1898]] – [[Peter Mohr Dam]], Faroese educator and politician, 3rd [[Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands]] (died 1968)
*[[1900]] – [[Charley Paddock]], American sprinter (died 1943)<ref>{{cite web|title=Charles Paddock|url=https://www.olympic.org/charles-paddock|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=9 February 2020}}</ref>
* 1900 – [[Philip Phillips (archaeologist)|Philip Phillips]], American archaeologist and scholar (died 1994)
===1901–present===
*[[1902]] – [[Alfredo Binda]], Italian cyclist (died 1986)
* 1902 – [[Lloyd Nolan]], American actor (died 1985)
* 1902 – [[Christian de Castries]], French general (died 1991)
*[[1905]] – [[Erwin Chargaff]], Austrian-American biochemist and academic (died 2002)
*
*[[1907]] – [[Ted a'Beckett]], Australian cricketer and lawyer (died 1989)
*[[1908]] – [[Don Freeman]], American author and illustrator (died 1978)
* 1908 – [[Torgny T:son Segerstedt]], Swedish sociologist and philosopher (died 1999)
*[[
* 1909 – [[Uku Masing]], Estonian philosopher and theologian (died 1985)
*[[1911]] – [[Thanom Kittikachorn]], Thai field marshal and politician, 10th [[Prime Minister of Thailand]] (died 2004)
*[[1912]] – [[Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs]], German astronomer and academic (died 1954)
* 1912 – [[Raphael Blau]], American screenwriter and producer (died 1996)
*[[
* 1913 – [[Bob Scheffing]], American baseball player and manager (died 1985)
* 1913 – [[Angus Wilson]], English author and academic (died 1991)
*[[1915]] – [[Morris Weiss]], American author and illustrator (died 2014)
*[[
*[[1919]] – [[Luis Olmo]], Puerto Rican-American baseball player and manager (died 2017)
*[[1920]] – [[Mike Douglas]], American singer and talk show host (died 2006)
*
*[[
*[[1922]] – [[John "Mule" Miles]], American baseball player (died 2013)
*[[
*[[1925]] – [[Floyd Curry]], Canadian ice hockey player and manager (died 2006)
* 1925 – [[Arlene Dahl]], American actress, businesswoman and writer (died 2021)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Jamieson|first=Wendell|date=2021-11-29|title=Arlene Dahl, Movie Star Turned Entrepreneur, Is Dead at 96|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/29/movies/arlene-dahl-dead.html|access-date=2021-11-29|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
*[[1926]] – [[Aaron Klug]], Lithuanian-English chemist and biophysicist, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 2018)<ref>{{cite web |title=Aaron Klug (1926 - 2018) |url=https://www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/aaron-klug-1926-2018/ |publisher=MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology |access-date=5 August 2020 |date=21 November 2018}}</ref>
*[[1927]] – [[Raymond Leppard]], English [[harpsichord]] player and conductor (died 2019)
* 1927 – [[Stuart Rosenberg]], American director and producer (died 2007)
* [[1929]] – [[Manabendra Mukhopadhyay]], Indian singer (died 1992)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bengali Singer Manabendra Mukhopadhyay Biography, News, Photos, Videos |url=https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/bengali/singer/manabendra-mukhopadhyay |access-date=2025-10-20 |website=nettv4u |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1932]] – [[Fernando Arrabal]], Spanish actor, director, and playwright
* 1932 – [[Izzy Asper]], Canadian lawyer, businessman, and politician, founded [[Canwest]] (died 2003)
* 1932 – [[Geoffrey Cass]], English businessman
* 1932 – [[Peter Eisenman]], American architect, designed the [[City of Culture of Galicia]]
* 1932 – [[John Gorrie (director)|John Gorrie]], English director and screenwriter
*[[1933]] – [[Jerry Falwell]], American minister and television host (died 2007)
* 1933 – [[Jerzy Grotowski]], Polish director and producer (died 1999)
* 1933 – [[Tamás Vásáry]], Hungarian pianist and conductor
*[[1934]] – [[Bob Hepple]], South African lawyer and academic (died 2015)
