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  What is special about the 11th of August? 2023 Daily Holidays that fall on August 11, include: Annual Medical Checkup Day. Ingersoll Day. National Hip Hop Day. National Kool Aid Day - August 11, 2023 (Second Friday in August) August 11  is the 223rd day of the year (224th in  leap years ) in the  Gregorian calendar ; 142 days remain until the end of the year. Events [ edit ] Pre-1600 [ edit ] 3114 BC  – The  Mesoamerican Long Count calendar , used by several  pre-Columbian   Mesoamerican  civilizations, notably the  Maya , begins. 2492 BC  – Traditional date of the defeat of  Bel  by  Hayk , progenitor and founder of the  Armenian  nation. 106  – The south-western part of  Dacia  (modern  Romania ) becomes a  Roman province :  Roman Dacia . 355  –  Claudius Silvanus , accused of treason, proclaims himself  Roman Emperor  against  Constantius II . 490 ...

Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( /biˈɒnseɪ/ ( listen ) bee-ON-say ; [4] born September 4, 1981) [5] is an American singer, songwriter, and businesswoman. Known as " Queen Bey ", she has been widely recognized for her boundary-pushing artistry and vocal performances. Beyoncé is regarded as one of the greatest entertainers of her generation. Her contributions to music and visual media have made her an influential pop culture figure of the 21st century. Beyoncé started performing in various singing and dancing competitions as a child. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as a member of the R&B girl group Destiny's Child , one of the best-selling girl groups of all time . Their hiatus saw the release of her debut album Dangerously in Love (2003). She then released the commercially successful solo albums B'Day (2006), I Am... Sasha Fierce (2008), and 4 (2011). In the late 2010s, Beyoncé's artistry achieved widespread acclaim for releasing the sonically experi...