Search Holiday
Looking for a reason to celebrate? Everyday is a holiday some where some place. These pages contain
ideas to help you celebrate special and sometimes unusal days. Browse by clicking date, month or week in
calendar and find reason to celebrate with ideas for crafts, games, and more. Enjoy!
Holiday Calendar Around World Date 2008-08-11 World-Wide bizarre featured
Births, Deaths and Events in History - 2008-08-20
Births
1667-08-11 - Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, last of the Medicis (d. 1743)
1673-08-11 - Richard Mead, English physician (d. 1754)
1718-08-11 - Sir Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-born British colonial governor (d. 1791)
1722-08-11 - Richard Brocklesby, English physician (d. 1797)
1794-08-11 - James Barton Longacre, American engraver (d. 1869)
1807-08-11 - David Rice Atchison, American politician (d. 1886)
1833-08-11 - Robert G. Ingersoll, American politician and soldier (d. 1899)
1833-08-11 - Kido Takayoshi, Japanese politician (d. 1877)
1836-08-11 - Warren Brown, American politician (d. 1919)
1837-08-11 - Marie François Sadi Carnot, French statesman (d. 1894)
1858-08-11 - Christiaan Eijkman, Dutch physician, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1930)
1863-08-11 - Gaston Doumergue, President of the French Third Republic (d. 1937)
1870-08-11 - Tom Richardson, English cricketer (d. 1912).
1872-08-11 - Shidehara Kijuro, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1951)
1892-08-11 - Eiji Yoshikawa, Japanese novelist (d. 1962)
1892-08-11 - Hugh MacDiarmid, Scottish poet (d. 1978)
1897-08-11 - Louise Bogan, American poet (d. 1970)
1897-08-11 - Enid Blyton, English author (d. 1968)
1900-08-11 - Philip Phillips, American archaeologist (d. 1994)
1902-08-11 - Alfredo Binda, Italian cyclist (d. 1986)
1902-08-11 - Lloyd Nolan, American actor (d. 1985)
1905-08-11 - Erwin Chargaff, Austrian biochemist (d. 2002)
1907-08-11 - Ted a'Beckett, Australian cricketer (d. 1989)
1912-08-11 - Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs, German astronomer (d. 1954)
1912-08-11 - Thanom Kittikachorn, Prime Minister of Thailand (d. 2004)
1913-08-11 - Angus Wilson, British novelist (d. 1991)
1914-08-11 - José Silva, American parapsychologist (d. 1999)
1919-08-11 - Ginette Neveu, French violinist (d. 1949)
1920-08-11 - Chuck Rayner, American ice hockey player (d. 2002)
1921-08-11 - Alex Haley, American historian (d. 1992)
1925-08-11 - Mike Douglas, American entertainer (d. 2006)
1925-08-11 - Floyd Curry, National Hockey League player (d. 2006)
1926-08-11 - Aaron Klug, Lithuanian-born chemist, Nobel Prize Laureate
1928-08-11 - Arlene Dahl, American actress
1932-08-11 - Fernando Arrabal, Spanish writer
1932-08-11 - Israel Asper, Canadian tax lawyer (d. 2003)
1933-08-11 - Jerry Falwell, American preacher
1936-08-11 - Andre Dubus, American short-story writer (d. 1999)
1938-08-11 - Branko Stanovnik, Slovenian chemist
1939-08-11 - Ronnie Dawson, American rockabilly performer (d. 2003)
1943-08-11 - Abigail Folger, American coffee heiress and Manson murder victim (d. 1969)
1943-08-11 - Pervez Musharraf, Pakistani general, 12th President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
1944-08-11 - Ian McDiarmid, Scottish actor
1944-08-11 - Fred Smith, American entrepreneur
1946-08-11 - Marilyn vos Savant, American newspaper columnist
1946-08-11 - John Conlee, American country music singer
1948-08-11 - Jan Palach, Czechoslovakian student protester
1949-08-11 - Eric Carmen, American musician
1950-08-11 - Gennidy Nikonov, Russian weapons inventor
1950-08-11 - Steve Wozniak, American computer pioneer
1953-08-11 - Hulk Hogan, American wrestler
1954-08-11 - Joe Jackson, English singer
1954-08-11 - Juan Maria Solare, Argentine composer
1955-08-11 - Sylvia Hermon, British politician
1956-08-11 - Pierre-Louis Lions, French mathematician
1957-08-11 - Richie Ramone, American musician (The Ramones)
1957-08-11 - Ian Stuart Donaldson, British singer (Skrewdriver)
