Wednesday August 11, 2010

Historical Events

• Dan Rostenkowski (Illinois Democratic Representative, 1958-1994), has died at the age of 82.
• Two days after Rwanda's presidential election, a grenade attack takes place in Kigali, Rwanda during rush hour.
• In Sri Lanka, a government-appointed commission opens an investigation into the civil war.
• Investigators searching for victims of the 1992-1995 Bosnian War found more than 50 corpses in Perucac Lake, near the border between Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
• An explosion at a Diyala house causes the deaths of 8 Iraqi soldiers and injures 4 more.
• Millions of Muslims start Ramadan, a holy month in which they must fast from sunrise to sunset.
• Pope Benedict XVI rejects the resignations by Raymond Field and Eamonn Field, the Irish bishops. They resigned at Christmas after being criticised in the Murphy Report on child sexual abuse.
• The Buggles are well-known for ampquotVideo Killed Radio Starampquot, their first song on MTV. They announce that they will reunite for a special live performance.
• A US museum has launched an appeal to restore five dresses that actress Vivien leigh wore in the movie ''Gone with the Wind (1939), ahead of the 75th anniversary.
• Due to an ampquotcopyright claimampquot made by EMI Publishing, the internet parody video ampquotNewport state of mindampquot has been removed from YouTube. It had attracted hundreds of thousands of views.
• An initial investigation found that many Toyota accidents were caused by driver error.
• Speculation by the Federal Reserve System of the United States has caused international stock markets to plummet in Asia, Europe, and North America.
• Mervyn King, Bank of England governor, admits that the economy won't grow as fast and that inflation will remain higher in the UK for longer. He describes a "choppy recovery" as the two-year ahead.
• Concerns about radiation spreading are being expressed when fires were reported in Russia's radioactively contaminated forests after the 1986 Chernobyl catastrophe.
• Heavy rains could hamper rescue efforts following a deadly mudslide that occurred in Gansu (China) and which has claimed the lives of 1,117 people.
• 2010 Pakistan floods:
• As conditions worsen, food prices in Pakistan quadruple and Punjab's worst floods wipe out at least 1.4 Million acres of crops.
• The United Nations warns of a second wave death from the flooding devastation.
• Gordon Brown asks that the British public provide more money for flood victims.
• National Transportation Safety Board investigators arrive on the scene of the Alaska plane crash in 2010.
• The Seychelles becomes the 112ampsupampthamp/supamp country to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
• Colombia-Venezuela relations:
• On 20 August, the Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro and Maria Angela Holguin, Colombia's Foreign Minister, will meet in Caracas.
• Investigating the Gaza flotilla raid
• Gabi Ashkenazi, Lieutenant-General of Israel, testifies before Israel’s Turkel Commission. The Turkel Commission is investigating Israel's involvement in the May flotilla raid on Gaza. It is headed by Jacob Turkel, an Israeli judge. He claims that force was used in a proportionate and correct manner and that soldiers shot only those they had to.
• Ashkenazi acknowledges that Israel didn't have the intelligence necessary to handle the flotilla, and threatens future flotillas using IDF snipers.
• The executive committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), announced that America's George J. Mitchell had informed President Mahmoud Abdul Bassa that the United States had approved the idea that the Quartet on the Middle East would hold peace talks with Israel.
• President LuizInacio Lula Da Silva signs a decree promising Brazil cooperation with United Nations sanctions against Iran.
• Russia declares it has deployed S-300 anti-aircraft rockets in Abkhazia. The Georgian government is concerned.
• To counter "current and future threats", the United States threatens Kuwait with an anti-ballistic missile.
• After the US House of Representatives blocks $100 million in funding for Lebanon, Elias Murr, the Lebanese Defence Minister, rejects any military offers.
• According to a study published by Nature, "Australopithecus Afarensis" used stone tools to consume animal tissues from as far back as 3.39 million years ago.
• The jury has been selected for the Canadian Omar Khadr war crimes trial at Guantanamo bay.
• Ibrahim al Qosi is a Guantanamo bay military tribunal inmate who was once a cook and driver for Osama bin Laden.
• Igor Chudinov, a former Kyrgyz prime Minister, is being held and charged with power abuse during his reign 2007-2009.
• According to the Women's Commission of West Bengal, an inquiry will be conducted into the case of a tribal women who was reportedly paraded naked through several villages and then filmed via a mobile phone.
• Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Michael Mara, also known as the "Granddad Banditamp", is being held for robbery of banks in 13 US states.
• Peruvian Amazon tribes announce plans to form their own political party to protect the rainforest and indigenous rights before next year's elections.
• With 95% of the votes, Rwanda's President Paul Kagame is elected the winner of the presidential election.
• Judge orders President of Paraguay Fernando Lugo DNA profiling in relation to the matter of a 2-year-old male child.
• American Republican politician Bill McCollum proposes stricter immigration legislation in Florida. This is similar to Arizona's.
• Wendy Chapman is summoned for a hearing on 23 August by the disciplinary committee. She was the doctor in the Bloodgate scandal.
• John Holmes, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator appeals for $460 million in funding to assist victims of the 2010 Pakistan floods.
• Colombia-Venezuela Relations: Colombia and Venezuela re-establish diplomatic ties after a meeting between Juan Manuel Santos, the newly inaugurated President of Colombia, and Hugo Chavez, Venezuelan President, in Santa Marta (Colombia), mediated by Nestor Kirchner, Secretary General UNASUR. (The New York Times), (Aljazeera), (Buenos Aires Herald). The meeting between Maria Angela Holguin, Colombia's foreign minister, and Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela's foreign minister will take place in Caracas on
• After a meeting between Juan Manuel Santos, the newly inaugurated President of Colombia, and Hugo Chavez, Venezuela's President, diplomatic relations were reestablished by Colombia and Venezuela. The meeting was mediated through Nestor Kirchner, Secretary General UNASUR.
• The United Nations opens its own investigation into the May flotilla raid on Gaza, but it is not intended to establish individual criminal liability.
• Mehdi Karroubi, a former Iranian presidential candidate, suggests that the US and British sanctions against Iran increase Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s power.
• Fidel Castro is in agreement with ex-intelligence agents from the United States who claim Israel plans to attack Iran suddenly, but he states that Israel will not start war if it is outnumbered.
• Sepp Blatter, President of FIFA, says FIFA is looking into reports that North Korean football players were publicly humiliated. Kim Jong-hun was sentenced to hard labor after a poor performance at the FIFA World Cup 2010.
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See also

What happened on August 11 in history? Find out the list of August 11th major events

What was 2010 famous for? Discover everything about 2010

Who died on August 11, 2010?

• Markus Liebherr

  German-born Swiss owner of Southampton Football Club (Born 1948).

• Enrique Cárdenas de la Peña

Other August 11th famous deaths

• Jackson Pollock

  American artist, a painter and exponent of abstract expressionism and, in particular, the form known as "action painting.

• Baba Vanga

  Macedonian-born Bulgarian prophet, mystic, clairvoyant and herbalist (Born 1911).

• Pauline Lafont

  French actress, daughter of Diourka Medveczky, Hungarian sculptor, and Bernadette Lafont, French actress.

• Peter Cushing

  England, United Kingdom -- Actor (Dracula, Star Wars, Dr Who).

See all famous people who died on August 11th

Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

Leo

Leo personality

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Babies born in August are either Leo or Virgo. People born before August 22nd are Leo, while people born from August 23rd have the sign of Virgo

Personality of August born

Chinese Zodiac

Tiger

The day of the week was Wednesday.

August 11th marks the 222nd day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2010.

There are 142 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

August 2010 calendar

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