August 11th (1959) was a Tuesday. It's the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 142 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 11th August, 1959
» Sheremetyevo International Airport, the second-largest airport in Russia, opens.
Famous Birthdays on August 11 in 1959
» Gustavo Cerati, Argentinian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Soda Stereo) (d. 2014)
» Yoshiaki Murakami, Japanese businessman
» Taraki Sivaram, Sri Lankan journalist and author (d. 2005)
» Richard Scudamore, English businessman
» László Szlávics, Jr., Hungarian sculptor
August 11th Holidays in History
» Christian Calendar of saints called Feast Day:
» Athracht
» Clare of Assisi
» Saint Fiacre or Fiacre
» Gaugericus
» John Henry Newman (Church of England)
» Philomena
» Saints Tiburtius and Susanna or Susanna
» Saint Taurinus known as Taurinus of Évreux
» Saints Tiburtius and Susanna or Tiburtius and Chromatius