*[[1936]] – [[Andre Dubus]], American short story writer, essayist, and memoirist (died 1999)
* 1936 – [[Bill Monbouquette]], American baseball player and coach (died 2015)
* 1936 – [[Jonathan Spence]], English-American historian and academic (died 2021)
*[[1937]] – [[Anna Massey]], English actress (died 2011)
* 1937 – [[Patrick Joseph McGovern]], American businessman, founded [[International Data Group]] (died 2014)
*[[1939]] – [[James Mancham]], first [[President of Seychelles]] (died 2017)<ref>{{cite book|last=Lentz|first=Harris M.|title=Heads of States and Governments Since 1945|___location=London|publisher=Fitzroy Dearborn|year=1994|isbn=978-1-88496-444-2|page=677}}</ref>
* 1939 – [[Ronnie Dawson (musician)|Ronnie Dawson]], American singer and guitarist (died 2003)
*[[1940]] – [[Glenys Page]], New Zealand cricketer (died 2012)
*[[1941]] – [[John Ellison]], American-Canadian musician and songwriter
*[[1942]] – [[Mike Hugg]], English drummer and keyboard player
* 1942 – [[Otis Taylor (American football)|Otis Taylor]], American football player (died 2023)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/10/sports/football/otis-taylor-dead.html|title=Otis Taylor, Star Receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs, Dies at 80|last=Sandomir|first=Richard|newspaper=The New York Times|date=March 10, 2023|access-date=March 11, 2023}}</ref>
*[[1943]] – [[Jim Kale]], Canadian bass player
* 1943 – [[Pervez Musharraf]], Pakistani general and politician, 10th [[President of Pakistan]] (died 2023)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shaikh |first1=Farzana |title=General Pervez Musharraf obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/05/general-pervez-musharraf-obituary |access-date=6 February 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=5 February 2023}}</ref>
* 1943 – [[Denis Payton]], English saxophonist (died 2006)
*[[1944]] – [[Martin Linton]], Swedish-English journalist and politician
* 1944 – [[Frederick W. Smith]], American businessman, founded [[FedEx]] (died 2025)<ref>{{cite news|title='Most important Memphian of all time' has died|url=https://dailymemphian.com/article/52640|work=Daily Memphian|date=21 June 2025}}</ref>
* 1944 – [[Ian McDiarmid]], Scottish actor
*[[1946]] – [[John Conlee]], American singer-songwriter
* 1946 – [[Marilyn vos Savant]], American journalist and author
*[[1947]] – [[Theo de Jong]], Dutch footballer, coach, and manager
* 1947 – [[Georgios Karatzaferis]], Greek journalist and politician
* 1947 – [[Wilma van den Berg]], Dutch sprinter<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/netherlands/wilma-van-gool-14362430|title=Wilma VAN GOOL | Profile | World Athletics|website=worldathletics.org}}</ref>
*[[1948]] – [[Don Boyd]], Scottish director, producer, and screenwriter
*[[1949]] – [[Eric Carmen]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2024)
* 1949 – [[Tim Hutchinson]], American lawyer and politician
* 1949 – [[Ian Charleson]], Scottish-English actor and singer (died 1990)
*[[1950]] – [[Erik Brann]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2003)
* 1950 – [[Gennadiy Nikonov]], Russian engineer, designed the [[AN-94|AN-94 rifle]] (died 2003)
* 1950 – [[Steve Wozniak]], American computer scientist and programmer, co-founded [[Apple Inc.]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Steve Wozniak |url=https://www.biography.com/inventor/steve-wozniak |website=Biography.com |publisher=A&E Television Networks |access-date=8 August 2020 |language=en-us}}</ref>
*[[1952]] – [[Reid Blackburn]], American photographer (died 1980)
* 1952 – [[Bob Mothersbaugh]], American singer, guitarist, and producer
*[[1953]] – [[Hulk Hogan]], American professional wrestler (died 2025)
* 1953 – [[Wijda Mazereeuw]], Dutch swimmer
*[[1954]] – [[Bryan Bassett]], American guitarist
* 1954 – [[Vance Heafner]], American golfer and coach (died 2012)
* 1954 – [[Joe Jackson (musician)|Joe Jackson]], English singer-songwriter and musician
* 1954 – [[Tarmo Rüütli]], Estonian footballer, coach, and manager
