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117 — Hadrian is proclaimed Roman emperor, two days after Trajan's death

Hadrian ( HAY-dree-ən; born Publius Aelius Hadrianus, 24 January 76 – 10 July 138) was Roman emperor from 117 to 138. His form of address as Roman emperor was Imperator Caesar Traianus Hadrianus Augustus. Hadrian was born in Italica, in the present-day Andalusian province of Seville in southern Spain, an Italic settlement in Hispania Baetica; his gens Aelia came from the town of Hadria in central Italy.

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490 — Battle of the Adda River

The Battle of the Adda River occurred in 490 between the Ostrogothic Forces under Theodoric and the remaining army of the Heruli and Sciri under Flavius Odoacer.

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923 — Sack of Basra (923)

The Sack of Basra was the capture and looting of the Abbasid city of Basra by the Qarmatians of Bahrayn, and took place in August 923. It was the first of a series of Qarmatian attacks, that culminated in an invasion of Iraq in 927–928.

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991 — Battle of Maldon

The Battle of Maldon took place on 10 or 11 August 991 AD near Maldon beside the River Blackwater in Essex, England, during the reign of Æthelred the Unready. Earl Byrhtnoth and his thegns led the English against a Viking invasion. The battle ended in an Anglo-Saxon defeat. After the battle Archbishop Sigeric of Canterbury and the aldermen of the south-western provinces advised King Æthelred to buy off the Vikings rather than continue the armed struggle.

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1086 — Battle of Pleichfeld

Battle of Pleichfeld, in 1086, was the last major battle of the Saxon revolt of 1077–1088, a nobles' rebellion against the emperor Henry IV in the Holy Roman Empire. The battle was a victory for the rebel forces.

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1304 — Battle of Zierikzee

The battle of Zierikzee was a naval battle between a Flemish fleet and an allied Franco-Hollandic fleet which took place on 10 and 11 August 1304. The battle, fought near the town of Zierikzee, ended in a Franco-Holland victory. The battle is part of a larger conflict between the Count of Flanders and his French feudal lord, King Philip IV of France (1296–1305).

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1332 — Battle of Dupplin Moor

The Battle of Dupplin Moor was fought between supporters of King David II of Scotland, the son of King Robert Bruce, and English-backed invaders supporting Edward Balliol, son of King John I of Scotland, on 11 August 1332. It took place a little to the south-west of Perth, Scotland, when a Scottish force commanded by Donald, Earl of Mar, estimated to have been stronger than 15,000 and possibly as many as 40,000 men, attacked a largely English force of 1,500 commanded by Balliol and Henry Beaumont, Earl of Buchan.

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1378 — Battle of the Vozha River

The Battle of the Vozha River (Russian: Битва на реке Воже, romanized: Bitva na reke Vozhe) was a battle during the Great Troubles, fought between the Principality of Moscow and Mamai's faction within the Golden Horde on 11 August 1378. Mamai sought to punish Dmitri Ivanovich of Moscow (who had not yet received his nickname Donskoy) for refusing to pay the tribute.

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1473 — Battle of Otlukbeli

The Battle of Otlukbeli was fought between the Aq Qoyunlu and the Ottoman Empire on 11 August 1473.

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1657 — Battle of Lava

The Battle of Lava (Swedish: Striden vid Lava; Russian: Битва за лаву) occurred on 11 August 1657, when a Swedish force, under the command of Gustav Evertsson Horn, attacked a Russian ostrog at Lava. Horn, who had not been notified that Carl Gustaf Wrangel would not be able to support him, was not able to dislodge the Russians.

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1657 — Siege of Itzehoe

The siege of Itzehoe was initiated by Sweden on 6 August 1657, while chasing the retreating Danish army after the failed campaign in Bremen-Verden. Charles X Gustav, the king of Sweden, ordered the town to be bombarded into submission, which unintentionally led to massive fires breaking out in the city, forcing the defenders to withdraw on 11 August.

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1674 — Battle of Seneffe

The Battle of Seneffe was fought on 11 August 1674 between French army under the command of Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé and the Dutch-German-Spanish army under William III of Orange. During the Franco-Dutch War, William III commanded a Dutch-German-Spanish army through the southern Netherlands into the territory of Northern France. France defended this area with an army under Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé. For five weeks the two armies manoeuvred without getting into combat with each other. On the 10th of August, William III decided to head for Paris in order to force the enemy into fighting.

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1675 — Battle of Konzer Brücke

The Battle of Konzer Brücke (also: Consaarbrück) was fought as part of the Franco-Dutch War on 11 August 1675 and resulted in an Imperial victory.

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1685 — Battle of Eperjes

The Battle of Eperjes (now: Prešov) was fought on August 11, 1685, near the city of Eperjes in the Kingdom of Hungary, between the forces of the Ottoman Empire, and the forces of the Holy Roman Empire as part of the Great Turkish War. The Habsburg army defeated the invading forces of Imre Thököly.

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1685 — Conquest of Coron (1685)

The conquest of Coron of 1685 was the capture of the Ottoman fortress of Coron (Koroni) in the southwestern Morea (Peloponnese) by the Republic of Venice in 1685. It signalled the start of the Venetian conquest of the Morea during the Great Turkish War. Along with neighbouring Modon (Methoni), Coron had been strategically important Venetian bases until captured by the Ottomans in 1500.

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1691 — Battle of La Prairie

The Battle of La Prairie was an attack made on the French colonial settlement of La Prairie, New France on August 11, 1691 by an English, Mohawk and Mohican force coming north from Albany, New York. The force, led by Major Pieter Schuyler, initially intended to attack Montreal, but was repulsed with significant casualties by the French and their Indian allies.

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1711 — Capture of the galleon San Joaquin

The capture of the galleon San Joaquin (also known as the Battle of Cartagena) was a naval engagement that took place off the coast near Cartagena (present day Colombia). It involved five British ships of the line against the Spanish galleon San Joaquin and a smaller ship. After an action lasting barely an hour San Joaquin surrendered.

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1712 — Toggenburg War

The Toggenburg War, also known as the Second War of Villmergen or the Swiss Civil War of 1712, was a Swiss civil war during the Old Swiss Confederacy from 12 April to 11 August 1712. The Catholic "inner cantons" and the Imperial Abbey of Saint Gall fought the Protestant cantons of Bern and Zürich as well as the abbatial subjects of Toggenburg.

