August 1911

Tuesday 08:

Public Law 62-5 sets the number of representatives in the United States House of Representatives at 435. The law will take effect in 1913.

Monday 21:

The Mona Lisa was stolen by a Louvre employee.

Tuesday 22:

Theft of the Mona Lisa is discovered

Tuesday 29:

Ishi, considered the last Native American to make contact with whites, emerges from the wilderness of northeastern California.