* 1954 – [[Yashpal Sharma (cricketer)|Yashpal Sharma]], Indian cricketer and umpire (died 2021)
*[[1955]] – [[Marc Bureau (politician)|Marc Bureau]], Canadian politician, 16th [[Mayor of Gatineau]]
* 1955 – [[Sylvia Hermon]], Northern Irish academic and politician
*[[1956]] – [[Pierre-Louis Lions]], French mathematician and academic
*[[1957]] – [[Ian Stuart Donaldson]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1993)
*1957 – [[Masayoshi Son]], Japanese technology entrepreneur and investor
*[[1958]] – [[Steven Pokere]], New Zealand rugby player
* 1958 – [[Jah Wobble]], English singer-songwriter and bass player
*[[1959]] – [[Gustavo Cerati]], Argentinian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2014)
* 1959 – [[Yoshiaki Murakami]], Japanese businessman
* 1959 – [[Taraki Sivaram]], Sri Lankan journalist and author (died 2005)
* 1959 – [[Richard Scudamore]], English businessman
* 1959 – [[László Szlávics, Jr.]], Hungarian sculptor
*[[1961]] – [[David Brooks (journalist)|David Brooks]], American journalist and author
* 1961 – [[Craig Ehlo]], American basketball player and coach
* 1961 – [[Suniel Shetty]], Indian actor and film producer<ref name=mangalo>{{cite news |last=Pereira |first=Violet |title=Mangalore: A tete-a-tete with Suniel Shetty |url=http://mangalorean.com/browsearticles.php?arttype=Feature&articleid=1793 |access-date=27 October 2024 |work=Mangalorean |date=29 March 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111116201809/http://www.mangalorean.com/browsearticles.php?arttype=Feature&articleid=1793 |archive-date=16 November 2011}}</ref>
*[[1962]] – [[Brian Azzarello]], American author
* 1962 – [[Charles Cecil]], English video game designer and co-founded [[Revolution Software]]
* 1962 – [[John Micklethwait]], English journalist and author
* 1962 – [[Rob Minkoff]], American director and producer
*[[1963]] – [[Hiromi Makihara]], Japanese baseball player
*[[1964]] – [[Jim Lee]], South Korean-American author and illustrator
* 1964 – [[Grant Waite]], New Zealand golfer
*[[1965]] – [[Marc Bergevin]], Canadian ice hockey player and manager
* 1965 – [[Embeth Davidtz]], American actress
* 1965 – [[Viola Davis]], American actress
*[[1966]] – [[Nigel Martyn]], English footballer and coach
* 1966 – [[Juan María Solare]], Argentinian pianist and composer
*[[1967]] – [[Massimiliano Allegri]], Italian footballer and manager
* 1967 – [[Enrique Bunbury]], Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist
* 1967 – [[Joe Rogan]], American actor, comedian, and television host
* 1967 – [[Petter Wettre]], Norwegian saxophonist and composer
*[[1968]] – [[Anna Gunn]], American actress<ref>{{cite web |title=Anna Gunn |url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/anna-gunn |website=[[Emmy Awards]] |access-date=5 August 2022}}</ref>
* 1968 – [[Sophie Okonedo]], British actress
* 1968 – [[Charlie Sexton]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist
*[[1970]] – [[Dirk Hannemann]], German footballer and manager
* 1970 – [[Gianluca Pessotto]], Italian footballer
*[[1971]] – [[Alejandra Barros]], Mexican actress and screenwriter
* 1971 – [[Tommy Mooney]], English footballer
*[[1973]] – [[Kristin Armstrong]], American cyclist
*[[1974]] – [[Marie-France Dubreuil]], Canadian figure skater
* 1974 – [[Hadiqa Kiani]], Pakistani singer, songwriter and philanthropist
* 1974 – [[Audrey Mestre]], French biologist and diver (died 2002)
* 1974 – [[Carolyn Murphy]], American model and actress
*[[1975]] – [[Chris Cummings]], Canadian singer-songwriter
*[[1976]] – [[Iván Córdoba]], Colombian footballer and manager
* 1976 – [[Bubba Crosby]], American baseball player
* 1976 – [[Will Friedle]], American actor and screenwriter
* 1976 – [[Ben Gibbard]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist
* 1976 – [[Ľubomír Višňovský]], Slovak ice hockey player
*[[1977]] – [[Gemma Hayes]], Irish singer-songwriter
* 1977 – [[Dênio Martins]], Brazilian footballer
*[[1978]] – [[Spyros Gogolos]], Greek footballer