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1718 — Battle of Cape Passaro

The Battle of Cape Passaro (or Passero) was the defeat of a Spanish fleet under Admirals Antonio de Gaztañeta and Fernando Chacón by a British fleet under Admiral George Byng, near Cape Passero, Sicily, on 11 August 1718, four months before the War of the Quadruple Alliance was formally declared.

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1744 — Battle of Velletri

The Battle of Velletri were two battles between Austria and the Kingdom of Naples in 1744 during the War of the Austrian Succession around the city of Velletri, then part of the Papal States. The first battle took place in the night of 16–17 June 1744, when the Spanish-Neapolitan army launched a surprise attack and conquered 3 important hills.

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1757 — Battle of Delhi (1757)

The Battle of Delhi, 1757 was a battle fought on 11 August 1757 between Maratha Empire under the command of Raghunath Rao and Rohillas under Najib-ud-Daula, who was under the Afghan suzerainty. The battle was waged by the Marathas for the control of Delhi, the former Mughal capital which was now under the control of Rohilla chief Najib-ud-Daula, as a consequence of fourth invasion of Ahmad Shah Abdali.

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1786 — Francis Light takes formal possession of Penang Island for Britain

On August 11, 1786, East India Company representative Francis Light took formal possession of Penang Island in the name of the British crown. The British flag was raised on the island that day.

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1786 — Captain Francis Light establishes the British colony of Penang in Malaysia

Francis Light (c. 1740 – 21 October 1794) was a British sailor and explorer best known for founding the colony of Penang and its capital city of George Town in 1786. Light was the father of William Light, who founded the city of Adelaide in South Australia in 1836.

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1791 — Battle of Cape Kaliakra

The Battle of Cape Kaliakra (Kaliakria, Caliacria; Russian: Калиакрийское сражение) was the last naval battle of the Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792). It took place on 11 August 1791 off the coast of Cape Kaliakra, Bulgaria, in the Black Sea. Neither side lost a ship, but the Ottomans retreated to Istanbul afterwards.

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1796 — Battle of Neresheim

The Battle of Neresheim (11 August 1796) was fought by the Republican French army under Jean Victor Marie Moreau against the army of the Habsburg monarchy of Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen. Pursued by Moreau's Army of Rhin-et-Moselle, Charles launched an attack against the French. While the Austrian left wing saw some success, the battle degenerated into a stalemate and the archduke withdrew further into the Electorate of Bavaria.

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1809 — Battle of Almonacid

The Battle of Almonacid was fought on 11 August 1809 during the Peninsular War between Sébastiani's IV Corps of the French Peninsular Army, which had withdrawn from the Battle of Talavera to defend Madrid, and the Spanish Army of La Mancha under General Venegas. After the decisive charges of Polish uhlans, the battle resulted in a French victory.

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1812 — Battle of Majadahonda

The Battle of Majadahonda (11 August 1812) saw an Imperial French cavalry division led by Anne-François-Charles Trelliard attack two brigades of cavalry under Benjamin D'Urban and forming the advance guard of Arthur Wellesley, Earl of Wellington's army. Trelliard's leading brigade routed D'Urban's Portuguese horsemen and overran three British cannons.

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1812 — Battle of Swolna

The Battle of Swolna (Svolna) took place 11 August 1812 near the village of Svolna – during the French invasion of Russia – where Oudinot's French ran at the river Svolna into the Russians under d'Auvray (Dovre).

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1813 — Antioquia declares independence from Spain

Juan del Corral, head of the provincial government of Antioquia, proclaimed the province’s independence from Spain. Antioquia later became part of the Republic of Colombia.

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1823 — Arikara War

The Arikara War was a military conflict between the United States and Arikara in 1823 fought in the Great Plains along the Upper Missouri River in the Unorganized Territory (presently within South Dakota). For the United States, the war was the first in which the United States Army was deployed for operations west of the Missouri River on the Great Plains.

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1829 — Battle of Praia da Vitória

The Battle of Praia Bay was fought by the coast of Terceira Island on August 11, 1829, between Portuguese liberals and a Miguelite fleet as part of the Portuguese civil war. The Miguelites under command of José António Azevedo e Lemos attempted to disembark troops on Terceira island, but were defeated by the liberal troops under command of the Duke of Terceira who controlled a dozen small forts and artillery batteries along five kilometers of the coast.

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1852 — Battle of Gordali (1852)

The Battle of Gordali was one of the fiercest battles of the Murid War, and by extension, the Caucasian War. The battle between the Separate Caucasian Corps of the Caucasian Army under the command of Colonel Baklanov and the Chechen troops under the leadership of Naibs Eski and Talkhig took place on August 11, 1852, near the village of Gurdali, located on the Michik River.

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1855 — Bombardment of Sveaborg

The Bombardment of Sveaborg, also known as the Battle of Sveaborg, took place on 9–11 August 1855, between Russian defenders and a joint British–French fleet during the Åland War, a Baltic Sea theater of the Crimean War. British and French ships bombarded the Russian fortress of Sveaborg from beyond the range of the defenders' artillery. After 48 hours of bombardment, the attackers withdrew without attempting a landing.

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1858 — Three climbers make the first recorded ascent of the Eiger

Charles Barrington reached the summit of the Eiger with Swiss guides Christian Almer and Peter Bohren.

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1860 — Battle of Egan Station

The Battle of Egan Station (also known as Egan Canyon Station or Egan Canyon) was a minor skirmish which occurred near Schellbourne, Nevada in August 1860. A group of about 80 Paiute warriors attacked a Pony Express station in Egan Canyon looking for food. When the two civilians had gathered up all the food on hand the warrior's chief demanded they bake more bread.

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1861 — Battle of Peña Colorado Creek

The Battle of Peña Colorado Creek was a small but major battle fought between the Mescalero Apache and the Confederate States of America that took place on August 11, 1861, near Marathon, Texas. The exact location of the battlefield is unknown but it was near the Peña Colorado Creek.

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1862 — Battle of Compton's Ferry

The Battle of Compton's Ferry (also known as Little Compton Ferry) was an action during the American Civil War, occurring August 11, 1862, along the Grand River in southwest Livingston County, Missouri. Colonel John A. Poindexter and his force of 1200 to 1500 Confederate recruits were caught at Compton Ferry along the Grand River by forces under Union Col. Odon Guitar. Here the Federals caught the rebels in the act of crossing the river, causing great havoc and sending them into headlong retreat. Two Union artillery pieces fired a total of eight rounds producing the rout. A large amount of materiel was recovered.

