Today in History
11 August
206 births · 108 deaths · 52 events recorded
Notable Births
All 206 ›
Marvin Harrison Jr.
b. 2002
American football player (born 2002)
Moyuka Uchijima
b. 2001
Japanese tennis player (born 2001)
Gregoria Mariska Tunjung
b. 1999
Indonesian badminton player
Changbin
b. 1999
South Korean rapper (born 1999)
Brad Binder
b. 1995
South African motorcycle racer (born 1995)
Storm Hunter
b. 1994
Australian tennis player (born 1994)
Anton Cooper
b. 1994
New Zealand cyclist
Kristin Armstrong
b. 1973
American cyclist (born 1973)
Notable Deaths
All 108 ›
Miguel Uribe Turbay
d. 2025
Colombian politician (1986–2025)
Danielle Spencer (American actress)
d. 2025
American actress and veterinarian (1965–2025)
Ángel Salazar
d. 2024
Cuban-American comedian and actor (1956–2024)
Noël Treanor
d. 2024
Irish Roman Catholic prelate (1950–2024)
Mike Ahern (Australian politician)
d. 2023
Australian politician (1942–2023)
Anne Heche
d. 2022
American actress (1969–2022)
Hanae Mori
d. 2022
Japanese fashion designer (1926–2022)
Serge Collot
d. 2015
French violist and music educator (1923–2015)
On This Day in History
All 52 ›
2023
Luna 25 launches from the Vostochny Cosmodrome.
Luna 25
2017
At least 41 people are killed and another 179 injured after two passenger trains collide in Alexandria, Egypt.
Alexandria train collision
2012
At least 306 people are killed and 3,000 others injured in a pair of earthquakes near Tabriz, Iran.
2012 East Azerbaijan earthquakes
2006
The oil tanker MT Solar 1 sinks off the coast of Guimaras and Negros Islands in the Philippines, causing the country's worst oil spill.
Oil tanker
2003
NATO takes over command of the peacekeeping force in Afghanistan, marking its first major operation outside Europe in its 54-year-history.
NATO
2003
Jemaah Islamiyah leader Riduan Isamuddin, better known as Hambali, is arrested in Bangkok, Thailand.
Jemaah Islamiyah
2000
An air rage incident occurs on board Southwest Airlines Flight 1763 when 19-year-old Jonathan Burton attempts to storm the cockpit, but he is subdued by other passengers and dies from his injuries.
Air rage
1995
The Russell Hill subway accident in Toronto kills 3 and injures 30, due to a combination of human error and a safety system design flaw.
1995 Russell Hill subway accident