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. Date: August 11, 2000 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 11 📅 Events on this day in 2000 📅…
Jemaah Islamiyah leader Riduan Isamuddin, better known as Hambali, is arrested in Bangkok, Thailand. Date: August 11, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 11 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today)
NATO takes over command of the peacekeeping force in Afghanistan, marking its first major operation outside Europe in its 54-year-history. Date: August 11, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 11 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today)
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. Date: August 11, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 11 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today)
At least 306 people are killed and 3,000 others injured in a pair of earthquakes near Tabriz, Iran. Date: August 11, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 11 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)
At least 41 people are killed and another 179 injured after two passenger trains collide in Alexandria, Egypt. Date: August 11, 2017 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 11 📅 Events on this day in 2017 📅 On This Day (Today)
Luna 25 launches from the Vostochny Cosmodrome. Date: August 11, 2023 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 11 📅 Events on this day in 2023 📅 On This Day (Today)
The U.S. Steel recognition strike by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers begins. Date: August 10, 1901 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 10 📅 Events on this day in 1901 📅 On This Day (Today)
Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of the Yellow Sea between the Russian and Japanese battleship fleets takes place. Date: August 10, 1904 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 10 📅 Events on this day in 1904 📅 On This Day (Today)
Russo-Japanese War: Peace negotiations begin in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Date: August 10, 1905 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 10 📅 Events on this day in 1905 📅 On This Day (Today)