August 11 Holidays & National Days & Fun Days | August 11 Calendar
August 11th Daily Holidays include:
- Annual Medical Checkup Day
- Ingersoll Day
- National Hip Hop Day
- National Kool Aid Day – August 11, 2023 (Second Friday in August)
- National Raspberry Bombe Day
- National Raspberry Tart Day
- Play in the Sand Day
- Presidential Joke Day
- Shop Online for Groceries Day – August 11, 2023 (Second Friday in August)
- Son and Daughter Day
August 11: Famous Birthdays
- August 11, 1933 – Jerry Falwell, American Minister and TV Host (d. 2007)
- August 11, 1944 – Frederick W. Smith, American businessman who founded Fed Ex
- August 11, 1950 – Steve Wozniak, American computer scientist who co-founded Apple, Inc.
- August 11, 1953 – Hulk Hogan, American wrestler
- August 11, 1965 – Viola Davis, American actress (How to Get Away With Murder)
- August 11, 1983 – Chris Hemsworth, Australian actor (Star Trek, Thor, The Avengers)
August 11: Historical Events
- August 11, 1786 – The British colony of Penang in Malaysia is established by Captain Francis Light
- August 11, 1934 – The Federal prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco welcomes its first prisoners
- August 11, 1960 – Chad declares its independence
- August 11, 1965 – The Watts Race riots begin in Los Angelese, CA
- August 11, 1969 – The Apollo 11 astronauts are released from a three week quarantine after their liftoff from the moon
- August 11, 1972 – The last U.S. ground combat unit leaves South Vietnam
- August 11, 1982 – Pan Am Flight 830 flying from Tokyo, Japan to Honolulu, Hawaii has a bomb explode which kills one passenger and injures 15 others
- August 11, 2006 – The Philippines worst oil spill happens after the oil tanker M/T Solar 1 sinks off the coast of Guimaras and Negros Islands
- August 11, 2012 – Two earthquakes near Tabriz, Iran kill 306 people and injure 3,000 others
- August 11, 2017 – Two passenger trains collide in Alexandria, Egypt resulting in 41 killed and 179 injured
August 11: Music Events
- August 11, 1964 – The Beatles first movie, A Hard Day’s Night premieres in America
- August 11, 1969 – I Want You (She’s So Heavy), Oh! Darling, and Here Comes the Sun is recorded by The Beatles
- August 11, 1980 – Johnny Cash and Miss Piggy sing a duet of Jackson on The Muppet Show
- August 11, 1986 – During a reunion tour, The Monkees have six albums on the Billboard 200 charts
- August 11, 1987 – The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album is named the best album of the last 20 years by Rolling Stones Magazine
- August 11, 1992 – Ray Charles sings America The Beautiful at the Mall of America opening in Bloomington, Minnesota
- August 11, 1999 – Kiss are awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
- August 11, 2011 – The Go-Go’s are awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
August 11: Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for August 11 is Leo.
August Birthstone:
What is the August Birthstone? Peridot
Peridot. The modern August birthstone, peridot has been prized as a jewelry stone since ancient times. Always green in color but with considerable variations, a peridot’s particular shade depends on its source.
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