1960-08-11 - Gustavo Cerati, Argentinian musician (Soda Stereo)
1964-08-11 - Jim Lee, Korean-born comic book artist
1965-08-11 - Marc Bergevin, professional ice hockey player
1966-08-11 - Embeth Davidtz, American actress
1966-08-11 - Nigel Martyn, English footballer
1967-08-11 - Joe Rogan, American television host
1967-08-11 - Enrique Bunbury, Spanish singer
1968-08-11 - Lorenzo Bernardi, Italian volleyball player
1968-08-11 - Charlie Sexton, American musician
1968-08-11 - Alan Kelly, England-born Irish footballer
1968-08-11 - Veda Hille, Canadian singer
1969-08-11 - Jonah Matranga, American singer
1970-08-11 - Andy Bell, English musician (Oasis)
1971-08-11 - Tommy Mooney, English football player
1972-08-11 - Jonathon Prandi, American model
1974-08-11 - Audrey Mestre, French diver
1974-08-11 - Will Friedle, American actor
1976-08-11 - Ben Gibbard, American musician (Death Cab for Cutie, The Postal Service)
1976-08-11 - Ľubomir Visnovsky, Slovak ice hockey player
1976-08-11 - Bubba Crosby, American baseball player
1978-08-11 - Jermain Taylor, American boxer
1978-08-11 - Amber Brkich, reality show contestant
1980-08-11 - Lee Suggs, American football player
1981-08-11 - Sandi Thom, Scotish born singer
1981-08-11 - Fiona Sit, Hong Kong singer and actress
1984-08-11 - Melky Cabrera, American baseball player
1984-08-11 - Katie Rees, ex. Miss Nevada USA
1993-08-11 - Alyson Stoner, American actress
Bizarre
2006-08-11 - Presidential Joke Day
2006-08-11 - Son and Daughter Day
2007-08-11 - Brother`s Day
2007-08-11 - Presidential Joke Day
2007-08-11 - Son and Daughter Day
Deaths
1204-08-11 - King Guttorm of Norway (b. 1199)
1253-08-11 - Clare of Assisi, Italian follower of Francis of Assisi (b. 1194)
1456-08-11 - John Hunyadi, regent of Hungary (b. 1387)
1464-08-11 - Nicholas of Cusa, German philosopher and mathematician (b. 1401)
1519-08-11 - Johann Tetzel, German opponent of the Reformation (b. 1465)
1563-08-11 - Bartolomé de Escobedo, Spanish composer
1578-08-11 - Pedro Nunes, Portuguese mathematician (b. 1502)
1614-08-11 - Lavinia Fontana, Italian painter (b. 1552)
1656-08-11 - Prince Octavio Piccolomini, Duke of Amalfi, Austrian field marshal (b. 1599)
1774-08-11 - Tiphaigne de la Roche, French writer (b. 1722)
1813-08-11 - Henry James Pye, English poet (b. 1745)
1851-08-11 - Lorenz Oken, German naturalist (b. 1779)
1854-08-11 - Macedonio Melloni, Italian physicist (b. 1798)
1890-08-11 - John Henry Cardinal Newman, English Catholic cardinal (b. 1801)
1892-08-11 - Enrico Betti, Italian mathematician (b. 1813)
1919-08-11 - Andrew Carnegie, Scottish-born industrialist and philanthropist (b. 1835)
1939-08-11 - Jean Bugatti, Italian automobile designer (b. 1909)
1953-08-11 - Tazio Nuvolari, Italian race car driver (b. 1892)
1956-08-11 - Jackson Pollock, American artist (b. 1912)
1961-08-11 - Antanas Škėma, Lithuanian writer, stage actor and director (b. 1910)
1972-08-11 - Max Theiler, South African virologist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1899)
1980-08-11 - Paul Robert, French lexicographer and publisher (b. 1910)
1982-08-11 - Tom Drake, American actor (b. 1918)
1984-08-11 - Alfred A. Knopf, American publisher (b. 1892)
1984-08-11 - Paul Felix Schmidt, Estonian–German chess player (b. 1916)
1988-08-11 - Anne Ramsey, American actress (b. 1929)
1991-08-11 - J.D. McDuffie, NASCAR driver (b. 1939)
1994-08-11 - Peter Cushing, British actor (b. 1913)
1995-08-11 - Phil Harris, American singer, songwriter and comedian (b. 1904)
1996-08-11 - Rafael Kubelík, Czech-born conductor and composer (b. 1914)
2000-08-11 - Jean Papineau-Couture, Canadian composer (b. 1916)
2002-08-11 - Galen Rowell, photographer, climber (b. 1940)
2003-08-11 - Armand Borel, Swiss mathematician (b. 1923)
2003-08-11 - Herb Brooks, American hockey coach (b. 1937)
2005-08-11 - James Booth, English actor (b. 1927)
2006-08-11 - Mike Douglas, American singer and talk show host (b. 1925)
2049-08-11 - Pope Anastasius II
Events
2005-08-11 - Murderer Mitchell Johnson is released from prison on his 21st birthday.