* 1978 – [[Charlotte Leslie]], British politician
* 1978 – [[Lillian Nakate]], Ugandan politician
* 1978 – [[Isy Suttie]], English comedian, musician, actress, and writer
*[[1979]] – [[Walter Ayoví]], Ecuadorian footballer
*[[1980]] – [[Daniel Lloyd (cyclist)|Daniel Lloyd]], English cyclist and sportscaster
* 1980 – [[Lee Suggs]], American football player
*[[1981]] – [[Daniel Poohl]], Swedish journalist
*[[1982]] – [[Andy Lee (American football)|Andy Lee]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Andy Lee |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/5713/andy-lee |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=9 August 2023}}</ref>
*[[1983]] – [[Chris Hemsworth]], Australian actor
* 1983 – [[Luke Lewis]], Australian rugby league player
* 1983 – [[Pavel 183]], Russian painter (died 2013)
*[[1984]] – [[Mojtaba Abedini]], Iranian Olympic fencer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/122837|title=Mojtaba Abedini|website=Olympedia}}</ref>
* 1984 – [[Melky Cabrera]], Dominican baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Melky Cabrera |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/melky-cabrera-466320 |website=[[MLB.com]] |access-date=27 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927064528/https://www.mlb.com/player/melky-cabrera-466320 |archive-date=27 September 2022}}</ref>
* 1984 – [[Lucas di Grassi]], Brazilian race car driver
*[[1985]] – [[Jacqueline Fernandez]], Bahraini–Sri Lankan actress
* 1985 – [[Asher Roth]], American rapper<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for August 11, 2022 includes celebrities Viola Davis, Chris Hemsworth |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/08/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-august-11-2022-includes-celebrities-viola-davis-chris-hemsworth.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=9 August 2023 |date=11 August 2022}}</ref>
*[[1986]] – [[Mokhtar Benmoussa]], Algerian footballer
* 1986 – [[Hélène Defrance]], French sailor<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hélène Defrance |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/130172 |website=Olympedia |access-date=21 March 2024 }}</ref>
* 1986 – [[Pablo Sandoval]], Venezuelan baseball player
*[[1987]] – [[Dany N'Guessan]], French footballer
* 1987 – [[Drew Storen]], American baseball player
*[[1988]] – [[Rabeh Al-Hussaini]], Filipino basketball player
* 1988 – [[Patty Mills]], Australian basketball player
* 1988 – [[Mustafa Pektemek]], Turkish footballer
*[[1989]] – [[Junior Heffernan]], Irish cyclist and triathlete (died 2013)
* 1989 – [[Sebastian Huke]], German footballer
*[[1990]] – [[Lenka Juríková]], Slovak tennis player
*[[1991]] – [[Cristian Tello]], Spanish footballer
*[[1992]] – [[Tomi Lahren]], American conservative political commentator<ref>{{Cite tweet |user= TomiLahren|number= 631140090459205632|title=It's my birthday! 23 yrs old a lot more to say! Get me to 67k followers on Twitter & 38k on Instagram? Xoxo #TeamTomi |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240525020022/https://x.com/TomiLahren/status/631140090459205632 |archive-date= 25 May 2024 }}</ref>
*[[1993]] – [[Alyson Stoner]], American actor, singer, and dancer<ref name="AP" />
*[[1994]] – [[Storm Sanders]], Australian tennis player
* 1994 – [[Anton Cooper]], New Zealand cross-country cyclist
* 1994 – [[Joseph Barbato]], French footballer
* 1994 – [[Song I-han]], South Korean singer<ref>{{cite web|title=Song I-han| date=12 February 2021 |url=http://music-design.co.kr/?page_id=776|publisher=Music Design|access-date=November 1, 2022|language=ko}}</ref>
* [[1995]] – [[Brad Binder]], South African motorcycle racer<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brad Binder |url=https://www.motogp.com/en/riders/brad-binder/ade5ef32-01ea-487c-95ca-491544a668ed |access-date=30 November 2023 |website=MotoGP.com}}</ref>
