1944 82 years ago Notable Births August 11 2 sources

Frederick W. Smith, American businessman, founded FedEx (died 2025)

On August 11, in the year 1944, Frederick W. Smith, American businessman, founded FedEx (died 2025). This event is recorded as a Notable Births event in the history of August 11, one of 394 recorded events on this date across all of history.

1 notable person is associated with this event, including Frederick W. Smith. Learn more below.

Frederick Wallace Smith was an American business magnate and investor. He was the founder and chairman of FedEx Corporation, the world's largest express transportation company. Smith stepped down as CEO in June 2022 and was succeeded by Raj Subramaniam. Considered one of the most successful transportation entrepreneurs in the world, Smith had an estimated net worth of $5.3 billion at the time of his death according to Forbes.

Key Facts

  • This event took place on August 11, 1944 (AD era).
  • It is categorised as a Notable Births event in recorded history.
  • Referenced in 2 Wikipedia articles.
  • 1 notable person is recorded as involved in or associated with this event.
  • Wikipedia source last updated on 21 July 2026.

On This Date in History 394

Type Year Date Event
Notable Deaths 2025 Aug 11 Miguel Uribe Turbay, Colombian precandidate to presidency (born 1986)
Notable Deaths 2025 Aug 11 Danielle Spencer, American actress (born 1965)
Notable Deaths 2024 Aug 11 Ángel Salazar, Cuban-American comedian and actor (born 1956)
Notable Deaths 2024 Aug 11 Noël Treanor, Irish Roman Catholic prelate (born 1950)
Historical Events 2023 Aug 11 Luna 25 launches from the Vostochny Cosmodrome.
Notable Deaths 2023 Aug 11 Mike Ahern, Australian politician, 32nd Premier of Queensland (born 1942)
Notable Deaths 2022 Aug 11 Anne Heche, American actress (born 1969)
Notable Deaths 2022 Aug 11 Hanae Mori, Japanese fashion designer (born 1926)
Notable Deaths 2020 Aug 11 Trini Lopez, American singer and guitarist (born 1937)
Notable Deaths 2020 Aug 11 Sumner Redstone, American billionaire businessman (born 1923)
Notable Deaths 2019 Aug 11 Sergio Obeso Rivera, Mexican Roman Catholic cardinal (born 1931)
Notable Deaths 2018 Aug 11 V S Naipaul, British writer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1932)
Notable Deaths 2018 Aug 11 Terry A. Davis, American computer programmer, creator of TempleOS (born 1969)
Historical Events 2017 Aug 11 At least 41 people are killed and another 179 injured after two passenger trains collide in Alexandria, Egypt.
Notable Deaths 2017 Aug 11 Yisrael Kristal, Polish-Israeli supercentenarian; oldest living Holocaust survivor and one of the ten oldest men ever…
Notable Deaths 2017 Aug 11 Segun Bucknor, Nigerian musician and journalist (born 1946)
Notable Deaths 2015 Aug 11 Serge Collot, French viola player and educator (born 1923)
Notable Deaths 2015 Aug 11 Harald Nielsen, Danish footballer and manager (born 1941)
Notable Deaths 2015 Aug 11 Richard Oriani, Salvadoran-American metallurgist and engineer (born 1920)
Notable Deaths 2014 Aug 11 Vladimir Beara, Croatian footballer and manager (born 1928)
Notable Deaths 2014 Aug 11 Raymond Gravel, Canadian priest and politician (born 1952)
Notable Deaths 2014 Aug 11 Kika Szaszkiewiczowa, Polish author and blogger (born 1917)
Notable Deaths 2014 Aug 11 Robin Williams, American actor and comedian (born 1951)
Notable Deaths 2014 Aug 11 Sam Hall, American diver, legislator, and mercenary (born 1937)
Notable Deaths 2013 Aug 11 Raymond Delisle, French cyclist (born 1943)
Notable Deaths 2013 Aug 11 Zafar Futehally, Indian ornithologist and author (born 1919)
Notable Deaths 2013 Aug 11 David Howard, English ballet dancer and educator (born 1937)
Historical Events 2012 Aug 11 At least 306 people are killed and 3,000 others injured in a pair of earthquakes near Tabriz, Iran.
Notable Deaths 2012 Aug 11 Red Bastien, American wrestler, trainer, and promoter (born 1931)
Notable Deaths 2012 Aug 11 Michael Dokes, American boxer (born 1958)
Notable Deaths 2012 Aug 11 Lucy Gallardo, Argentinian-Mexican actress and screenwriter (born 1929)
Selected Events 2012 Aug 11 At least 306 people were killed and 3,000 others injured in a pair of earthquakes near Tabriz, Iran.
Notable Deaths 2010 Aug 11 James Mourilyan Tanner, British paediatric endocrinologist (born 1920)
Notable Deaths 2009 Aug 11 Eunice Kennedy Shriver, American activist, founded the Special Olympics (born 1921)
Notable Deaths 2008 Aug 11 George Furth, American actor and playwright (born 1932)
Notable Deaths 2008 Aug 11 Dursun Karataş, founding leader of the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party–Front (DHKP-C) in Turkey (born 1952)
Historical Events 2006 Aug 11 The oil tanker MT Solar 1 sinks off the coast of Guimaras and Negros Islands in the Philippines, causing the country's…
Notable Deaths 2006 Aug 11 Mike Douglas, American singer and talk show host (born 1920)
Historical Events 2003 Aug 11 NATO takes over command of the peacekeeping force in Afghanistan, marking its first major operation outside Europe in…
Historical Events 2003 Aug 11 Jemaah Islamiyah leader Riduan Isamuddin, better known as Hambali, is arrested in Bangkok, Thailand.
Notable Deaths 2003 Aug 11 Armand Borel, Swiss-American mathematician and academic (born 1923)
Notable Deaths 2003 Aug 11 Herb Brooks, American ice hockey player and coach (born 1937)
Notable Births 2002 Aug 11 Marvin Harrison Jr., American football player
Notable Deaths 2002 Aug 11 Galen Rowell, American photographer and mountaineer (born 1940)
Notable Births 2001 Aug 11 Moyuka Uchijima, Japanese tennis player
Notable Deaths 2001 Aug 11 Percy Stallard, English cyclist and coach (born 1909)
Historical Events 2000 Aug 11 An air rage incident occurs on board Southwest Airlines Flight 1763 when 19-year-old Jonathan Burton attempts to storm…
Notable Deaths 2000 Aug 11 Jean Papineau-Couture, Canadian composer and academic (born 1916)
Notable Births 1999 Aug 11 Gregoria Mariska Tunjung, Indonesian badminton player
Notable Births 1999 Aug 11 Changbin, South Korean rapper

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