2006-08-11 - The last software patent expired on the GIF format.
2006-08-11 - The largest string of firecrackers ever assembled is ignited in Buchanan, Wisconsin. It contains an estimated 10,500,000 firecrackers.
1970-08-11 - The Second Temple is destroyed by the Roman army in Jerusalem.
1492-08-11 - Alexander VI is elected Pope.
1711-08-11 - The first race meeting was held at Ascot
1858-08-11 - First ascent of the Eiger.
1898-08-11 - Spanish-American War: American troops enter the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
1918-08-11 - World War I - Battle of Amiens ends
1919-08-11 - Constitution of Weimar Republic adopted
1920-08-11 - The Latvia-Bolshevist Russia peace treaty, which relinquished Russia's authority and pretenses to Latvia, is signed.
1929-08-11 - 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.
1934-08-11 - Federal prison opened at Alcatraz Island
1951-08-11 - René Pleven becomes Prime Minister of France
1952-08-11 - Hussein proclaimed king of Jordan
1960-08-11 - Chad declares independence
1965-08-11 - Race riots (the Watts riots) begin in Watts area of Los Angeles, California
1966-08-11 - John Lennon holds a press conference in Chicago apologizing for stating that the Beatles were "more popular than Jesus".
1968-08-11 - The last steam passenger train service ran in Britain. A British Rail steam locomotive made the 314-mile journey from Liverpool to Carlisle and returned to Liverpool before being dispatched to the Wrecking yard.
1970-08-11 - A trademark application by the Van Brode Milling Company for the word Spork was published by the USPTO.
1972-08-11 - Vietnam War: The last United States ground combat unit depart South Vietnam
1984-08-11 - United States President Ronald Reagan, during a voice check for a radio broadcast remarks "My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes".
1987-08-11 - Alan Greenspan becomes Chairman of the United States Federal Reserve.
1992-08-11 - The Mall of America, the biggest shopping mall in the country, opened in Bloomington, Minnesota.
1995-08-11 - Russell Hill subway accident kills three people in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
1999-08-11 - A total solar eclipse visible from Europe and Asia.
1999-08-11 - The exceptional Salt Lake City Tornado tears through the downtown district of the city, killing one.
2003-08-11 - NATO takes over command of the peacekeeping force in Afghanistan, marking its first major operation outside Europe in its 54-year-history.
2003-08-11 - Jemaah Islamiyah leader Riduan Isamuddin, better known as Hambali, is arrested in Bangkok, Thailand.
2003-08-11 - A big heat wave in Paris had temperatures up to 112°F (44° C), with about 144 people dead.
2030-08-11 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Maxentius and Licinius to be Augusti, while rival contender Constantine I is declared Caesar of Britain and Gaul
2049-08-11 - After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected pope in the Lateran Palace, while Laurentius is elected pope in Santa Maria Maggiore.
Calendar
| «Prev« Aug 2008 »Next» (ALL) | |||||||
| Su | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa | |
| 1 | 2 | « | |||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | « |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | « |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | « |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | « |
| 31 | « | ||||||
|
[Change Country] | |||||||
Next 7 Days
2008-08-20
Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (Roman Catholic saints)
St Stephen's day (Hungary)
World Union Day (World Union)
2008-08-21
Ninoy Aquino Day (Philippines)
Pope Pius X (Roman Catholic saints)
Thaddaeus (Orthodox)
2008-08-22
Mary Queen of angels (RC feasts)
2008-08-23
Flag Day (Ukraine)
Liberation Day (Romania)
Saint Rose of Lima (RC Saints)
Umhlanga Day (Swaziland)
2008-08-24
National holiday (Ukraine)
a harvest feast involving the dead (Mundus patet)
2008-08-25
Genesius of Arles (Roman Catholic Saints)
National Day (Uruguay)
2008-08-26
Heroes' Day (Namibia)
National Heroes' Day (Philippines)
2008-08-27
Independence Day (Moldova)
Gift Ideas
If you wish to send gifts, buy online and have directly delivered. Don't forget to get extra discount by using coupons. Checkout giftbaskets.com for great gift ideas.