*[[1997]] – [[Sarah Clelland]], Scottish footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Sarah Clelland - Player Profile - Football |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/sarah-clelland_prs435888/person.shtml |website=Eurosport UK |access-date=28 April 2020}}</ref>
*[[1999]] – [[Gregoria Mariska Tunjung]], Indonesian badminton player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gregoria Mariska TUNJUNG |url=https://bwfbadminton.com/player/83802/gregoria-mariska-tunjung |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725050801/https://bwfbadminton.com/player/83802/gregoria-mariska-tunjung |archive-date=25 July 2021 |access-date=30 November 2023 |website=[[Badminton World Federation]]}}</ref>
* 1999 – [[Changbin (rapper)|Changbin]], South Korean rapper<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/629/0000312199 |title=韓·日 밝혔다…스트레이키즈 창빈, 생일 전광판 등장 |date=11 August 2024 |work=더팩트|language=ko |access-date=24 October 2024}}</ref>
*[[2001]] – [[Moyuka Uchijima]], Japanese tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Moyuka Uchijima {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/327241/moyuka-uchijima |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Wimbledon Player Profile: Moyuka Uchijima |url=https://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/players/overview/wta327241.html |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=www.wimbledon.com}}</ref>
*[[2002]] – [[Marvin Harrison Jr.]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Marvin Harrison Jr. Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft ... |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HarrMa09.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=August 9, 2024}}</ref>
==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[223]] – [[Jia Xu]], Chinese politician and strategist (born 147)
* [[353]] – [[Magnentius]], Roman usurper (born 303)
* [[449]] – [[Archbishop Flavian of Constantinople]]
* [[632]] – [[Rusticula]], abbess of Arles<ref>Jo Ann McNamara, John E. Halborg and E. Gordon Whatley (eds.), ''Sainted Women of the Dark Ages'' (Duke University Press, 1992), pp. 133–134.</ref>
* [[919]] – [[Dhuka al-Rumi]], Abbasid governor of Egypt<ref>{{cite book | last=Halm | first=Heinz | author-link = Heinz Halm | title = Das Reich des Mahdi: Der Aufstieg der Fatimiden | language = de | trans-title = The Empire of the Mahdi: The Rise of the Fatimids | publisher = C. H. Beck | ___location = Munich | year = 1991 | isbn = 3-406-35497-1 | page=189}}</ref>
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* [[991]] – [[Byrhtnoth]], English soldier (born 956)
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*[[1332]] – [[Domhnall II, Earl of Mar]]
* 1332 – [[Robert II Keith, Marischal of Scotland]]
* 1332 – [[Thomas Randolph, 2nd Earl of Moray]]
* 1332 – [[Murdoch III, Earl of Menteith]]
* 1332 – [[Robert Bruce (bastard)|Robert Bruce]], Lord of Liddesdale
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*[[1465]] – [[Kettil Karlsson (Vasa)|Kettil Karlsson]], regent of Sweden and Bishop of Linköping (born 1433)
*[[1486]] – [[William Waynflete]], English Lord Chancellor and bishop of Winchester (born c. 1398)
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*[[1556]] – [[John Bell (bishop of Worcester)|John Bell]], English bishop
*[[
*[[1578]] – [[Pedro Nunes]], Portuguese mathematician and academic (born 1502)
*[[
===1601–1900===
*[[1614]] – [[Lavinia Fontana]], Italian painter (born 1552)
*[[1656]] – [[Ottavio Piccolomini]], Austrian-Italian field marshal (born 1599)
*[[1725]] – [[Prince Vittorio Amedeo Theodore of Savoy]] (born 1723)
*[[1774]] – [[Charles-François Tiphaigne de la Roche]], French physician and author (born 1722)
*[[1813]] – [[Henry James Pye]], English poet and politician (born 1745)
*[[1851]] – [[Lorenz Oken]], German botanist, biologist, and ornithologist (born 1779)
*[[1854]] – [[Macedonio Melloni]], Italian physicist and academic (born 1798)
*[[1868]] – [[Halfdan Kjerulf]], Norwegian pianist and composer (born 1815)
*[[1886]] – [[Lydia Koidula]], Estonian poet and playwright (born 1843)