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1862 — First Battle of Independence

The First Battle of Independence was a minor engagement of the American Civil War, occurring on August 11, 1862, in the city of Independence, located in Jackson County, Missouri. Its result was a Confederate victory, continuing the Southern domination of the Jackson County area for a few days while the recruiters completed their work. This battle should not be confused with the Second Battle of Independence, which was fought in 1864.

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1864 — Belgian general election, 1864

General elections were held in Belgium on 11 August 1864, the first full general elections since 1857. Although the Catholics received the most votes for seats in the Chamber of Representatives, the result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 64 of the 116 seats. Voter turnout was 76.7%, although only 103,717 people (2.1% of the population) were eligible to vote.

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1865 — Battle of Paso de Mercedes

The Battle of Paso de Mercedes was fought on 11 August 1865 during the Paraguayan invasion of the Argentine province of Corrientes. The battle took place at Bella Vista along the Paraná River, west of Mercedes.

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1867 — Battle of Tuyú Cué

The Battle of Tuyú Cué was a minor Paraguayan ambush against the allied army's supply lines in August 1867, during the Paraguayan War. The Paraguayan troops, led by major Bernardino Caballero, managed to surprise a convoy and its guards, but were driven back after a quick allied reaction.

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1871 — Stowmarket Guncotton Explosion

The Stowmarket Guncotton Explosion happened on 11 August 1871 at the Prentices Guncotton Factory in Stowmarket, Suffolk. It was blown up by two massive explosions in the factory which killed 28 people and injured approximately 70 more.

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1872 — The first Chinese Educational Mission students sail from Shanghai

Thirty boys left Shanghai to study in the United States under the Qing government’s Chinese Educational Mission. They were the first of four groups, who went on to study in New England.

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1873 — Battle of Pease Bottom

The Battle of Pease Bottom, also called the Battle of the Yellowstone was a conflict between the United States Army and the Sioux on August 11, 1873 along the Yellowstone River near present-day Custer, Montana. The main combatants were units of the U.S. 7th Cavalry under Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer, and Native Americans from the village of the Hunkpapa medicine man, Sitting Bull, many of whom would clash with Custer again approximately three years later at the Battle of the Little Big Horn.

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1898 — U.S. troops enter Mayagüez

U.S. forces entered the city of Mayagüez on Puerto Rico’s west coast during the Spanish–American War. Their arrival followed fighting near Hormigueros.

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1904 — Battle of Waterberg

The Battle of Waterberg (Battle of Ohamakari) took place on August 11, 1904, at the Waterberg, German South West Africa (modern day Namibia), and was the decisive battle in the Herero uprising.

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1918 — Malleson mission

The Malleson mission or British intervention in Transcaspia was a military action by a small autonomous force of British Indian troops, led by General Wilfrid Malleson, operating against Bolshevik forces over large distances in Transcaspia (modern Turkmenistan) between August 1918 and April 1919, in the context of the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War.

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1919 — Weimar Constitution

The Constitution of the German Reich (German: Die Verfassung des Deutschen Reichs), usually known as the Weimar Constitution (Weimarer Verfassung), was the constitution that governed Germany during the Weimar Republic era. The constitution created a federal semi-presidential republic with a parliament, the Reichstag, that was elected by universal suffrage using proportional representation. The appointed Reichsrat represented the interests of the federal states.

Germany's Weimar Constitution is signed into law.

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1920 — Latvian–Soviet Peace Treaty

The Latvian–Soviet Peace Treaty, also known as the Treaty of Riga, was signed on 11 August 1920 by representatives of the Republic of Latvia and Soviet Russia. It officially ended the Latvian War of Independence. In Article II of the treaty, Soviet Russia recognised the independence of Latvia as inviolable "for all future time".

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1929 — Babe Ruth becomes the first major leaguer to hit 500 home runs

New York Yankees slugger Babe Ruth hit his 500th career home run in his first at-bat of the afternoon at League Park in Cleveland. He was the first Major League Baseball player to reach the milestone.

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1932 — Sanjurjada

Sanjurjada (Spanish: [saŋxuɾˈxaða]) was a military coup staged in Spain on August 10, 1932. It was aimed at toppling the government but not necessarily at toppling the Spanish Republic. Following brief clashes it was easily suppressed in Madrid. Hardly any action was recorded elsewhere except Seville, where local rebel commander general José Sanjurjo took control for some 24 hours but acknowledged defeat when faced with resolute governmental response.

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1934 — The first transfer from another federal prison reaches Alcatraz

A group of prisoners from McNeil Island, Washington, arrived at Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay. This was the first transfer from another federal penitentiary after Alcatraz was converted from a military prison.

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1936 — Battle of Mérida

The Battle of Mérida saw the Republican militia twice fail to halt the Spanish Army of Africa near the historic town of Mérida early in the Spanish Civil War. The Nationalists beat the Republicans from the city on 10 August 1936 and secured control the following day, allowing General Juan Yagüe to surround and capture neighbouring Badajoz in the Battle of Badajoz several days later.

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1936 — Birth of Jonathan D. Spence

On 11 August 1936, Jonathan D. Spence, a historian, was born.

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1937 — Battle of Albarracín

The Battle of Albarracín took place in Albarracín and surrounding areas (Teruel) between July 5 and August 11, 1937, during the Spanish Civil War.

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1938 — Fighting ends at Lake Khasan

On August 11, 1938, Japanese and Soviet forces stopped fighting at Lake Khasan, near the border of the Soviet Union and Japanese-ruled Korea. Soviet forces reoccupied the disputed heights.

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1940 — Kanalkampf

The Kanalkampf (Channel Battle) was the German term for air operations by the Luftwaffe against the Royal Air Force (RAF) over the English Channel in July 1940, beginning the Battle of Britain during the Second World War. By 25 June, the Allies had been defeated in Western Europe and Scandinavia.

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1941 — Battle of Pantoja and Rocafuerte

The Battle of Pantoja and Rocafuerte, known also simply as the Battle of Rocafuerte, was a military confrontation between Peru and Ecuador that took place on August 11, 1941, during the Ecuadorian–Peruvian War.

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1942 — Battle of Kalach

The Battle of Kalach took place between the German Sixth Army and elements of the Soviet Stalingrad Front between July 25 and August 11, 1942. The Soviets deployed the 62nd and 64th Armies in a Don River bridgehead west of Kalach with the intent of impeding the German advance on Stalingrad. In the initial period of the battle, the Germans attacked and managed to surround part of the 62nd Army.

