August 11th (2012) was a Saturday. 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, 2012
» At least 306 people are killed and 3,000 others injured in 2012 East Azerbaijan earthquakes called a pair of earthquakes near Tabriz, Iran.
August 11th Famous Deaths for 2012
» Red Bastien, American wrestler (b. 1931)
» Michael Dokes, American boxer (b. 1958)
» Lucy Gallardo, Argentinian-Mexican actress and screenwriter (b. 1929)
» Von Freeman, American saxophonist (b. 1923)
» Heidi Holland, South African journalist and author (b. 1947)
» Bhadriraju Krishnamurti, Indian linguist and academic (b. 1928)
» Bill Rafferty, American comedian and game show host (b. 1944)
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