Daily Calendar for August 11th, 2019

The Old Farmer's Almanac daily calendar gives you quick reference for the significant events on any day throughout the year.

Tisha B'Av

Tisha B'Av begins at nightfall on August 10 and lasts through the 11th. During this time, Jewish people mourn the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem, beginning the people's exile and slavery. Tisha B'Av is the saddest day on the Jewish calendar and is observed by fasting and prayer.

Every Year

• Dog Days End

• On this night, the Perseid Meteors blaze across the sky. Between 50 and 100 miles over head, one meteor per minute can be seen moving at 37 miles per second after midnight

1860s

• Born 1865: Gifford Pinchot (conservationist)

1870s

• 1877: Mars moon Deimos discovered

1930s

• Born 1933: Jerry Falwell (evangelist)

• 1934: The first prisoners arrived at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary

• Died 1937: Edith Wharton (author)

1950s

• 1951: The first baseball game televised in color was between the Boston Braves and the Brooklyn Dodgers, broadcasted from Ebbets Field. The Dodgers won 8-1

• Born 1953: Hulk Hogan (wrestler)

• Born 1954: Joe Jackson (musician)

• Died 1956: Jackson Pollock (artist)

1990s

• Born 1993: Alyson Stoner (actress)

2000s

• Died 2003: Herb Brooks (coached the U.S. hockey team to the "Miracle on Ice" victory over the Soviet Union at the 1980 Olympics)

• Died 2009: Eunice Kennedy Shriver (founder of the Special Olympics)

2010s

• Died 2014: Robin Williams (actor)

• 2018: Partial Eclipse of the Sun.

• 2018: Partial Eclipse of the Sun.