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timeanddate.com Sign in Home On This Day On This Day in History – 11 Tháng támWhat Happened on 11 Tháng tám?1999 – Last Total Solar Eclipse of the MillenniumThe eclipse was visible from Europe, most of Asia and Africa and in parts of North America. Because of its path through heavily populated parts of the world, the solar eclipse is thought to be one of the most viewed eclipses in recorded history.1992 – Mall of America Opens its Doors to ShoppersLocated in in Bloomington, Minnesota, the mall is the largest shopping Mall in the United States. Spanning 4,870,000 sq ft, it has an indoor theme park and attracts about 40 million visitors each year. 1962 – The Soviet Space Agency Launches Vostok 3The spacecraft was piloted by Andriyan Nikolayev, the first cosmonaut to have orbited the Earth 64 times in 4 days. 1960 – Chad gains its independence from the FrenchThe Central African country came under French rule in 1900 after the Battle of Kousséri. Francois Tombalbay became independent Chad's first president.1948 – The first Olympic Games after the 1938 Berlin Olympics open in LondonThe next two games after Berlin, scheduled to be held in Tokyo and Helsinki were cancelled due to the Second World War. The first Olympics to be broadcast on television, the London Olympics was popularly known at the time as the Austerity Games. This was because of the cutbacks the host nation had to do due to the post-war economy. Births on 11 Tháng tám1978 – Jermain TaylorAmerican boxer1953 – Hulk HoganAmerican wrestler, actor1950 – Steve WozniakAmerican computer scientist, programmer, co-founded Apple Inc.1943 – Pervez MusharrafPakistani general, politician, 10th President of Pakistan1897 – Enid BlytonEnglish authorDeaths on 11 Tháng tám1984 – Alfred A. Knopf, Sr.American publisher, founded Alfred A. Knopf Inc.1956 – Jackson PollockAmerican painter1919 – Andrew CarnegieScottish/American businessman, founded the Carnegie Steel Company1908 – Khudiram BoseIndian activist1890 – John Henry NewmanEnglish cardinalChange Date:
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  • Carnival (Second Day), Grenada
  • Defence Forces Day, Zimbabwe
  • Independence Day, Chad
  • Mountain Day, Japan
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