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1942 — Hedy Lamarr and George Antheil receive a patent for a frequency-hopping system

The U.S. Patent Office granted Hedy Lamarr and George Antheil patent 2,292,387. Their design synchronized changes in the radio frequencies used by a transmitter and receiver, with the aim of making signals for remotely guided torpedoes harder to jam.

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1944 — Operation Boomerang

Operation Boomerang was a partially successful air raid by the United States Army Air Forces' (USAAF) XX Bomber Command against oil refining facilities in Japanese-occupied Dutch East Indies during World War II. The attack took place on the night of 10/11 August 1944 and involved attempts to bomb an oil refinery at Palembang and lay mines to interdict the Musi River.

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1944 — Defense of the Wola cemeteries

The defense of the Wola cemeteries consisted of defensive battles in the area of Powązki and Okopowa Street in Warsaw, conducted by soldiers of the Home Army's Kedyw during the Warsaw Uprising. From August 6 to 11, 1944, the units of the Radosław Group fiercely defended the cemetery zone in Wola.

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1945 — Birth of Ma Dehua

On 11 August 1945, Ma Dehua, an actor, was born.

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1952 — Hussein bin Talal is proclaimed king of Jordan

On August 11, 1952, Hussein bin Talal was proclaimed king of Jordan, succeeding his father, Talal. He formally assumed his constitutional powers in May 1953.

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1953 — Birth of Qian Gang

On 11 August 1953, Qian Gang, a literary journalist and writer, was born.

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1954 — Indian annexation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli

The Indian annexation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli was the process in which the territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli passed from Portuguese rule to independent rule, with Indian allegiance, in 1954. Dadra and Nagar Haveli were small undefended Portuguese overseas territories, part of Portuguese India ever since they were handed over by the Maratha Empire after the Treaty of 1779.

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1957 — Birth of David Henry Hwang

On 11 August 1957, David Henry Hwang, a writer, was born.

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1959 — Sheremetyevo International Airport, the second-largest airport in Russia, opens

Alexander S. Pushkin Sheremetyevo International Airport (Internal code: ШРМ, IATA: SVO, ICAO: UUEE), more commonly known as Sheremetyevo International Airport or simply Sheremetyevo is the busiest of the four international airports that serve the city of Moscow. It is the busiest airport in Russia and the post-Soviet states, as well as the ninth-busiest airport in Europe. Originally built as a military airbase, Sheremetyevo was converted into a civilian airport in 1959.

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1960 — Chad becomes independent

On August 11, 1960, Chad became independent from France. François Tombalbaye became its first president.

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1962 — 1962 FA Charity Shield

The 1962 FA Charity Shield was the 40th FA Charity Shield, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Football League and FA Cup competitions. The match took place on 11 August 1962 at Portman Road in Ipswich, and was played between 1961–62 Football League champions Ipswich Town and 1961–62 FA Cup winners Tottenham Hotspur.

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1962 — Vostok 3 and 4

Vostok 3 (Russian: Восток-3, lit. 'Orient 3' or 'East 3') and Vostok 4 (Восток-4, 'Orient 4' or 'East 4') were Soviet space program flights in August 1962, intended to determine the ability of the human body to function in conditions of weightlessness, test the ground control capability to launch and manage two separate, concurrent flights, and test the endurance of the Vostok 3KA spacecraft over longer flights. Cosmonaut Andriyan Nikolayev orbited the Earth 64 times in Vostok 3 over nearly four days in space, August 11–15, 1962, a feat which would not be matched by NASA until the Gemini program (1965–1966).

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1966 — Indonesia and Malaysia sign an agreement ending Confrontation

Indonesia and Malaysia signed an agreement in Jakarta that ended the confrontation between the two countries. It followed earlier negotiations in Bangkok.

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1970 — Operation Chicago Peak

Operation Chicago Peak was a joint U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) military operation during the Vietnam War designed to keep pressure on the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) units in the A Sầu Valley and prevent them from mounting any attacks on the neighboring coastal provinces.

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1973 — DJ Kool Herc plays at a landmark Bronx party

On August 11, 1973, DJ Kool Herc played at a party organized by his sister Cindy Campbell in the recreation room of 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx, New York. He used two turntables to extend instrumental breaks. The party became a landmark in the development of hip-hop.

This records a formative party, without claiming that hip-hop or rapping began in a single performance.

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1974 — 27th Locarno Film Festival

The 27th Locarno Film Festival was held from 1 to 11 August 1974 in Locarno, Switzerland. The festival showcased films from 17 countries. A retrospective of Swiss cinema was organized and sent by ex-artistic director Freddy Buache. One film which received considerable attention was Die Rote Pest [The Red Plague] (1938), a Swiss film that, at the time, was considered anonymously created and was theorized to be produced by ultra-conservative bankers and Nazis.

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1976 — Hong Kong’s new General Post Office opens at Connaught Place

Hong Kong’s new General Post Office building at 2 Connaught Place in Central came into use on 11 August 1976. The building combined counter and post-box services with mail sorting, delivery and administrative offices.

Opening of the 1976 building; the postal service itself began much earlier.

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1979 — 1979 FA Charity Shield

The 1979 FA Charity Shield was the 57th Charity Shield, an annual English football match played between the winners of the previous season's Football League and FA Cup. It was held at Wembley Stadium on 11 August 1979. The match was contested by Liverpool, champions of the 1978–79 Football League and Arsenal, who beat Manchester United in the final of the 1978–79 FA Cup. Watched by a crowd of 92,800, Liverpool won the match 3–1. This was Arsenal's tenth Charity Shield appearance and Liverpool's ninth. Arsenal made no changes to the first team which played in the FA Cup Final the previous season, whereas for Liverpool new signing Avi Cohen started on the bench.

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1979 — Nigerian presidential election, 1979

Presidential elections were held in Nigeria for the first time on 11 August 1979. The result was a victory for Shehu Shagari, whose National Party of Nigeria had won the parliamentary elections in July.

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1979 — 1979 Soviet Cup final

The 1979 Soviet Cup final was a football match that took place at the Lenin's Central Stadium, Moscow on 11 August 1979. The match was the 38th soviet cup final and was contested between Dynamo Moscow and Dinamo Tbilisi. Previous cup holders Dynamo Kyiv were eliminated in Quarter-finals by CSKA Moscow. Dinamo Tbilisi defeated the opponent on penalties and won the cup for the second time.

