What Happened In August 2011 In History

Historical Events for August, 2011

• 6th » A march in protest of the death of Mark Duggan in Tottenham, London, ends in a riot, sparking off a 2011 England Riots named wave of rioting throughout the country over the following four nights.
• 23rd » A magnitude 5.8 (class: moderate) 2011 Virginia earthquake known as earthquake occurs in Virginia. Damage occurs to monuments and structures in Washington D.C. and the resulted damage is estimated at $200 million–$300 million USD.
• 23rd » Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is overthrown after the National Transitional Council forces take control of Bab al-Azizia compound during the 2011 Libyan civil war.
• 27th » Hurricane Irene strikes the East Coast of the United States e.g United States east coast, killing 47 and causing an estimated $15.6 billion in damage.

Famous Deaths for August 2011

• 2nd » José Sanchis Grau, Spanish author and illustrator (b. 1932)
• 3rd » William Sleator, American author (b. 1945)
• 3rd » Bubba Smith, American football player and actor (b. 1945)
• 4th » Death of Mark Duggan named Mark Duggan, English shooting victim (b. 1982)
• 4th » Naoki Matsuda, Japanese footballer (b. 1977)
• 5th » Andrzej Lepper, Polish politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Poland (b. 1954)
• 5th » Francesco Quinn, Italian-American actor (b. 1963)
• 5th » Aziz Shavershian, Australian bodybuilder and model (b. 1989)
• 6th » Fe del Mundo, Filipino pediatrician and educator (b. 1911)
• 7th » Mark Hatfield, American soldier, academic, and politician, 29th Governor of Oregon (b. 1922)
• 7th » Nancy Wake, New Zealand-English captain and spy (b. 1912)
• 10th » Billy Grammer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1925)
• 11th » Jani Lane, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Warrant (American band) named Warrant and Saints of the Underground) (b. 1964)
• 12th » Robert Robinson (broadcaster) named Robert Robinson, English journalist and author (b. 1927)
• 13th » Topi Sorsakoski, Finnish singer (Agents (Finnish band) named Agents) (b. 1952)
• 14th » Shammi Kapoor, Indian actor and director (b. 1931)
• 14th » Fritz Korbach, German footballer and manager (b. 1945)
• 15th » Michael Legat, English author (b. 1923)
• 15th » Rick Rypien, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1984)
• 19th » Gun Hägglund, Swedish journalist (b. 1932)
• 19th » Raúl Ruiz (director) known as Raúl Ruiz, Chilean director and producer (b. 1941)
• 20th » Ram Sharan Sharma, Indian historian and academic (b. 1919)
• 22nd » Ashford & Simpson known as Nick Ashford, American singer-songwriter and producer (Ashford & Simpson) (b. 1942)
• 22nd » Gudrun Berend, German hurdler (b. 1955)
• 22nd » Jack Layton, Canadian educator and politician (b. 1950)
• 22nd » Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller or Jerry Leiber, American songwriter (b. 1933)
• 24th » Mike Flanagan (baseball) or Mike Flanagan, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1951)
• 26th » George Band, English mountaineer (b. 1929)
• 26th » Patrick C. Fischer, American computer scientist and academic (b. 1935)
• 26th » John McAleese, Scottish sergeant (b. 1949)
• 28th » Bernie Gallacher, English footballer (b. 1967)
• 29th » David "Honeyboy" Edwards, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1915)
• 31st » Death of Ali Jawad al-Sheikh or Ali Jawad al-Sheikh, Bahraini protester (b. 1997)
• 31st » Wade Belak, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1976)

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