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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 ...

  North Korea warns of flood damage after tropical storm drenches South  SEOUL, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Heavy downpours continued to soak South and North Korea on Friday as tropical storm Khanun swept over the peninsula after pummelling Japan, putting Pyongyang on high alert for flood damage. The storm weakened into a tropical depression as it crossed into North Korea overnight, and military and ruling party officials were mobilised to minimise its impact on the country's fragile economy.   Almost 16,000 people were evacuated, but about 60% of them had returned home as of 6 a.m. (2155 GMT Thursday), and about 350 flights and 450 train routes were cancelled, according to the interior ministry. One person was missing in the southeastern city of Daegu after falling into a river in a wheelchair, and another person was reported dead in the same city, but the ministry said neither case was directly linked to the storm. In some parts of South Korea, cumulative rainfall has toppe...

  Fifa Women's Football The Swedish team has been traditionally recognized as one of the world's best women's teams and won the  1984 European Competition for Women's Football . Like the equally successful  men's  counterpart, the women's team also became runners-up at a  World Cup  ( 2003 ) and three  European Championships  ( 1987 ,  1995  and  2001 ), as well as participating at six  Olympic Games , eight World Cups and ten European Championships. Sweden also finished third at the  1991 ,  2011  and  2019  World Cups. The 2003 World Cup-final was the only second time Sweden ever reached the final of a FIFA World Cup after the  1958 FIFA World Cup Final , and was the second most watched event in Sweden that year.  Lotta Schelin  is the top goalscorer in the history of Sweden with 85 goals. Schelin surpassed  Hanna Ljungberg 's 72-goal record against  Germany  on 29 Octobe...

  LIVE: Japan vs Sweden – Women’s World Cup 2023 Sweden  hang on to beat Japan 2-1   and set up a Women’s World Cup semi-final clash against Spain. Japan missed a penalty and were denied by the woodwork and Sweden’s goalkeeper   Zecira Musovic   as they tried to mount a late comeback from two goals down.                                                            Attacking Possession 40% 45% 15% in contest Goal Total 1 2 Conceded 2 1 Inside the Penalty Area 1 2 Outside the Penalty Area 0 0 Assists 0