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1979 — Battle of Bir Anzarane (1979)

The Battle of Bir Anzarane was a significant military confrontation between the armed forces of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, represented by the Polisario Front, and the Moroccan Armed Forces. The confrontation took place in the oasis of Bir Anzarane, situated in Western Sahara, a territory that is the subject of a claim by both parties.

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1979 — 1979 Dniprodzerzhynsk mid-air collision

On 11 August 1979, a mid-air collision occurred over the Ukrainian SSR, near the city of Dniprodzerzhynsk (now Kamianske). The aircraft involved were both Tupolev Tu-134As on scheduled domestic passenger flights, operated by Aeroflot. All 178 people aboard both aircraft died in the accident. The official Soviet aviation board investigation of the accident concluded that the crash was caused by "mistakes and violations" made by air traffic controllers.

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1982 — Pan Am Flight 830

Pan Am Flight 830 was a scheduled international flight from New Tokyo International Airport (now known as Narita International Airport) in Tokyo, Japan, to Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California via Honolulu International Airport in Hawaii. On August 11, 1982, the Boeing 747-121 serving the flight, nicknamed Clipper Ocean Rover, was en route to Hawaii when the airplane was damaged by a bomb that had been placed on board.

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1984 — We begin bombing in five minutes

"We begin bombing in five minutes" is the last sentence of a controversial, off-the-record joke made by the president of the United States, Ronald Reagan, in 1984 during the Cold War. While preparing for a scheduled radio address from his vacation home in California, Reagan joked with those present about outlawing and bombing Russia. The joke was not broadcast live, but was recorded and later leaked to the public.

"We begin bombing in five minutes": United States President Ronald Reagan, while running for re-election, jokes while preparing to make his weekly Saturday address on National Public Radio.

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1985 — Sydney Olympic wins its second NSL Cup

Sydney Olympic beat Preston Makedonia 2–1 at St George Stadium in Sydney to win the Australian national cup.

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1987 — Alan Greenspan takes office as chair of the Federal Reserve

On August 11, 1987, Alan Greenspan took office as chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve. He succeeded Paul Volcker.

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1991 — Nickelodeon's first line of "Nicktoons" (Doug, Rugrats and Ren & Stimpy) premiere on the channel

The Ren & Stimpy Show, also known simply as Ren & Stimpy, is an American animated comedy television series created by John Kricfalusi for Nickelodeon. The series follows the misadventures of Ren Höek, an emotionally unstable and psychotic chihuahua; and Stimpy, a good-natured and dimwitted Manx cat.

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1992 — Mall of America opens in Bloomington

On August 11, 1992, Mall of America opened in Bloomington, Minnesota, on the former site of Metropolitan Stadium. Its opening brought together 330 shops and around 10,000 employees in a large retail and entertainment complex in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul area. Construction had begun in June 1989.

August 11 was the mall’s opening; its cinema opened three days later.

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1992 — 1992 DFB-Supercup

The 1992 DFB-Supercup, known as the Panasonic DFB-Supercup for sponsorship purposes, was the 6th DFB-Supercup, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal competitions. The match was played at the Niedersachsenstadion in Hanover, and contested by league champions VfB Stuttgart and cup winners Hannover 96. Stuttgart won the match 3–1 for their first title.

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1992 — Insurgency in Ogaden

The Insurgency in Ogaden was an armed conflict that took place from 1992 to 2018. It was waged by nationalist and Islamist Somali insurgent groups seeking self-determination for the region, primarily the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) and Al-Itihaad Al-Islamiya (AIAI). The war in the region began in 1992, when the Ethiopian government attacked AIAI in an attempt to suppress the growth of the organization.

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1995 — 1995 Russell Hill subway accident

The 1995 Russell Hill subway accident was a deadly train crash that occurred in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on Yonge-University-Spadina line of the Toronto subway on August 11, 1995. Three people were killed and 30 were taken to hospital with injuries when one train rear-ended another train. The subway line was shut down for five days following the incident. Investigations found that human error and a design flaw in the mechanical safety devices caused this accident. It remains the deadliest accident in a rapid transit system in Canadian history.

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1996 — 1996 Indian Federation Cup final

The 1996 Indian Federation Cup final was the 19th final of the Indian Federation Cup, the top knock-out competition in India, and was contested between Kolkata giant East Bengal and Dempo of Goa on 11 August 1996. East Bengal won the final 2–1 courtesy of a Golden goal by Raman Vijayan in the extra-time to claim their fourth Federation Cup title.

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1996 — 1996 FA Charity Shield

The 1996 FA Charity Shield (also known as the Littlewoods FA Charity Shield for sponsorship reasons) was the 74th FA Charity Shield, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Premier League and FA Cup competitions. The match was played on 11 August 1996 at Wembley Stadium and contested by Manchester United, who had won the Double of Premier League and FA Cup in 1995–96, and Newcastle United, who had finished as runners-up in the Premier League.

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1996 — 1996 Greek Super Cup

The 1996 Greek Super Cup was the 8th edition of the Greek Super Cup, an association football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Alpha Ethniki and Greek Cup competitions. The match took place on 11 August 1996 at Karaiskakis Stadium. The contesting teams were the 1995–96 Alpha Ethniki champions, Panathinaikos and the 1995–96 Greek Cup winners, AEK Athens.

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1996 — ECW vs. IWA vs. True FMW: Total War

In professional wrestling, ECW vs. IWA vs. True FMW: Total War (also translated as All Out War) was an event staged in Japan by the International Wrestling Association of Japan (IWA Japan) in conjunction with the United States–based professional wrestling promotion Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) on August 10 and 11, 1996.

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1997 — 1997 Semerak by-election

The 1997 Semerak by-election was a by-election that was held on 11 August 1997 for the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly seat of Semerak. It was called following the death of its PAS assemblyman Sulaiman Ahmad, aused by stroke. Sulaiman won the seat on 1995 Malaysian general election under Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah banner against Ismail Awang of Barisan Nasional and Musa Salleh of AKIM with a majority of 248.

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1999 — A total solar eclipse crosses Europe and Asia

The Moon’s shadow crossed parts of Europe and Asia before leaving Earth over the Bay of Bengal. The eclipse reached its greatest point over Romania.

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2000 — Southwest Airlines Flight 1763

Southwest Airlines Flight 1763 was a scheduled passenger flight, operated by Southwest Airlines, from McCarran International Airport, in Paradise, Nevada, to Salt Lake City International Airport, in Salt Lake City, Utah. On August 11, 2000, Jonathan Burton, a Las Vegas resident, stormed the cockpit door of the Boeing 737 while in flight, in an apparent case of air rage.