*[[1890]] – [[John Henry Newman]], English cardinal and theologian (born 1801)
*[[1892]] – [[Enrico Betti]], Italian mathematician and academic (born 1813)
===1901–present===
*[[1903]] – [[Eugenio María de Hostos]], Puerto Rican-American sociologist, philosopher, and lawyer (born 1839)
*[[1908]] – [[Khudiram Bose]], Indian Bengali revolutionary (born 1889)
*[[1919]] – [[Andrew Carnegie]], Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist, founded the [[Carnegie Steel Company]] and [[Carnegie Hall]] (born 1835)<ref>{{cite web |title=Andrew Carnegie: Biography on Undiscovered Scotland |url=https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/c/andrewcarnegie.html |website=www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk |access-date=26 October 2020}}</ref>
*[[1921]] – [[Mary Sumner]], English philanthropist, founded the [[Mothers' Union]] (born 1828)
*[[1936]] – [[Blas Infante]], Spanish historian and politician (born 1885)
*[[1937]] – [[Edith Wharton]], American novelist and short story writer (born 1862)
*[[1939]] – [[Jean Bugatti]], German-Italian engineer (born 1909)
* 1939 – [[Siegfried Flesch]], Austrian fencer (born 1872)
*[[1945]] – [[Stefan Jaracz]], Polish actor and theater producer (born 1883)
*[[1953]] – [[Tazio Nuvolari]], Italian race car driver and motorcycle racer (born 1892)
*[[1956]] – [[Jackson Pollock]], American painter (born 1912)
*[[1961]] – [[Antanas Škėma]], Lithuanian-American author, playwright, actor, and director (born 1910)
*[[1963]] – [[Otto Wahle]], Austrian-American swimmer and coach (born 1879)
*[[1965]] – [[Bill Woodfull]], Australian cricketer and educator (born 1897)
*[[1969]] – [[Miriam Licette]], English soprano and educator (born 1885)
*[[1972]] – [[Max Theiler]], South African-American virologist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1899)
*[[1974]] – [[Vicente Emilio Sojo]], Venezuelan conductor and composer (born 1887)
*[[1977]] – [[Frederic Calland Williams]], British co-inventor of the [[Williams tube|Williams-Kilborn tube]], used for memory in early computer systems (born 1911)
*[[1978]] – [[Berta Ruck]], Indian-born Welsh romance novelist (born 1878)<ref>{{cite web |title=Authors : Ruck, Berta : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia |url=http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/ruck_berta |website=www.sf-encyclopedia.com |access-date=16 February 2020}}</ref>
*[[1979]] – [[J. G. Farrell]], English author (born 1935)
*[[1980]] – [[Paul Robert (lexicographer)|Paul Robert]], French lexicographer and publisher (born 1910)
*[[1982]] – [[Tom Drake]], American actor and singer (born 1918)
*[[1984]] – [[Alfred A. Knopf Sr.]], American publisher, founded [[Alfred A. Knopf|Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.]] (born 1892)
* 1984 – [[Paul Felix Schmidt]], Estonian–American chemist and chess player (born 1916)
*[[1986]] – [[János Drapál]], Hungarian motorcycle racer (born 1948)
*[[1988]] – [[Anne Ramsey]], American actress (born 1929)
*[[1989]] – [[John Meillon]], Australian actor (born 1934)
*[[1991]] – [[J. D. McDuffie]], American race car driver (born 1938)
*[[1994]] – [[Peter Cushing]], English actor (born 1913)
*[[1995]] – [[Phil Harris]], American singer-songwriter and actor (born 1904)
*[[1996]] – [[Rafael Kubelík]], Czech conductor and composer (born 1914)
* 1996 – [[Ambrosio Padilla]], Filipino basketball player and politician (born 1910)
*[[2000]] – [[Jean Papineau-Couture]], Canadian composer and academic (born 1916)
*[[2001]] – [[Percy Stallard]], English cyclist and coach (born 1909)
*[[2002]] – [[Galen Rowell]], American photographer and mountaineer (born 1940)
*[[2003]] – [[Armand Borel]], Swiss-American mathematician and academic (born 1923)
* 2003 – [[Herb Brooks]], American ice hockey player and coach (born 1937)
*[[2006]] – [[Mike Douglas]], American singer and talk show host (born 1920)
*[[2008]] – [[George Furth]], American actor and playwright (born 1932)
