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Biographies: August 11

President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan speaking at a press conference, wearing glasses, a dark suit, white shirt, and patterned tie, with a blue United Nations backdrop.

Featured Biography Pervez Musharraf

Born this day in 1943, General Pervez Musharraf assumed power in Pakistan following a 1999 coup, formed a military government, and, during his presidency (2001–08), struggled to deal with Islamist extremism within the country.

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August 11, 1865 — October 4, 1946

Gifford Pinchot

Gifford Pinchot was a pioneer of U.S. forestry and conservation and...

1407? — August 11, 1456

János Hunyadi

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August 11, 1833 — July 21, 1899

Robert G. Ingersoll

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August 11, 1957 —

David Henry Hwang

David Henry Hwang is an American playwright, screenwriter, and librettist...

June 14, 1903 — August 11, 1995

Alonzo Church

Alonzo Church was a U.S. mathematician. He earned a Ph.D. from Princeton...

January 11, 1839 — August 11, 1903

Eugenio María de Hostos

Eugenio María de Hostos was an educator and writer who was an early...

c.1465 — August 11, 1519

Johann Tetzel

Johann Tetzel was a German Dominican friar whose preaching on indulgences,...

August 11, 1933 — January 14, 1999

Jerzy Grotowski

Jerzy Grotowski was an international leader of the experimental theatre...