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2001 — Terry Gordy Memorial Show

The Terry Gordy Memorial Show was a professional wrestling memorial event produced by the Legends of Pro Wrestling (LPW) promotion, which took place on August 11, 2001 at the Boutwell Auditorium in Birmingham, Alabama. The event was held in honor of Terry "Bam Bam" Gordy who had died of a heart attack at his home outside Chattanooga, Tennessee the previous month. Promoter Linda Marx Keebles promised that 20% of the proceeds would be donated to Gordy's family to help cover funeral costs and guaranteed at least a $1,000 donation. Nine professional wrestling matches were featured on the event's card, with two including championships.

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2002 — 2002 FA Community Shield

The 2002 FA Community Shield (also known as The FA Community Shield in partnership with McDonald's for sponsorship reasons) was the 80th FA Community Shield, an annual English football match played between the winners of the previous season's Premier League and FA Cup. It was the first edition since the competition's rename from the FA Charity Shield. The match was contested by Arsenal, who won a league and FA Cup double the previous season, and Liverpool, who finished runners-up in the league. It was held at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium, on 11 August 2002.

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2002 — 2002 Johan Cruyff Shield

The seventh edition of the Johan Cruyff Shield (Dutch: Johan Cruijff Schaal) was held on 11 August 2002 between 2001–02 Eredivisie and 2001–02 KNVB Cup winners Ajax, and Eredivisie runners-up PSV Eindhoven. Ajax won the match 3–1.

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2002 — 55th Locarno Film Festival

The 55th Locarno Film Festival was held from 1 to 11 August 2002 in Locarno, Switzerland. Films from 30 countries were shown at the festival. The opening film was The Importance of Being Ernest directed by Oliver Parker. Shown on the Piazza Grande, the 7,000-seat open-air theater, the closing film of the festival was the world premiere of Possession directed by Neil LaBute.

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2003 — Riduan Isamuddin is arrested in Ayutthaya

Riduan Isamuddin, a Jemaah Islamiyah leader also known as Hambali, was arrested at an apartment building in Ayutthaya, Thailand. U.S. officials announced his capture three days later.

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2006 — Tanker sinking causes the Guimaras oil spill

On August 11, 2006, the tanker MT Solar 1 sank off Guimaras in the Philippines, causing an oil spill.

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2007 — 2007 Nicky Rackard Cup final

The 2007 Nicky Rackard Cup final was a hurling match played at Croke Park on 11 August 2007 to determine the winners of the 2007 Nicky Rackard Cup, the 3rd season of the Nicky Rackard Cup, a tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association for the third tier hurling teams. The final was contested by Roscommon of Connacht and Armagh of Ulster, with Roscommon winning by 1-12 to 0-13.

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2007 — 2007 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

The 2007 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira was the 29th edition of the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, the annual Portuguese football season-opening match contested by the winners of the previous season's top league and cup competitions (or cup runner-up in case the league- and cup-winning club is the same). The match was contested between the 2006–07 Primeira Liga winners Porto, and the 2006–07 Taça de Portugal winners, Sporting CP.

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2007 — 2007 Johan Cruyff Shield

The twelfth edition of the Johan Cruyff Shield (Dutch: Johan Cruijff Schaal) was held on 11 August 2007 between 2006–07 Eredivisie champions PSV Eindhoven and 2006–07 KNVB Cup winners Ajax. Ajax won the match 1–0.

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2007 — 2007 Sultan of Selangor Cup

The 2007 Sultan of Selangor Cup was played on 11 August 2007, at Shah Alam Stadium in Shah Alam, Selangor. It was held in conjunction with Malaysia's 50th independence.

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2007 — 60th Locarno Film Festival

The 60th Locarno Film Festival was held from 1 to 11 August 2007 in Locarno, Switzerland. There were 19 films in competition, of which, 15 were world premieres and four were international premieres. Seven of the films were from first time directors. The opening film of the festival was the anime Vexille directed by Fumihiko Sori. It was accompanied by fireworks and an opening speech from artist director Frederic Marie.

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2008 — Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao general election, 2008

Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao general elections was held in the ARMM for the regional governor, vice-governor posts and election of members of the ARMM Regional Legislative Assembly on August 11, 2008. The electronic voting used is the first in Philippines election history. The P 500 million COMELEC's "ARMM balloting" is a pilot program for the 2010 national polling.

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2008 — Battle of Tskhinvali

The Battle of Tskhinvali (2008) (Georgian: ცხინვალის ბრძოლა; Russian: Бои за Цхинвали) was a fight for the city of Tskhinvali, the capital of the self-proclaimed Republic of South Ossetia. It was the only major battle in the Russo-Georgian War. Georgian ground troops entered the city on early 8 August 2008. After the three-day fierce fighting with South Ossetian militia and Russian troops, Georgian troops finally withdrew from the city on the evening of 10 August.

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2009 — Operation Scorched Earth

Operation Scorched Earth (Arabic: عملية الأرض المحروقة) was the code-name of a Yemeni military offensive in the Saada Governorate that began in August 2009. It marked the fifth wave of violence during the ongoing insurgency by the Houthis against the government. In November 2009, the conflict spread across the border into neighboring Saudi Arabia. This conflict led to the Saudi military's incursion into Yemen, marking the first military operation conducted by Saudi Arabia since 1991.

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2010 — 2010 Bulgarian Supercup

The 2010 Bulgarian Supercup was a football match played on 11 August 2010 between 2009–10 A PFG champions Litex Lovech and 2009–10 Bulgarian Cup winners Beroe. Litex won the game 2–1, after the match finished 1–1 after 90 minutes. The French players Alexandre Barthe and Wilfried Niflore scored Litex's goals.

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2012 — Boiling Point (2012)

Boiling Point (2012) was a professional wrestling Internet pay-per-view (iPPV) event produced by Ring of Honor (ROH) which took place on August 11, 2012 at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence, Rhode Island. Boiling Point featured professional wrestling matches involving different wrestlers from pre-existing feuds, plots, and story lines that played out on Ring of Honor's (ROH) television programs.

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2012 — UFC 150

UFC 150: Henderson vs. Edgar II was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 11, 2012 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado.

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2012 — Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament final

The 2012 Summer Olympic football final was a football match that took place at Wembley Stadium in London, United Kingdom on 11 August 2012 to determine the winner of the men's football tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics. It was the 23rd final of the men's football tournament at the Summer Olympics, a quadrennial tournament contested for the men's under-23 national teams of FIFA to decide the Olympic champions.