* 2008 – [[Dursun Karataş]], founding leader of the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party–Front (DHKP-C) in Turkey (born 1952)
*[[2009]] – [[Eunice Kennedy Shriver]], American activist, founded the [[Special Olympics]] (born 1921)
*[[2010]] – [[James Mourilyan Tanner]], British paediatric endocrinologist (born 1920)<ref name=NYTObit>Weber, Bruce. [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/24/science/24tanner.html "Dr. James M. Tanner, an Expert in How Children Grow, Is Dead at 90"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', 23 August 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2010.</ref>
*[[2012]] – [[Red Bastien]], American wrestler, trainer, and promoter (born 1931)
* 2012 – [[Michael Dokes]], American boxer (born 1958)
* 2012 – [[Lucy Gallardo]], Argentinian-Mexican actress and screenwriter (born 1929)
*[[2013]] – [[Raymond Delisle]], French cyclist (born 1943)
* 2013 – [[Zafar Futehally]], Indian ornithologist and author (born 1919)
* 2013 – [[David Howard (ballet teacher)|David Howard]], English ballet dancer and educator (born 1937)
*[[2014]] – [[Vladimir Beara]], Croatian footballer and manager (born 1928)
* 2014 – [[Raymond Gravel]], Canadian priest and politician (born 1952)
* 2014 – [[Kika Szaszkiewiczowa]], Polish author and blogger (born 1917)
* 2014 – [[Robin Williams]], American actor and comedian (born 1951)
* 2014 – [[Sam Hall (diver)|Sam Hall]], American diver, legislator, and mercenary (born 1937)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-08-14 |title=Dayton native, Olympian Sam Hall has died {{!}} www.whio.com |url=http://www.whio.com/news/news/local/dayton-native-olympian-sam-hall-has-died/ng2S8/ |access-date=2025-05-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814021900/http://www.whio.com/news/news/local/dayton-native-olympian-sam-hall-has-died/ng2S8/ |archive-date=14 August 2014 }}</ref>
*[[2015]] – [[Serge Collot]], French viola player and educator (born 1923)
* 2015 – [[Harald Nielsen]], Danish footballer and manager (born 1941)
* 2015 – [[Richard Oriani]], Salvadoran-American metallurgist and engineer (born 1920)
*[[2017]] – [[Yisrael Kristal]], Polish-Israeli supercentenarian; oldest living Holocaust survivor and one of the ten oldest men ever (born 1903)
* 2017 – [[Segun Bucknor]], Nigerian musician and journalist (born 1946)
*[[2018]] – [[V S Naipaul]], British writer, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1932)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/world/nobel-prize-winning-author-v-s-naipaul-dies-at-85|title= Nobel Prize-winning author V.S. Naipaul dies at 85|date=2018-08-12}}</ref>
*2018 – [[Terry A. Davis]], American computer programmer, creator of [[TempleOS]] (born 1969)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cecil |first=Neita |date=2018-09-07 |title=Man killed by train had tech following |url=https://www.columbiagorgenews.com/thedalleschronicle/news/man-killed-by-train-had-tech-following/article_1f03fc0d-c223-5f20-a915-460fce4299f1.html |access-date=2025-08-11 |website=Columbia Gorge News |language=en}}</ref>
*[[2019]] – [[Sergio Obeso Rivera]], Mexican Roman Catholic cardinal (born 1931)<ref>{{citation|newspaper=El Diario de Morelos|___location=Cuernavaca|date=August 11, 2019|access-date=August 11, 2019|title=Falleció el Arzobispo Emérito, Sergio Obeso Rivera|language=es|trans-title=Archbishop Emeritus, Sergio Obeso Rivera passes away|url=https://www.diariodemorelos.com/noticias/falleci-el-arzobispo-em-rito-sergio-obeso-rivera}}</ref>
*[[2020]] – [[Trini Lopez]], American singer and guitarist (born 1937)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/2020?p=3|title=Famous People Who Died in 2020|website=On This Day|access-date=2020-08-22}}</ref>
* 2020 – [[Sumner Redstone]], American billionaire businessman (born 1923)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://in.reuters.com/news/picture/notable-deaths-in-2020-idINRTS30YSX|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406071021/https://in.reuters.com/news/picture/notable-deaths-in-2020-idINRTS30YSX|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-06|title=Notable deaths in 2020|website=Reuters|access-date=2020-09-15}}</ref>
