August 11 in History

Historical Events on August 11

490 Battle of Adda: The Goths under Theodoric the Great and his ally Alaric II defeat the forces of Odoacer on the Adda River, near Milan.

1813 In Colombia, Juan del Corral declares the independence of Antioquia.

1898 Spanish-American War: American troops enter the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.

1918 World War I: The Battle of Amiens ends.

1929 Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 500 home runs in his career with a home run at League Park in Cleveland, Ohio.

1945 Poles in Kraków engage in a pogrom against Jews in the city, killing one and wounding five.

1961 The former Portuguese territories in India of Dadra and Nagar Haveli are merged to create the Union Territory Dadra and Nagar Haveli.

1969 The Apollo 11 astronauts are released from a three-week quarantine following their liftoff from the moon.[1]

1972 Vietnam War: The last United States ground combat unit leaves South Vietnam.

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Famous Birthdays on August 11

1943 Pervez Musharraf

1953 Hulk Hogan

1967 Joe Rogan

1984 Lucas di Grassi

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Famous Deaths on August 11

1890 John Henry Newman

1919 Andrew Carnegie

1994 Peter Cushing

2014 Robin Williams

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