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2012 — June–August 2012 Hakkari clashes

The June 2012 Hakkari clashes were a series of clashes between the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and the Turkish Army near Şemdinli in Hakkâri Province in southeastern Turkey and northern Iraq (Northern and Southern Kurdistan). The clashes began on June 19, with a coordinated PKK attack on a Turkish Army post in Yuksekova town near the Iraq-Turkey border.

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2012 — 2012 Honolulu mayoral election

The 2012 Honolulu mayoral election was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu. Kirk Caldwell was elected mayor, beating opponent and former Hawaii governor Ben Cayetano. The position of Mayor of Honolulu is non-partisan. A non-partisan blanket primary was held on August 11, 2012.

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2012 — 2012 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

The 2012 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira was the 34th edition of the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, the annual Portuguese football season-opening match contested by the winners of the previous season's top league and cup competitions (or cup runner-up in case the league- and cup-winning club is the same). The match was contested between the 2011–12 Primeira Liga winners, Porto and the 2011–12 Taça de Portugal winners, Académica.

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2012 — 2012 Supercoppa Italiana

The 2012 TIM Supercoppa Italiana Final was the 25th edition of the Supercoppa, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Serie A and Coppa Italia competitions. It was the third instance in four years that the match took place in China, where it has an increasing fanbase in Italian football.

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2012 — 65th Locarno Film Festival

The 65th Locarno Film Festival was held from 1 to 11 August 2012 in Locarno, Switzerland. The opening film was the world premiere of The Sweeney directed by Nick Love. Director Souleymane Cisse was honored at the festival with a ceremony and retrospective of his work. Cisse also assisted in the Open Doors section this year, which focused on African films.

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2012 — 2012 East Azerbaijan earthquakes

The 2012 East Azerbaijan earthquakes – also known as the Ahar earthquakes – occurred on 11 August 2012, at 16:53 Iran Standard Time, near the cities of Ahar and Varzaqan in Iran's East Azerbaijan province, approximately 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Tabriz. They comprised a doublet separated by eleven minutes, with magnitudes of 6.4 and 6.2 Mww.

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2013 — Bloodymania 7

Bloodymania 7 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by Juggalo Championship Wrestling (JCW), which was only available online. It took place on August 11, 2013 at Hog Rock in Cave-In-Rock, Illinois. Professional wrestling is a type of sports entertainment in which theatrical events are combined with a competitive sport. The buildup to the matches and the scenarios that took place before, during, and after the event, were planned by JCW's script writers. The event starred wrestlers from Juggalo Championship Wrestling's bi-weekly internet wrestling show. Six matches were held on the event's card.

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2013 — Festival de las Máscaras (2013)

The 2013 Festival de las Máscaras (Spanish for "Festival of the Mask") was a major lucha libre event produced and scripted by the Mexican International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) professional wrestling promotion on August 11, 2013. The show was held in Arena Naucalpan, Naucalpan, State of Mexico, which is IWRG's primary venue. At the 2013 event Avisman, El Hijo del Diablo, El Hijo de Pirata Morgan, Universo 2000 and Veneno all wore their masks again after having lost Luchas de Apuestas, or "bet matches", in the past and thus lost the rights to wear their mask.

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2013 — 2013 Malian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Mali on 28 July 2013, with a second round run-off held on 11 August. On his third bid, career politician Ibrahim Boubacar Keita of the Rally for Mali defeated Soumaïla Cissé in the run-off to become the new President of Mali. His victory was largely attributed to support from influential Islamist figures, primarily "people's imam" Mahmoud Dicko, as well as backing from the military, including the leaders of the 2012 coup.

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2013 — 2013 Turkish Super Cup

2013 Turkish Super Cup (Turkish: TFF Süper Kupa) was the 40th edition of the Turkish Super Cup since its establishment as Presidential Cup in 1966. The match was contested between the 2012–13 Süper Lig champions Galatasaray and the 2012–13 Turkish Cup winners Fenerbahçe, making the game the 375th edition of Kıtalar Arası Derbi. The game was a rematch of the 2012 Turkish Super Cup, which was won by title holders Galatasaray.

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2013 — 2013 FA Community Shield

The 2013 FA Community Shield (also known as The FA Community Shield sponsored by McDonald's for sponsorship reasons) was the 91st FA Community Shield, played on 11 August 2013 at Wembley Stadium, between the winners of the previous season's Premier League and FA Cup competitions. The match was contested by the champions of the 2012–13 Premier League, Manchester United, and the 2012–13 FA Cup winners, Wigan Athletic.

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2013 — Operation Chameleon (Peru)

Operation Chameleon (Spanish: Operación Camaleón) was an anti-terrorist operation carried out on August 11, 2013, by the Peruvian Armed Forces and the Peruvian National Police that resulted in the death of Alejandro Borda Casafranca (Comrade Alipio), number two of the remnants of the Shining Path and Martín Antonio Quispe Palomino (Comrade Gabriel).

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2015 — 2015 UEFA Super Cup

The 2015 UEFA Super Cup was a football match between Spanish teams Barcelona and Sevilla on 11 August 2015 at the Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena in Tbilisi, Georgia. It was the 40th UEFA Super Cup, an annual tournament contested by the winners of the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. Barcelona were appearing in the Super Cup for the ninth time, they had previously won and lost the competition four times each.

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2015 — 2015 Suruga Bank Championship

The 2015 Suruga Bank Championship was a football match between Gamba Osaka of Japan and River Plate of Argentina on 11 August 2015 at the Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium, contested between the winners of the Japanese league cup, the J.League Cup and the Copa Sudamericana as the annual J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship. The teams had qualified for the tournament by winning their two seasonal competitions.

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2015 — Battle of Ramadi (2015–2016)

The Battle of Ramadi was a battle launched by the forces of Iraq to successfully recapture the city of Ramadi from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), which had taken the city earlier in 2015 in a previous battle.

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2015 — Abyan campaign

The Abyan campaign was a 2015 campaign for control of Abyan Governorate, Yemen, between loyalists to then-former president Ali Abdullah Saleh (the Houthis and factions of the Yemeni Armed Forces), loyalists to then-current president Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi (the Arab coalition, and other factions of the Armed Forces), and jihadists of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).