*[[2022]] – [[Anne Heche]], American actress (born 1969)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/anne-heche-dead-catastrophic-brain-173639562.html | title=Anne Heche Dead After Catastrophic Brain Injury | date=12 August 2022 }}</ref>
* 2022 – [[Hanae Mori]], Japanese fashion designer (born 1926)<ref>{{cite news |first1=Veronica |last1=Horwell |title=Hanae Mori obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2022/aug/23/hanae-mori-obituary |access-date=24 August 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=23 August 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[2023]] – [[Mike Ahern (Australian politician)|Mike Ahern]], Australian politician, 32nd [[Premier of Queensland]] (born 1942)<ref name="abcdeath">{{Cite news |last=McKechnie and staff |first=Kirrin |date=11 August 2023 |title=Mike Ahern, former Queensland premier, dead at 81 |work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-11/former-qld-premier-mike-ahern-dead-aged-81/102718558 |access-date=11 August 2023}}</ref>
*[[2024]] – [[Ángel Salazar]], Cuban-American comedian and actor (born 1956)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kuznikov |first=Selena |date=2024-08-12 |title=Ángel Salazar, 'Scarface' Actor, Dies at 68 |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/angel-salazar-dead-scarface-1236104432/ |access-date=2024-08-15 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
*2024 – [[Noël Treanor]], Irish Roman Catholic prelate (born 1950)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-12 |title=Archbishop Noël Treanor, Apostolic Nuncio to the EU, dies aged 73 - Vatican News |url=https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2024-08/apostolic-nuncio-to-the-eu-archbishop-noel-treanor-dies-age-73.html |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=www.vaticannews.va |language=en}}</ref>
*2025 – [[Miguel Uribe Turbay]], Colombian precandidate to presidency (born 1986)<ref>{{cite web | title=Muere Miguel Uribe, precandidato presidencial colombiano baleado en un mitin hace dos meses | website=[[Los Angeles Times]] | url=https://www.latimes.com/espanol/internacional/articulo/2025-08-11/muere-miguel-uribe-precandidato-presidencial-colombiano-baleado-en-un-mitin-hace-dos-meses }}</ref>
*2025 – [[Danielle Spencer (American actress)|Danielle Spencer]], American actress (born [[1965 in the United States|1965]])<ref>{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=2025-08-12 |title=Danielle Spencer Dies: 'What's Happening!!' Actor Was 60 |url=https://deadline.com/2025/08/danielle-spencer-dead-whats-happening-actor-1236484737/ |access-date=2025-08-14 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Holidays and observances==
* Christian [[Calendar of saints|Feast Day]]:
** [[Athracht]]
** [[Clare of Assisi]]
** [[Gaugericus]]
** [[John Henry Newman]] ([[Church of England]])
**
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** [[Saint Taurinus|Taurinus of Évreux]]
** [[Saint Tiburtius|Tiburtius and Chromatius]]
** [[August 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
* [[Flag Day]] ([[Pakistan]])
* [[List of national independence days|Independence Day]], celebrates the independence of [[Chad]] from [[France]] in 1960.
* [[Mountain Day]] ([[Japan]])
==References==
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==External links==
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* {{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/11/ |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}}
* {{NYT On this day|month=08|day=11}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/august/11 |title=Historical Events on August 11 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}}
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