What happened on Friday August 11, 2017?

Here's what happened on August 11, 2017:

• Unite the Right Rally in Charlottesville Over 200 white supremacists, neo-Nazis, and alt-right groups gathered at the University of Virginia, chanting inflammatory slogans like 'white lives matter' and 'Jews will not replace us', setting the stage for a highly controversial and racially charged demonstration.
• Child Deaths at Gorakhpur Hospital In a critical healthcare crisis, 30 children died at Baba Raghav Das Medical College over two days, allegedly due to a lack of oxygen supply in their wards, raising serious questions about medical infrastructure and child healthcare.
• Syrian Civil War: ISIL Attack on Iranian Base During the ongoing Syrian Civil War, ISIL forces launched an attack on an Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps base in eastern Homs Governorate. The assault resulted in the near-total elimination of the base's personnel, with only one survivor.
• Death of World's Oldest Holocaust Survivor Yisrael Kristal, a Polish-Israeli Holocaust survivor and the world's oldest person at 113 years and 330 days, passed away in Haifa, Israel, marking the end of a remarkable life that spanned multiple historical eras.
• Tragic Migrant Crisis in Red Sea A devastating incident occurred when 56 African migrants drowned in the Red Sea while attempting to travel from the Horn of Africa to Yemen. Human traffickers forced approximately 300 people onto two boats, resulting in significant loss of life.
• Alexandria Train Collision A tragic train collision in Alexandria, Egypt resulted in the deaths of at least 41 people and injured 179 others, highlighting significant railway safety concerns in the region.
• Peru Expels Venezuelan Ambassador Peru expelled Venezuela's ambassador following President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski's public criticism of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro as a 'dictator', escalating diplomatic tensions amid Venezuela's constitutional crisis.
• Cambodia-Laos Border Tension Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen issued a six-day ultimatum to Laos after alleging that 30 Laotian soldiers had crossed into Steung Treng Province, threatening potential military action if the soldiers were not withdrawn.
• Hugo Awards Announced The 75th World Science Fiction Convention in Helsinki hosted the annual Hugo Awards ceremony, celebrating outstanding achievements in science fiction literature and media.

Events in 2017

August 11, 2017: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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August 11, 2017: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on August 11, 2017:

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $79.21
• Apple AAPL: opens at $156.60
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $71.61
• General Electric GE: opens at $25.40
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $142.45

Exchange Rates on August 11, 2017:

• 1 USD = 0.8453 EUR
• 1 USD = 109.05 JPY
• 1 USD = 0.7686 GBP
• 1 USD = 1.2649 AUD
• 1 USD = 1.2672 CAD

August 11, 2017: What were the main match results that day?

Jupiler League - Football (Belgium)

• Waregem - Club Brugge : 1 - 2

Division 2 - Football (France)

• Brest - Ajaccio GFCO : 0 - 0
• Niort - Auxerre : 2 - 0
• Orleans - Ajaccio : 0 - 0
• Paris FC - Le Havre : 0 - 3
• Quevilly Rouen - Bourg Peronnas : 1 - 4

Le Championnat - Football (France)

• Nice - Troyes : 1 - 2
• Rennes - Lyon : 1 - 2

Premier League - UK Soccer

• Arsenal - Leicester : 4 - 3
• Partick - Celtic : 0 - 1

August 11, 2017 was a Friday and it was the 223rd day of the year 2017 in the Gregorian calendar.

August 11, 2017 can also be written as 8/11/2017 in the US and as 11/8/2017 in UK and Europe.

August 11, 2017 in August 2017 calendar

Famous people died on August 11, 2017:

• Segun Bucknor

  Nigerian musician and journalist (b. 1946).

Famous people who died in 2017

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August 11, 2017: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on August 11, 2017 was Despacito by Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber, according to the music chart for the week August 7th and August 13th.

1. Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber - Despacito
2. DJ Khaled Featuring Rihanna & Bryson Tiller - Wild Thoughts
3. Bruno Mars - That's What I Like
4. DJ Khaled Featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance The Rapper & Lil Wayne - I'm The One
5. Imagine Dragons - Believer

August 11, 2017: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on August 11, 2017 was Wild Thoughts by DJ Khaled Featuring Rihanna & Bryson Tiller, according to the music chart for the week August 7th and August 13th.

1. DJ Khaled Featuring Rihanna & Bryson Tiller - Wild Thoughts
2. Bruno Mars - That's What I Like
3. DJ Khaled Featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance The Rapper & Lil Wayne - I'm The One
4. French Montana Featuring Swae Lee - Unforgettable
5. Post Malone Featuring Quavo - Congratulations

The Zodiac and Astrological sign for August 11th is Leo.

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August 11, 2017: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

The Chinese Zodiac sign for August 11, 2017 is Rooster and the associated element is Fire.

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Moon phase

The moon phase on August 11, 2017 was Waning gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on August 11, 2017 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on August 11, 2017 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 76% full, rising at 09:46 pm and setting at 10:57 am.

The previous full moon was on Aug 07, 2017 while the next full moon would come on Sep 06, 2017.

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Your place in the Universe on August 11, 2017

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Someone born on August 11, 2017 is:

7 years 9 months old,

or 93 months and 3 days old,

or 404 weeks and 5 days old,

or 2833 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on August 11, 2017?

There are 90 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Monday August 11th 2025.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on August 11, 2017?

You belong to the Gen Alpha generation if you were born on August 11, 2017.

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