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2016 — Zambian general election, 2016

General elections were held in Zambia on 11 August 2016 to elect the President and National Assembly. A constitutional referendum was held alongside the elections, with proposals to amend the bill of rights and Article 79. President Edgar Lungu, previously elected in January 2015 to finish the term of Michael Sata, who died in office, was re-elected to a full five-year term when he scored above the 50% + 1 mark of the vote, defeating opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema. Lungu's Patriotic Front also won a majority in the National Assembly for the first time, winning 80 of the 156 elected seats.

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2016 — 2016 Israel Super Cup

The 2016 Israel Super Cup is the 21st Israel Super Cup (26th, including unofficial matches, as the competition wasn't played within the Israel Football Association in its first 5 editions, until 1969), an annual Israel football match played between the winners of the previous season's Top Division and Israel State Cup. This is the second time since 1990 that the match was staged, after a planned resumption of the cup was cancelled in 2014.

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2017 — Alexandria train collision

The Alexandria train collision occurred on 11 August 2017 near Khorshid station in the suburbs of the eastern edge of Alexandria, Egypt.

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2018 — Battle of Kouri Bougoudi (2018)

On August 11, 2018, rebels from the Military Command Council for the Salvation of the Republic (CCMSR) attacked Chadian forces at Kouri Bougoudi. The CCMSR claimed around 70 Chadian soldiers were killed. The battle was the first major action since the CCMSR and FACT rearmed in 2016.

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2018 — 22nd Lima Film Festival

The 22nd Lima Film Festival, organized by the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, took place from 3 to 11 August 2018 in Lima, Peru. The awards were announced on 11 August 2018, with The Dead and the Others winning the Trophy Spondylus.

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2018 — 71st Locarno Film Festival

The 71st Locarno Film Festival was held from 1 to 11 August 2018 in Locarno, Switzerland. The opening film of the festival was the silent film, Liberty (1929) directed by Leo McCarey. The closing film of the festival was Benoît Delépine and Gustave Kervern's film I Feel Good. Director Jia Zhang-ke was president of the jury. Ethan Hawke attended the festival and received an excellence award.

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2019 — SummerSlam (2019)

The 2019 SummerSlam was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by the American promotion WWE, held for wrestlers from the promotion's main roster brands, Raw, SmackDown, and 205 Live. It was the 32nd annual SummerSlam and took place on August 11, 2019, at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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2020 — MLS is Back Tournament final

The MLS is Back Tournament final, known as the MLS is Back Tournament Final presented by Wells Fargo for sponsorship reasons, was a soccer match held on August 11, 2020 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando, Florida. It was the final match of the MLS is Back Tournament, a competition marking the resumption of the 2020 Major League Soccer season following the initial wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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2020 — 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries

Presidential primaries and caucuses were organized by the Democratic Party to select delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention to determine the party's nominee for president in the 2020 election. The primaries and caucuses took place in all 50 U.S. states, in the District of Columbia, in five U.S. territories, and through Democrats Abroad. They occurred between February 3 and August 11, 2020.

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2020 — 2020 Connecticut Democratic presidential primary

The 2020 Connecticut Democratic presidential primary took place on August 11, 2020, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election. It was originally to take place on April 28, 2020, as one of several northeastern states in the "Acela primary", but was rescheduled twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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2020 — 2020 Republican Party presidential primaries

Presidential primaries and caucuses of the Republican Party took place in many U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and five U.S. territories from February 3 to August 11, 2020, to elect most of the 2,550 delegates to send to the Republican National Convention. Delegates to the national convention in other states were elected by the respective state party organizations.

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2020 — Results of the 2020 Republican Party presidential primaries

Below is a detailed tally of the results of the 2020 Republican Party presidential primary elections in the United States. In most U.S. states outside New Hampshire, votes for write-in candidates remain untallied. Primary elections and caucuses can be binding or nonbinding in allocating delegates to the respective state delegations to the Republican National Convention. But the actual election of the delegates can be at a later date.

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2020 — Mocímboa da Praia offensive

The Mocímboa da Praia offensive was a six day long offensive in northern Mozambique by Islamic State's Central African Province (IS-CAP) to capture the town of 30,000. The offensive, part of the insurgency in Cabo Delgado, was a major success for IS-CAP, as they captured Mocímboa da Praia.

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2020 — 2020 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection

This article lists the candidates for the Democratic nomination for Vice President of the United States in the 2020 presidential election. Former Vice President Joe Biden of Delaware, the 2020 Democratic nominee for President of the United States, considered several prominent Democrats and other individuals before selecting Senator Kamala Harris of California as his running mate on August 11, 2020.

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2021 — 2021 UEFA Super Cup

The 2021 UEFA Super Cup was the 46th edition of the UEFA Super Cup, an annual football match organised by UEFA and contested by the winners of the two main European club competitions, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. The match featured English club Chelsea, the winners of the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League, and Spanish club Villarreal, the winners of the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League. It was played at Windsor Park—went by the name of National Football Stadium at Windsor Park—in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on 11 August 2021.

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2021 — The Afghan army’s Kunduz airport garrison surrenders

On August 11, 2021, Afghan forces at a military base by Kunduz airport surrendered to the Taliban. The city had already largely fallen several days earlier.

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2023 — Bellator 298

Bellator 298: Storley vs. Ward was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on August 11, 2023, at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States.

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2023 — The Luna 25 lander launches from Vostochny

A Soyuz rocket carried Russia’s Luna 25 spacecraft into space from the Vostochny Cosmodrome. It was Russia’s first lunar lander mission since the Soviet-era Luna 24 mission in 1976. Luna 25 later crashed before it could attempt a soft landing.

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2024 — 2024 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship final

The 2024 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final, the 93rd event of its kind and the culmination of the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, was played at Croke Park on 11 August 2024. The finals of the 2024 All-Ireland Intermediate Camogie Championship and All-Ireland Junior Camogie Championship took place earlier that day at Croke Park. Cork defeated Galway by a goal to win a 30th All-Ireland senior camogie title.

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2025 — 2025 Arthabaska provincial by-election

The 2025 Arthabaska provincial by-election was held on August 11, 2025. The seat was represented by Eric Lefebvre of the CAQ until he resigned on 18 March 2025 to run for the partially-overlapping federal riding of Richmond—Arthabaska in the 2025 Canadian federal election. In an attempt to win a seat in the National Assembly, Conservative Party of Quebec leader Éric Duhaime ran as a candidate in the by-election; he finished second behind the Parti Québécois' Alex Boissonneault.

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