On this day: 11 August

Selected events and births on 11 August, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 106 – The region of Dacia, comprising parts of modern Romania, became a province of the Roman Empire. Read more: AD 106 Roman Dacia Roman province
• 1492 – The first conclave to be held in the Sistine Chapel elected Roderic Borja as Pope Alexander VI to succeed Innocent VIII. Read more: 1492 conclave Sistine Chapel Pope Alexander VI
• 1929 – The first Bud Billiken Parade and Picnic, the oldest and largest African-American parade in the United States, was held in Chicago. Read more: Bud Billiken Parade and Picnic African Americans
• 1952 – King Talal of Jordan was forced to abdicate due to mental illness and was succeeded by his eldest son, Hussein. Read more: Talal of Jordan Hussein of Jordan
• 1973 – At a party in New York City, Jamaican musician DJ Kool Herc began rapping during an extended break, laying the foundation for hip hop music. Read more: DJ Kool Herc Rapping Break (music)
• 1992 – The Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, opened as the largest shopping mall in the United States. Read more: Mall of America Bloomington, Minnesota List of largest shopping malls in the United States

Born on this day

• 1932 – Peter Eisenman, American architect, designed the City of Culture of Galicia Read more: Peter Eisenman City of Culture of Galicia
• 1950 – Steve Wozniak, American computer scientist and programmer, co-founded Apple Inc. Read more: Steve Wozniak Apple Inc.
• 1955 – Marc Bureau, Canadian politician, 16th Mayor of Gatineau Read more: Marc Bureau (politician) Mayor of Gatineau
• 1962 – Charles Cecil, English video game designer and co-founded Revolution Software Read more: Charles Cecil Revolution Software
• 1994 – Storm Sanders, Australian tennis player Read more: Storm Hunter
• 1994 – Anton Cooper, New Zealand cross-country cyclist Read more: Anton Cooper
• 1995 – Brad Binder, South African motorcycle racer Read more: Brad Binder
• 1997 – Sarah Clelland, Scottish footballer Read more: Sarah Clelland
• 1999 – Gregoria Mariska Tunjung, Indonesian badminton player Read more: Gregoria Mariska Tunjung
• 1999 – Changbin, South Korean rapper Read more: Changbin
• 2001 – Moyuka Uchijima, Japanese tennis player Read more: Moyuka Uchijima
• 2002 – Marvin Harrison Jr., American football player Read more: Marvin Harrison Jr.

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / August 11 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.