August 11

Happy Birthday Ian McDiarmid–71 Terry Bollea("Hulk Hogan")–62 Viola Davis–50 Anna Gunn–47 Chris Messina–41 Chris Hemsworth–32 ; 1934 – The first civilian prisoners arrive at the Federal prison on Alcatraz Island ; 1965 – deadly rioting and looting broke out in the predominantly black Watts section of Los Angeles.